I think I might be slightly anorexic / OCD

Your weight is fine, quit worrying so much.

It seems like it’s already been getting worse, just in the last year or so. I need to stop it somehow.


Do you know what actually triggered your OCD in the last year ?

Not sure really. I just found myself overly worrying about what I was touching.

If there was a trigger that would explain why it has only started when it did but unless you know you cannot be certain
I do not remember any thing triggering mine and simply assumed that it was just a natural extension of my personality

It’s a big problem for me because touching things is how interact with the world around me.

How tall are you?

5’6"

110 lb would be good for your height

No that would be underweight.

What will you do if it carries on getting worse ? How would you stop it ? Have you considered anything ?
Do you experience it all of the time or is it only at particular times ? And is it specific or more general ?

I notice it more when I’m stressed or if I’m in a hurry. Not sure how to stop it. Try and ignore it I suppose.


You could try and ignore it or reduce the stress that triggers it instead

Long term : Meditation

Short term : Awareness of breath.

Tapping (EFT). thetappingsolution.com/what-is-eft-tapping/

That’s what I’ve been doing.

I’ve tried meditation.

I disagree, but you just admitted you’re not anorexic.

That’s a relief then.

OCD is actually a positive trait, not a negative. Almost all star athletes, businessmen, and competitors of all kinds, have high degrees of OCD. How else could somebody put 8-12 hours per day into their specialization and abilities, if it were not for OCD? The problem with OCD is when obsessive-compulsion is linked to bad behaviors and habits rather than good. Drug abusers and addicts, for example, could be said to have “OCD” with relation to their specific addictions.

The challenge is to direct obsession into something that is personally and/or socially beneficial. Then it would not be a “disorder”.

Excessive cleanliness, hoarding instincts, perfectionism, these are the ‘normal’ associations to OCD.

Thank you for your advice, but I think I’ll ignore it, if you don’t mind.