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i treat ocd by going to 12 step meetings.
i gain support and hear others stories with anxiety and similar problems.
i also read,meditate and occasionally take the herb kava.
i have dealt w/this for years ongoing and will do what i can.
i eat right too.
i believe we can conquer any weakness or problem if we put our mind to it.
i mean,if we have epilepsy or other physical ailment,its still a matter of coping.
isn't it?????
something we have to live w/daily-a limitation.
the more we can accept it the more gracious we'll be i hope.
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save facehave
grace;find hope;
keep faith; end war..

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There are books on the internet you can buy to read up on OCD. There are also books that can help. I know of them is called Brain Lock, you should read them. It can't hurt!

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It's a pretty good bet that any type of repetitive behavior that is linked with a physical need for relief is going to be either a tic or an obsession/compulsion.
Tics and obsessions are right up my alley because I have a son with tourettes and OCD. Some tics look like obsessions/compulsions, and some OCs look like tics.
I assembled this list a long time ago of common tics and obsessions/compulsions and have passed it along to a lot of folks. You might want to read down the list and see if you notice any other similaries. I found a couple of things on this list that I do and I had no idea that they were tics .
Anyway, here it is:
Here's a list of types of tics divided into categories. Remember, there are a three different types of tic disorders...most tics "wax and wane"....all tics are not tourettes. A diagnosis of Tourettes comes when you are seeing both motor and vocal tics together and for a sustained period of over six months.
COMMON TICS
Simple Motor Tics
Eye Blinking
Shoulder Shrugs
Brushing or Tossing Hair Out of Eyes
Mouth Opening
Arm Extending
Facial Grimaces
Lip-licking
Rolling Eyes
Squinting
Simple Vocal/Phonic tics
Throat Clearing
Grunting
Yelling or Screaming
Sniffing
Barking
Snorting
Coughing
Spitting
Squeaking
Humming
Whistling
Complex Motor Tics
Pulling at Clothes
Touching People
Touching Objects
Smelling Fingers
Smelling Objects
Jumping or Skipping
Poking or Jabbing
Punching
Kicking
Hopping
Kissing Self or Others
Flapping Arms
Twirling Around
Tensing Muscle Groups
Thrusting Movements of
Groin or Torso
Twirling Hair
Walking on Toes
Copropraxia:
Sexually Touching Self
Sexually Touching Others
Obscene Gestures
Echo Phenomena:
Others' Actions
One's Own Actions
Self-Injurious Behaviors (e.g., Biting,
Hitting, Picking Skin Or Scabs)
Complex Vocal/Phonic Tics
Making Animal-like Sounds
Unusual Changes in Pitch or Volume of Voice
Stuttering
Echo Phenomena:
One's Own Words or Sounds
Others' Words or Sounds
Coprolalia:
Obscenities
Socially Taboo Phrases
________________________________________ ___
Now, here is a list of compulsions associated with OCD:
Obsessions consist of repetitive unwanted or bothersome thoughts. Compulsive and Ritualistic Behaviors are when the person feels that something must be done over and over and/or in a certain way. Research shows 50 to 60% of persons with TS also have Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
OBSESSIONS
Being concerned with symmetry, exactness, cleanliness, order
Needing to know or remember things
Overfocusing on minute details
Having to have "JUST RIGHT" feeling
Overfocusing on one idea or action
Overfocusing on moral issues (right/wrong, fairness)
Focusing on specific numbers
Being concerned with colors of special significance
Needing to experience sensations (skin cut or burned)
Having a preoccupation with knives, scissors, blood
Worrying about harming self or others
Worrying that something terrible might happen (fire, death)
Being concerned about dirt or germs
Thinking about hoarding or collecting
Thinking about food and eating
Thinking about forbidden behaviors
Engaging in mental coprolalia (sexual thoughts, images, impulses)
Having aggressive thoughts, images, impulses
COMPULSIONS
Adjusting/readjusting clothes to feel just right (socks, sleeves)
Evening things up (touching with one hand then the other)
Overfocusing on one idea or action
Counting or grouping objects
Counting objects over and over again
Excessively ordering and arranging objects
Touching objects an exact number of times
Constantly fiddling with objects or clothes
Checking and rechecking (doors, locks, windows)
Repeating actions (in/out door, up/down from chair)
Needing to say or do what told not to say or do
Needing to finish verbalizations if interrupted
Needing to start over if interrupted
Repeatedly asking the same question
Having to respond to verbalization even when unnecessary
Persevering on a task
Not being able to change to a new task or activity
Echopraxia (repeating the actions of others)
Copropraxia (making obscene gestures)
Repeating sounds, words, numbers, music to oneself
Playing computer video games over and over in mind
Pallilalia (repeating aloud own words)
Echolalia (repeating others' words)
Coprolalia (uttering obscene words)
Touching objects, others, self, wounds
Sexually touching self
Sexually touching others (breasts, buttocks, genitals)
Picking skin/sores
Cutting or burning skin
Sucking thumb
Cracking knuckles
Vomiting
Sniffing or smelling hands or objects
Licking or biting others
Excessive handwashing, bathing, cleaning
Erasing repeatedly
Writing and rewriting until paper looks perfect
Stealing
Biting nails


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Anyway, here it is:
Here's a list of types of tics divided into categories. Remember, there are a three different types of tic disorders...most tics "wax and wane"....all tics are not tourettes. A diagnosis of Tourettes comes when you are seeing both motor and vocal tics together and for a sustained period of over six months.
COMMON TICS
Simple Motor Tics
Eye Blinking
Shoulder Shrugs
Brushing or Tossing Hair Out of Eyes
Mouth Opening
Arm Extending
Facial Grimaces
Lip-licking
Rolling Eyes
Squinting
Simple Vocal/Phonic tics
Throat Clearing
Grunting
Yelling or Screaming
Sniffing
Barking
Snorting
Coughing
Spitting
Squeaking
Humming
Whistling
Complex Motor Tics
Pulling at Clothes
Touching People
Touching Objects
Smelling Fingers
Smelling Objects
Jumping or Skipping
Poking or Jabbing
Punching
Kicking
Hopping
Kissing Self or Others
Flapping Arms
Twirling Around
Tensing Muscle Groups
Thrusting Movements of
Groin or Torso
Twirling Hair
Walking on Toes
Copropraxia:
Sexually Touching Self
Sexually Touching Others
Obscene Gestures
Echo Phenomena:
Others' Actions
One's Own Actions
Self-Injurious Behaviors (e.g., Biting,
Hitting, Picking Skin Or Scabs)
Complex Vocal/Phonic Tics
Making Animal-like Sounds
Unusual Changes in Pitch or Volume of Voice
Stuttering
Echo Phenomena:
One's Own Words or Sounds
Others' Words or Sounds
Coprolalia:
Obscenities
Socially Taboo Phrases
________________________________________ ___
Now, here is a list of compulsions associated with OCD:
Obsessions consist of repetitive unwanted or bothersome thoughts. Compulsive and Ritualistic Behaviors are when the person feels that something must be done over and over and/or in a certain way. Research shows 50 to 60% of persons with TS also have Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
OBSESSIONS
Being concerned with symmetry, exactness, cleanliness, order
Needing to know or remember things
Overfocusing on minute details
Having to have "JUST RIGHT" feeling
Overfocusing on one idea or action
Overfocusing on moral issues (right/wrong, fairness)
Focusing on specific numbers
Being concerned with colors of special significance
Needing to experience sensations (skin cut or burned)
Having a preoccupation with knives, scissors, blood
Worrying about harming self or others
Worrying that something terrible might happen (fire, death)
Being concerned about dirt or germs
Thinking about hoarding or collecting
Thinking about food and eating
Thinking about forbidden behaviors
Engaging in mental coprolalia (sexual thoughts, images, impulses)
Having aggressive thoughts, images, impulses
COMPULSIONS
Adjusting/readjusting clothes to feel just right (socks, sleeves)
Evening things up (touching with one hand then the other)
Overfocusing on one idea or action
Counting or grouping objects
Counting objects over and over again
Excessively ordering and arranging objects
Touching objects an exact number of times
Constantly fiddling with objects or clothes
Checking and rechecking (doors, locks, windows)
Repeating actions (in/out door, up/down from chair)
Needing to say or do what told not to say or do
Needing to finish verbalizations if interrupted
Needing to start over if interrupted
Repeatedly asking the same question
Having to respond to verbalization even when unnecessary
Persevering on a task
Not being able to change to a new task or activity
Echopraxia (repeating the actions of others)
Copropraxia (making obscene gestures)
Repeating sounds, words, numbers, music to oneself
Playing computer video games over and over in mind
Pallilalia (repeating aloud own words)
Echolalia (repeating others' words)
Coprolalia (uttering obscene words)
Touching objects, others, self, wounds
Sexually touching self
Sexually touching others (breasts, buttocks, genitals)
Picking skin/sores
Cutting or burning skin
Sucking thumb
Cracking knuckles
Vomiting
Sniffing or smelling hands or objects
Licking or biting others
Excessive handwashing, bathing, cleaning
Erasing repeatedly
Writing and rewriting until paper looks perfect
Stealing
Biting nails


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aren't we all ocd to a degree?
i'm hoping to relax my anxiety by will and strength over fear.
baths help.
talking to others here helps.
thank you stephanie for recommended reading.
and the above post was excellent too.