I have OCD and living with it, it has its advantages and disadvantages. Being optimistic and hopeful its hard for OCD to get me down, though there are times its a bummer! Being hyper and a brain that works well is an upside, living with anxiety is a downer and if not for mod meds, dont know where id be. Do you have ocd or know what it really is, not what you summise, but actually know?

Obsessive compulsive disorder with compulsions or not can be rituals performed or thoughts which are repetitive. Rituals appease anxiety but temporary. Lucky i created healthy ritual and studied, avoiding substance abuse as many ppl unawares try relieve using substances. Others dev obsessive rituals ie germ phobias,-see Monk series. Theres an increase globally of ocd and becoming common. Its a biological ie anxiety not mental disorder but can be stigmatised like others. You keep to self thinkn ya nuts

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Trisha777-thinkn ya nuts ya go see therapist- to be told ya not nuts-say what? In fact he tells you-you more normal than anyone he knows incl himself lol. even ppl with bipolar, schizophrenia i feel for. They highy intelligent, loads empathy-too much i think cos the world is tougher for them cos they more sensitive-my opinion from what i observed! Exposing them to stress worsens there situation and they need calm envir n they do better! Ssri's assist in making needed chemicals for brain, n less anxety

Trisha777. Panic attacks omw the worst-brains wiring sends wrong messages to body telling physiology theres danger present-exp symptoms you would if eg lion stood front you ready to pounce-absolute fear-racing heart, sweaty palms, dizzy, confused etc! Ocd-counting ie numbers-with me i couldnt stand nr 3 the odd nr irritated me! Countn however assisted panic cos distracted my mind. I detested bright colors now i wear them and stripes, dots check were a no-no. I can even handle looking at purple now

Advantages ocd-excellent memory, ability to think fast-too fast sometimes lol, brain studies very well! Very creative cos have yearning for stimulation and hyper so need physical or mental stim! With every curse comes a blessing or vice versa. As one cant find peace without war so inner peace seems to require feeling tormented ist. Thats life! Im a survivor and not a victim and hopes always round the corner! Count myself blessed i dont have a disease that could take life from me!

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