If you have OCD are you considered handicaped?
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We don't use "handicapped" anymore... it implies being a beggar (cap in hand), and most people with disabilities are no longer limited to begging to survive.\n\nIf you have OCD, it depends on the level of severity. If medication does not relieve your symptoms to a point where you can work, then you are eligible for disability benefits from the government (contact SSI). If medication does help, you are still eligible for reasonable accomodations in the workplace through the Americans with Disabilities Act section 504. If medication fully relieves your symptoms, then you have a medical condition, but not a disability.\n\nIf you are under age 22, and still in school, you can receive additional supports in school in the category "Other Health Impaired" through special education programming, if your distractibility and other symptoms affect your learning and participation in class. You will need a doctor's report confirming the diagnosis and recommending learning supports from the school. At the college level, you can have some supports through ADA 504. \n\nRemember, regardless of what medical and other conditions you may be dealing with, you are considered a PERSON. You are NOT your conditions. You are yourself, and you are dealing with more challenges than most other people to accomplish daily living and work. Keep your goals and dreams!
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It all depends on the person. Like me for instance, I get treated differently because I'm small and have no limbs so people automatically assume I can't do anything at all or completely ignore me. I hate it because I can do some stuff, but it's just because I'm different. People don't know how to act. But if you get one of those with a disability who feel sorry for themselves and don't even try and let people give them special treatment. If I can do stuff so can they. You don't need limbs to do so. I hate people who take advantage of people who don't know.
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To the guy below me:  Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.  OCD is a perfectly acceptable way to abbreviate this.\n\nReportedly, the following people deal (dealt) with OCD issues: \n\nHoward Hughes, Roseanne Barr, Howie Mandel, Martin Scorsese, Howard Stern, Marc Summers, Michelangelo, Stanley Kubrick, Harrison Ford, Jane Horrocks, Penelope Cruz, Billy Bob Thornton, Warren Zevon, John List, Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson, John George Haigh, Andrew Kehoe, Volkert van der Graaf, Paul Gascoigne, Nikola Tesla, John Melendez, Kathie Lee Gifford, Ludwig van Beethoven, Donald Trump, Cameron Diaz, Albert Einstein, Ian Puleston-Davies, David Beckham, Charlie Sheen, Joey Ramone, Leonardo DiCaprio, Rose McGowan, Aaron Bagnola
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is the REPETITIVE performance of an act to the point that it interferes with regular activities.\n\nBased on your data, you were cautious, not obsessive-compulsive.\n\nAs long as your skin is intact, you will be fine.
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It might depend on what other symptoms you might have.  I don't have OCD, but I have very strong OCD tendancies.  So, I know that if my tendancies get worse or start to disrupt my life, I should seek help.\n\nif this is your only symptom, you might want to just work on overcoming it.\n\nGood luck.
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OCD...Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.   Or perhaps you just have very high-strung expectations for yourself.  Many are obsessed with perfection although it doesn't make one mentally ill per say.
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OCD is not just somebody who cleans, it may be that you have a form of it, have you spoken to your doctor?
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If you are worried, call your doctor.\nMy guess is that most of us have some degree of OCD and learn to live with it.\nWhen any behavior interferes with your quality of life (getting so tired, you give up) on a regular basis, you may want to get some professional advice on how to re-direct your thoughts.
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I wrote a paper on OCD.. and from what i read, they are not exactly sure how it starts or what part of the brain it effects.. therefore medication does not work for all people.. some meds do work.. but like i said they cannot pin-point where OCD comes from
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I've never been married to anyone with OCD, but I have OCD. It can be treated. I saw a therapist and haven't "ritualized" in over two years now. It only took a month of constant treatment. OCD is definitely not something you should let tear your marriage apart when it can be taken care of. Yeah some things will still remain, but for the most part it's live-able.
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To determine your feelings could take time as they have to familiarise themselves with you and your experiences. This take time a lot longer than you have given. If you can't answer it yourself how can they answer it after a few sessions?\n\nLearning disabilities however could be discovered by someone else in schools whether primary, secondary or colleges. People are appointed there to carry out little tests to determine this. Again it depends on the nature of the disability. Consult your doctor on this matter again.\nRequesting definite answers. Remember it is your well-being and health at stake! Control the situation. \n\nYou don't sound happy with your current psychiatrist maybe you should ask to be referred to someone else as the process needs an element of comfort-ability between you two.
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric disorder, specifically, an anxiety disorder. OCD is manifested in a variety of forms, but is most commonly characterized by a subject's obsessive drive to perform a particular task or set of tasks, compulsions commonly termed rituals.
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My brother has OCD and I don't think that there is anything that you can do on your own. Remember OCD cannot be cured just treated. Advise: go to your psychiatrist and discus your options.
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Oh, yes. OCD can be exhausting.  It is a result of anxiety where other coping mechanisms are not present.  The compulsion to do certain rituals has brought me to tears.  And I think I will explode if I don't get that certain song out of my head.  The anxiety is overwhelming at times.  However, medication has helped tremendously.  It is now somewhat manageable.  It can be a debilitating illness.
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I believe that there are varying degrees of all mental disorders. I have OCD and sometimes it gets really bad, almost debilitating. Other times it is ok to deal with. Check out this website for more Tourettes information.
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I think anytime someone is unable to control a behavior, there is going to be a problem. Fertility & erection should not be a problem, but the obsession will.  Talk with your doctor about getting some help.
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Do not hesitate to tell your new employer about your condition.  If you hide it, and it comes out later, you'll have no recourse.  Mental illness is the condition or conditons you've described.  Disability is assigned when it interferes with your ability to function independently in your life whether it be simple things like self care (bathing, eating, dressing) or more complex tasks like working, driving or managing a household.  The Americans with Disabilities (ADA) is very well known by your employer.  You should discuss your work-related concerns with your physician as well.  The ADA applies to mental disability as well.