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Hey, I am currently thinking about seeing a psychiatrist about being OCD. I am in the Navy currently, and I am not sure if going and being diagnosed with it/medicated for it will be a a bad thing or not, I have only been in for a short time, and I dont want to go asking around, and having my LPO thinking I am crazy or something.
OCD Habits include, picking at nails, constant non-stop counting, and nervousness in situations that dont apply any stress.
Hi,
I would recommend going to see the psychiatrist. You don't have to tell the LPO that you are doing so (you just have to tell them you have a medical appointment).
Military medical records are confidential, and the psychiatrist isn't going to inform your commanding officer (or anyone else in your chain), unless there is a specific duty reason why they should (such as if they determine your condition in a security clearance risk, or a duty position risk, or can't be treated and should be considered for discharge).
For more information about the United States Military, feel free to visit my U.S. Military Information Site at: http://usmilitary.about.com Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
Experience
Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
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Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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