OCD and irritabilty - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Message Board

mochi* · 02-01-2006, 02:33 AM

Hi, I have been diagnosed with OCD for 10 years now, and it is usually mabnageble, but the past two years for me have been INCEREDIBLY stressful, finishing collge, a painful breakup, and some safety problmes, it;s a lng story...
Anyways, lately my OCD has been unbearable, I feel like my intrusive thoughts are always bothering me, and I can hardly get a secound's peace. I'm guessing that this is stress related, I mean does OCD get worse when you are stressed out alot?
Also, I am concerned because I am so edgy and I snap at people close to me easilty at time, and get very upset too easily. Like today, I got in a figtht with my mom, and instead of caliming down a bout it and yelled and screamed and started cryong hysterically, I was a disaster. I knew that i was acting ridiculiusly, but I couldn;t calm myslef down. Is this stress from constant OCD, or do i have some other disorder now on top of my OCD? ahhhhhhhhh!!!!! please hep, I am so overwhelmed

wHAT I'm asking is, does OCD get worse when a person is under stress, do people get more irritated and overly emotional when ther OCD is bothering them, or am I just totally nuts now?

daftthing · 02-01-2006, 07:27 AM

OCD Definately gets worse with stress and/or anxiety. This is probably also where the irritability and feeling overly emotional stems from also. I am exactly the same.

apriltones · 02-01-2006, 03:50 PM

me too! i feel agitated and easily cry? x

RatGirl · 02-03-2006, 12:44 AM

Oh god, don't I know what you're talking about. The phone or doorbell literally makes me scream "why can't you leave me alone?!" I just try to focus on one thing, calm down a little and when one of these things interrupts I want to howl. It's so hard for me to focus and let everything else go, I get upset when something interrupts my cleaning, writing, etc. I know I should be more relaxed and friendly, but I just want everything to run on schedule. I love my friends, I just want to see them when we've already made plans so I feel composed and ready. I know it's SO wound up, but still...

Dogbone · 02-04-2006, 09:55 AM

Yes. I go from calm to ballistic in one second over something insignificant. Then a moment later I am fine. Especially when I am stressed. Curiously, I am able to suppress it when I am out in the world but when I am home and feel safe I let it out. I wish my girlfriend didn't have to witness it. I spend most of the day apologizing to her. If I am outdoors and I have an event, I apologize out loud in case my neighbors overheard my ranting. : (