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Hey there. I'm 16 and I've been told by a therapist that I have GAD (generalized anxiety disorder). I've been living with it for a long time (and phobias and social anxiety) and I've studied it in every way possible and I know it like the back of my hand. What I don't know, is what else I've been living with. 
I have symptoms of depression and OCD which are two common mental illnesses to be comorbid with anxiety disorders but I dont know for sure if I have OCD. Obsessive thoughts, yes. Compultions though? Not really. When I have obsessive thoughts I do have a tendency to go online and google things about what I'm obsessing over until I feel better, but would that be compulsions? Any help you can give will be great!

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Thats pretty normal actually, a lot of people get freaked out thinking they have something and the internet can give you lots of misleading information that can make you a bit paranoid. Mental illnesses often share similar symptoms, which makes it hard to pinpoint the issue for a nonprofessional. That’s why it’s not good to self diagnose and worry yourself with that stuff.

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Obsessive compulsive behavior is someone who does something over and over like touching the door knob or excessive cleaning. Touching a light switch 6 times everyday. I don't think you have that but I have generalized anxiety disorder too and social situations I get extremely nervous and move around a lot. It's hard for me to go to public places that are crowded and loud noises bother me. If I go to the mall and its packed full of people my pulse gets very high. It sucks having anxiety

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if it’s not COMPULSIVE, you don’t have obsessive COMPULSIVE disorder. you have a therapist, they would have diagnosed you with any other issues they saw. trust your medical professional who knows YOU and YOUR history, not strangers online who literally don’t know a damn thing about you

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