i am continually thinking...ie i analyse too much...the basic trend of my thinking process is the question " how do I know"...let us suppose I think that "some sort of negativity n criticism is ok" the next moment i am compounded with the question "how do I know" then I obsessively start finding answer to the queries hence developed..in this process I waste a lot of my time..now a days i am with a query "what is normal thinking" I have not seen anybody thinking so how can i derive the conclusion as to whatever i think is normal....sometimes I get obsessed with such self created queries...though i do not perform any ritual or compulsive act to get rid of them lest i deliberately start finding answers to the questions...please tell me that can we think of anything???
i am not aware of the
i am not aware of the answer.I am the same person who asked the above question....how would I come to know as to whether it is been answered by an authentic person say a psychiatrist...???
Hi Girish, It sounds like you
Hi Girish,
It sounds like you may have symptoms of OCD, although without more information it is difficult to say for sure. It is possible, with OCD, to have obsessive thoughts without rituals or compulsions.
However, although you say you don't perform any "ritual or compulsive act", it sounds like you actually do (if I understood you correctly). You said when the thought "how do I know" starts bothering you, that you "obsessively start finding answer to the queries". Your search for the answer is compulsive.
It does sound like you are overly analytical, but I do think it is more than that. If this is causing you a lot of distress I recommend that you work with a therapist (specifically one who uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as their primary form of treatment) to help you learn to manage your thoughts and change irrational thought patterns for more rational ones.
I hope this helps.
Dr. Lane