Auntlello1
27-02-09, 21:38
I am new to this site, and although my husband to a small degree has anxiety issues, his mother has more to work through with anxiety and panic attacks. I actually didn't come here for them, rather I was looking into a problem I am having, but am not sure if it would be considered OCD. I will be using this site and it's vast information to help understand my husband and his side of the family, but while I was on here (and how I orginally ended up here anyway) was to look deeper into myself. I always joke about having OCD, I can't stand a picture on the wall without things of the same size to even it out, or an odd number of things in a group..etc. but not enough that it bothered me enough to do anything about it. I have noticed lately though, that the problem of picking at my cuticles as a child has not gone away! If I am doing anything that leaves my hands free, I pick at them. I have tried gloves on them, but then it just irritates me. If my hands are not free to pick at, like now, then I chew on the inside of my mouth. Some people have said this is a type of OCD, some have said it is a "nervous habit", either way, I can not stop it by myself. So, I am here to learn as much as I can about just about everything this site has to offer, since someone or myself has dealt with these issues. (I have also been diagnosed with depression since I was 15, but think the doctors confuse my poor thyroid function with depression)SO, I look forward to interacting with a lot of you! Thank you for your honest, open opinions.