Thread: Is this OCD?
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Old 08-30-2007, 09:02 PM
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Hi 2828,
I totally agree with what Chemar has written in her post to you.
I see you say it's only causing some minor stress... well what I think is the key to that is not to allow it to get to the stage where it is causing major stress.

Lots of people in the world have OC behaviours that don't really bother them and can actually be channelled in a positive way in their daily lives with their type of hobbies or type of work etc.. The trouble lies in the amount of anxiety or stress these behaviours can cause once they get a hold. It's all too familiar to me and my thought would be to perhaps talk to a qualified professional about this now rather than later.

Your last question, is it minor or major... I think that depends on the level of anxiety that is involved or if this is interfering in your daily life to the extent that it's far too time consuming rather than the actual amount or type of behaviours. It's a bit like Tics in Tic disorders. Some people can have multiple tics all over their bodies and barely are bothered by it but other people can be more seriously bothered by just a couple of troublesome tics. It just depends.

Hope that makes some kind of sense.
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