I used to touch everything in my room ‘that had a bad omen’ and shut my curtains multiple times ‘to stop my family dying’… this is my life with OCD
A person describes living with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), including repeated touching rituals and repeatedly closing curtains because they feared failing to do so could cause relatives to die. The account illustrates how OCD can create distressing intrusive fears and compel people to perform actions intended to prevent imagined harm.
The article focuses on the personal impact of these compulsions within the person’s home and family life. It presents the behaviours as symptoms of OCD rather than genuine beliefs that the actions could control events, highlighting the anxiety and repetition involved.
- OCD led to repeated rituals driven by fears of family harm.
- The person repeatedly touched objects and shut curtains.
- The account highlights OCD’s distressing impact.