Do You Have OCD?
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I've had those thoughts before, too, and no suicidal underpinnings, it's just something I feel compelled to do.
For me, my OCD (undiagnosed) compels me to wash my hands all the time. I don't even have to touch something and I have to wash my hands. They have to be clean, very clean, more than clean. When I wash the dishes, I wash my hands afterward. If I make dinner, I will wash my hands before, during and after preparation. If I see something dirty on the ground, I have to wash my hands. After I shake hands with someone, I have to wash my hands before I can do anything else. The same goes for handling anything my mind deems unclean, I have to go wash my hands. I use lotion on my skin, I wash my hands. I put socks on my feet, I go wash my hands. During times throughout the day, I will go wash my hands for what would appear to be no reason, but I feel I have to do it. Finally, and I kid you not, after I take a shower and brush my teeth, I have to wash my hands. Quite frankly, I'm surprised there is skin there to wash.
^ I feel that way about my nails. I keep them trimmed down to nothing so they can't get dirty.
I can relate Spot's Meow. Mine is a bit opposite though. I tend to obsess on someone hitting me. Every so often I will fixate on a particular car and will keep visualizing it running into me. I think this is one of the reasons I hate driving so much. It tends to be very stressful for me, unless I am out on an interstate. I actually enjoy that.
But on the same note, I will sometimes have a compulsion to hit people. I would never hurt anyone but sometimes Grandma at the market with the squeaky shopping cart or someone being loud or obnoxious will trigger this weird thought to belt them. Then I feel guilty for thinking it, which turns into this rather nasty cycle with myself.
I can relate Spot's Meow. Mine is a bit opposite though. I tend to obsess on someone hitting me. Every so often I will fixate on a particular car and will keep visualizing it running into me. I think this is one of the reasons I hate driving so much. It tends to be very stressful for me, unless I am out on an interstate. I actually enjoy that.
But on the same note, I will sometimes have a compulsion to hit people. I would never hurt anyone but sometimes Grandma at the market with the squeaky shopping cart or someone being loud or obnoxious will trigger this weird thought to belt them. Then I feel guilty for thinking it, which turns into this rather nasty cycle with myself.
I don't have it, but my girlfriend does have it to some degree, though it doesn't really bother me.
Incidentally, though, I heard an interesting interview about OCD a while back. It was with a guy who had really, really severe OCD, which ended up really costing him a lot of time out of his day. Eventually he got psychological help, but listening to some of his stories is pretty scarily fascinating. If you want to listen, go here, and scroll down to the episode called "Repeats, reruns, repititions, and repeats." The interview starts near the 24:50 mark.
Incidentally, though, I heard an interesting interview about OCD a while back. It was with a guy who had really, really severe OCD, which ended up really costing him a lot of time out of his day. Eventually he got psychological help, but listening to some of his stories is pretty scarily fascinating. If you want to listen, go here, and scroll down to the episode called "Repeats, reruns, repititions, and repeats." The interview starts near the 24:50 mark.
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Oh, wow. Seriously? I have the same thoughts (honest!). I didn't know that was linked to OCD. I always had the fear people were either going to hit me out of nowhere, or that I would hit them, and I would have this strong compulsion to do so, even though I really liked that person, and I have never acted upon it, but sometimes it scares me. I also tend to enact scenes in my head about something I'm afraid might happen, like friends or family getting into a fight, the results of that fight, and I worry that it might happen.
I'm a mess.
i dont have ocd but i also voted for bunnies, because i like them.
Pretty sure I have it, to a mild degree. I am well-acquainted with the anxiety that ensues when something isn't done "the right way." It's fucking annoying.
Only in the past few years, have I dealt with some of it head-on. Meaning I've learned to stop doing certain behaviors and living with the mental discomfort that follows. I'm pretty pleased with myself for being able to handle it. But I know that those who have it worse, can't, and not being able to is not their fault. I'm just grateful that mine is what it is and not worse.
Because I have a family member who has it worse. I wince even thinking about how it manifests itself in that person. But yes, actual OCD or OCD-tendencies definitely run in my family. If can be useful in limited instances (neatness/organization) but it can have its bad side. In a mild case, I should say. I can't speak for the ones where people do damaging things or or so locked into OCD behaviors that it interferes with the proper functioning of their lives.
Only in the past few years, have I dealt with some of it head-on. Meaning I've learned to stop doing certain behaviors and living with the mental discomfort that follows. I'm pretty pleased with myself for being able to handle it. But I know that those who have it worse, can't, and not being able to is not their fault. I'm just grateful that mine is what it is and not worse.
Because I have a family member who has it worse. I wince even thinking about how it manifests itself in that person. But yes, actual OCD or OCD-tendencies definitely run in my family. If can be useful in limited instances (neatness/organization) but it can have its bad side. In a mild case, I should say. I can't speak for the ones where people do damaging things or or so locked into OCD behaviors that it interferes with the proper functioning of their lives.
Oh, wow. Seriously? I have the same thoughts (honest!). I didn't know that was linked to OCD. I always had the fear people were either going to hit me out of nowhere, or that I would hit them, and I would have this strong compulsion to do so, even though I really liked that person, and I have never acted upon it, but sometimes it scares me. I also tend to enact scenes in my head about something I'm afraid might happen, like friends or family getting into a fight, the results of that fight, and I worry that it might happen.
I'm a mess.
I swear I am not trying to make light of anything, but your guys comments just reminded me so much of this. Hey maybe we can find humor in everything.
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1_YFmzPPCQ[/yt]
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^ I LOVE Bill Burr!
I don't think i have a clinical case of OCD but i do hate it when my "routine" is fucked up.
I sometimes engage in projects that border on compulsive. For example, I recently took the No Homer's Club Top 100 Simpson Episodes and burnt them onto two Blu-ray discs. A pretty good list, I think, though it's missing some key episodes- no "Radioactive Man"? No "Homer and Apu"?. Anyway, this required re-ordering the list by production order; then ripping each episode off of the DVDs; then importing them into a Blu-ray authoring program; then designing a Simpsons-themed menu; then outputting the Blu-Ray folder itself; then shrinking that down using H264 compression so that 50 episodes can fit on a BD-25; then burning the discs. When I found a flaw in the second disc, a minor flaw that caused the menus to look blocky (but were otherwise functional), and I realized I'd already deleted the source DVD files, I then re-ripped the 50 required episodes from DVD again and rebuilt the second disc so that the menu didn't look blocky. I'm not sure if this makes me compulsive per se, but sometimes I wonder.
I actually tend to identify with nearly every neurosis I read about online. I think I really may have aspergers, though.
I actually tend to identify with nearly every neurosis I read about online.
I think I really may have aspergers, though.
Mine is more anxiety-related, for which I'm taking medication.
I'd say I don't have OCD. Like Yeoman Randi though, I do have my routine and may get mildly annoyed if it's screwed up
I have been diagnosed with OCD. I've been on medication for it for years.
Now, my OCD isn't quite as life-dominating as Jack Nicholson's in As Good as It Gets (I love that movie, BTW
), or the various real-life cases you might see on shows like 20/20 or Dateline. It's relatively mild.
Now, my OCD isn't quite as life-dominating as Jack Nicholson's in As Good as It Gets (I love that movie, BTW
), or the various real-life cases you might see on shows like 20/20 or Dateline. It's relatively mild.
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Did anyone mention that one where you have to step on or off cubs with your right foot first? I do it 95% of the time, so I guess that's not entirely obsessed.
Oh! I remembered another thing I do a lot. If I see something I think is beautiful I blink at it three times. I guess it's like taking a picture of it three times. It's not like I have a photographic memory and I'm remembering better, it's just something I do. I also don't do this ALL the time.
Oh! I remembered another thing I do a lot. If I see something I think is beautiful I blink at it three times. I guess it's like taking a picture of it three times. It's not like I have a photographic memory and I'm remembering better, it's just something I do. I also don't do this ALL the time.
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