Staring Tic?

[Angel]

This is a serious question. I'm 13 and homebound almost completely I stare uncontrollably at people's private parts. The more I try to hold it back the worst it gets, the muscles in my eyes get psysically painful when I try (and fail) to stop. It's with everybody, any gender and I really can't help it. Everyone hates me for it, I got bullied out of school. I've been diagnosed with OCD but I'm sure I don't have it. The only "ritual" I do is avoiding people and it's not an "obsession" or an "irrational" worry because people have threatened to beat me up.

Does this qualify as a tic disorder or Tourette's?

[Chemar]

Hi Angel

I am thinking you may be a bit confused about OCD

 

The staring you do sounds more like OCD than a tic to me, but I am not 100% saying it isn't a tic...just that it seems more OCD

 

You may want to do some reading up on OCD as it is not all about "rituals" and "irrational" thoughts, but can involve some pretty ordinary stuff too that just become "have to's" or "just right" and often tied to possible consequences etc

 

Here are some helpful links about OCD for you

http://www.latitudes...?showtopic=1963

 

and a quick quiz where you can test yourself for OCD

http://psychcentral.com/ocdquiz.htm

 

so sorry to hear you have been bullied! If people are threatening you physically, you should be sure a responsible adult knows about it and if needed, let the cops know.