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stormysundays

11mo ago

Questioning if I have OCD and its relation to bipolar disorder

i am questioning whether or not i have ocd. i have been diagnosed for a year or so after my symptoms were increased after going on adderall (bad idea lol). my symptoms: - have a specific self care ritual, obsessed with cleanliness. have to wear gloves some days to cope or shower more than once - have to do things in sets of threes to calm my intrusive thoughts (relocking the car, locking door, etc). sometimes i have to do it over and over again but it's always in a group of three - intrusive thoughts that are very distressing - a few others i can't recall at the moment also, my mom said i was obsessed with organization as a child or else i would get super upset. no idea how relevant this is i know this all sounds textbook to an extent but for whatever reason i have no idea. my current psychiatrist thinks i do but says that it can also be contributed to some sort of mania since i am also bipolar.

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Bipolarsmind

11mo ago

I am bipolar, OCD and ADHD and I have compulsion obsessions . I am at my friends house right now bc my husband is cleaning bc I became overwhelmed. I like it tidy but am the queen of several junk drawers. I have very distressing intrusive thinking/fears. Luvox helps me compared to how it use to be. I also take Pristiq and Saphris ( which is for mania). I am going through some physical health problems and it’s making me worry. Another obsession. Hang in there. Duel diagnosed is always hard.
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Adam_Gaming_Pianist

2w ago

I have high functioning autism and OCD and bc of the autism and in combination with OCD I have hyper sexual disorder. I’m a 32 year old single adult male my interests is piano and video games. I won best solo pianist in the state of Arkansas and went to nationals twice. I would like to get to know you if that’s okay?
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stormysundays

11mo ago

thank you! i feel similarly about cleaning, actually. i get anxious rather easily. i have several things that are "untidy" but they have to be organized in a certain way. i used to take pristiq and it worked quite nicely for me so i may try that again as well. thank you for your response, it made me feel less alone

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