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Sudden Urge To Clean And Organising Things. Is This Sign Of OCD?

hi my name is parris I am 14 years old.
I get sudden needs to clean and organise things for example cd's dvd's and cleaning products.
this doesn't happen all the time they are just spur of the moment.
I was just wondering if this is a sign of ocd?
regard
parris
Wed, 11 Dec 2013
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Psychiatrist 's  Response
hello Parris, welcome to HCM!

After reading your question carefully, I can say from my clinical experience that the symptoms of getting "sudden urges to clean things" without apparent reasons are one of the signs of OCD.

However there are few important aspect which are found in patients be diagnosed for OCD:
1. like, the desire to do such things should feel absurd to the patient

2. the patient should feel anxious if he/she doesn't follow his needs: like "desire to clean DVDs" in your case

3. also, the duration from which the symptoms are present, and if there is any positive family history of any psychiatric illness

I have seen such patients' responding nicely to fluvoxamine, but I would advice you to meet a psychiatrist in person and get your self examined in detail.

Many times OCD is comorbid with other psychiatric illnesses, like: depression; anxiety; which should be handled side by side for better response.

So, please see a psychiatrist for early management of the problem. It is well treatable.

Hope you find the answer helpful
feel free to ask more questions
Dr. Manisha Gopal
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Sudden Urge To Clean And Organising Things. Is This Sign Of OCD?

hello Parris, welcome to HCM! After reading your question carefully, I can say from my clinical experience that the symptoms of getting sudden urges to clean things without apparent reasons are one of the signs of OCD. However there are few important aspect which are found in patients be diagnosed for OCD: 1. like, the desire to do such things should feel absurd to the patient 2. the patient should feel anxious if he/she doesn t follow his needs: like desire to clean DVDs in your case 3. also, the duration from which the symptoms are present, and if there is any positive family history of any psychiatric illness I have seen such patients responding nicely to fluvoxamine, but I would advice you to meet a psychiatrist in person and get your self examined in detail. Many times OCD is comorbid with other psychiatric illnesses, like: depression; anxiety; which should be handled side by side for better response. So, please see a psychiatrist for early management of the problem. It is well treatable. Hope you find the answer helpful feel free to ask more questions Dr. Manisha Gopal