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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

OCD & Bipolar

I've always been a bit OCD, always rearranging the creamers and jellies at every restaurant table. I'm a firm believer that everything has its place. :) Later in life I was diagnosed with Bipolar I. Apparently there is a correlation between OCD and Bipolar.

It has been estimated that between 10 to 35% of people with bipolar disorder also have OCD, with most reporting that their OCD symptoms started first. Indeed, OCD is thought to be the most frequently occurring anxiety disorder among people with bipolar disorder.

Interestingly, one analysis found that OCD occurs with bipolar disorder at much higher rate than major depressive disorder. This study found that people with bipolar disorder are between two and five times more likely to have OCD than people with major depressive disorder.

In general, people who are affected by both bipolar disorder and OCD seem to have very high rates of other forms of mental illness; in particular, panic disorder as well as impulse control disorders. I was originally diagnosed as Bipolar I and Schizoaffective. The schizoaffective has since been removed from my diagnosis and anxiety disorder has been added.

Although there is not one particular gene that links OCD and bipolar disorder, there is increasing evidence that these two disorder may share some genes. Behaviorally, both people with bipolar disorder and OCD show decreases in specific types of verbal memory. Source


While I was manic several summers ago I also became obsessed with Christianity and reading my Bible. I felt I was in direct communication with God. Across the Internet I've found several others with Bipolar who also struggle with religious preoccupation while manic. Looks like a lot of us struggle with some sort of obsession sooner or later.

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