olympicrunner

Hey, I'm a 17 year old girl and I have OCD. Like you, I've had symptoms since I was about 7, but just this year it became so bad and i became so depressed that I was hospitalized for days. I have been taking Prozac for 3-4 weeks and it has really helped me. at first i was very hesitant to take it, but it has helped me to start feeling normal again. i just want you to know that you don't have to feel alone. i felt really scared b/c i thought i might be crazy, but reading about OCD has helped me to understand i'm not crazy. i struggle with weird thoughts like you described...worrying that something bad will happen if I don't do something that is totally unconnected with it. Like, if i talk to a certain person or go to a certain place, maybe that means I will do poorly in my next race (I am a competitive distance runner). I also am a compulsive worrier and worry about religious things to an obsessive degree, like worrying if something was a "sin" or not. also at an earlier period in my life i was obsessed with checking things, like the faucets to make sure they were off, or making sure my pets were locked up in their cage safely, or whatever. Talk to someone about anti-depressants. I can't guarantee they will work but I have felt a little better since taking them.