Posted: Jan 03, 2015 5:43 pm
Don't you think it's simply fear that causes OCD and some related conditions? My OCD has its root in fear, I'm sure.
Basically I recognise situations which I couldn't cope with in my life such as the death of my children, the loneliness of being on my own too often etc.
The first sign I got that I might have OCD (although I did not know about the condition at the time) was when I was about twelve years old. It took only one form: if I stubbed my toe on something, I had to stub the same one on my other foot--to make it equal. I wouldn't be surprised if hormones had something to do with it. I was at puberty. Gradually it stopped until I reached the menopause when it started again. That may have been coincidence but it made me wonder if there was a connection.
In my case, insecurity and the traumas of adulthood after the deaths of my parents seemed to be the trigger. I recognise many of the things mentioned in this thread as relating to me. One silly little thing I am compelled to do is twitching the fingers of my right hand eg when watching TV. I don't even know I'm doing it sometimes till a family member points it out to me. I am ashamed of it but do it even when I'm in company. It's embarrassing and tiring. I also suffer from aniety depression which the doctor told me is connected to OCD.
Basically I recognise situations which I couldn't cope with in my life such as the death of my children, the loneliness of being on my own too often etc.
The first sign I got that I might have OCD (although I did not know about the condition at the time) was when I was about twelve years old. It took only one form: if I stubbed my toe on something, I had to stub the same one on my other foot--to make it equal. I wouldn't be surprised if hormones had something to do with it. I was at puberty. Gradually it stopped until I reached the menopause when it started again. That may have been coincidence but it made me wonder if there was a connection.
In my case, insecurity and the traumas of adulthood after the deaths of my parents seemed to be the trigger. I recognise many of the things mentioned in this thread as relating to me. One silly little thing I am compelled to do is twitching the fingers of my right hand eg when watching TV. I don't even know I'm doing it sometimes till a family member points it out to me. I am ashamed of it but do it even when I'm in company. It's embarrassing and tiring. I also suffer from aniety depression which the doctor told me is connected to OCD.