“I think i have ocd”
Am 30 years old female i have an issue i keep washing my hands and am afraid of every thing particularly the spits i become socially in active and i have disturbance in eating i need a help i think am losing it
Female | 30 years old
Complaint duration: 2 months
Medications: None
Conditions: Clean
4 Answers
It sounds like you would probably be best served to have a psychiatric assessment to make a formal diagnosis and provide you with treatment options and recommendations to help you get on a path to feeling better! Best, *Rachel McKenna, MD* [image: MD-Support-Final Logo-01.jpg] CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message including attachments, if any, is intended for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. Thank you.
This condition is called Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder or OCD. It is characterized by intrusive thoughts (about being dirty in your case) or "obsessions" which cause increasing anxiety until behavior is done to reduce the anxiety (in your case, hand washing). This pattern of intrusive thoughts, rising anxiety, and relieving behaviors repeat over and over. The repetitive behaviors are called "compulsions". OCD responds well to cognitive -behavioral therapy and to serotonin-reuptake inhibitors. However, the doses of SSRIs required to treat OCD are generally higher than those used to treat depression.
Your symptoms are suggestive of OCD. Please get a referral to a psychiatrist for an evaluation as soon as possible. Treatment can be helpful for most people.
That sounds serious. Thanks for reaching out. Try therapy first and start by desensitizing your germ fear first. There are meds in case you can’t get it calm down with therapy Alone
