Do I have OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)?

I do NOT have the major symptoms of OCD (counting things, washing hands or doing other routines obsessively, etc.) However, I do sometimes suffer major anxiety over little things that no one else would notice, but I notice. For example, a purse that I bought had a tiny, miniscule, unnoticeable (except by me, when I look very closely) scratch on the brass buckle, and I obsessed over it like crazy! Everyone told me you could barely see it, but yet I let it bother me for weeks. It%26#039;s only when I buy new things, whether it%26#039;s clothes, shoes, jewelry, etc. I will find something wrong with it, usually it is barely noticeable, like a tiny scratch that nobody will even see, and I fixate on it. It has to be perfect. Usually I just end up making myself miserable. Is this OCD? Its the only OCD-ish symptom I would have? Thanks for any answers. Serious answers only, please! Ive used Yahoo answers before, and some people can be mean in their responses. Just looking for answers.

Do I have OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)?
I was a psych major and from what I remember, it does not sound like you have OCD. Maybe a mild mild version, but a lot of people are like that. I would diagnose you as an anal-retentive perfectionist. And yes that is a technical term. OCD patients have such serious symptoms that they usually can not even leave their own home because everything has to be just right or the anxiety puts them into a hyperventilative state of panic. Maybe you should see a professional if you have anxiety though. Anxiety manifests over time and eventually you could end up with OCD. You don%26#039;t want that to happen because when yo get that far, it%26#039;s much harder to repair the damage.
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Reply:You may have some minor version of ocd. If you feel like it is taking over your life, see your md. You may need a small dose of maintainance med to help to calm down.
Reply:It sounds like it could be but I%26#039;m not a doc. I obsess over a lot of things also but I don%26#039;t do counting or hand-washing. I don%26#039;t know if I have OCD but I know I drive my own self batty over it and it isn%26#039;t good.





I guess that is the real point. Might want to find a doc you can talk to about this.



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