[squishy]

Hi everyone,

I know you guys aren't my therapists, but I was hoping for some advice.

I have pretty bad OCD's, and one of them is that I obsess over certain meaningless things, like failing at something so miniscule and unimportant. That thought just sticks to my mind, and every single day I can't stop thinking about it, and it slowly just eats away at me. I used to obsess over past girlfriends, but I've gotten that pretty much controlled and just don't give a fuck about women anymore. If a chick wants to date, great. If not, great. Idc. But, other things, like hearing a negative thing about me, I just obsess over, and can't move on, and it kills me inside.

My question is, those who have a milder OCD, how do you deal with it? What would be your advice?

Thanks in advance!

[bimmette]

I don't have OCD but the examples you mention seem pretty normal actually. OCD is more about repetition and rituals, I think. But anyways, my advice is that you need to distract yourself. Go out and be active as much as possible.

[P1]

I think there is a difference between what you're describing and what OCD truly is:

Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce uneasiness, apprehension, fear or worry (obsessions), repetitive behaviors aimed at reducing the associated anxiety (compulsions), or a combination of such obsessions and compulsions. Symptoms of the disorder include excessive washing or cleaning, repeated checking, extreme hoarding, preoccupation with sexual, violent or religious thoughts, relationship-related obsessions, aversion to particular numbers and nervous rituals such as opening and closing a door a certain number of times before entering or leaving a room.

[KingOfJericho]

I'm sure you're aware but your brain is making connections between things that do not exist in reality. I used to do things like kiss my wife three times when I left each morning and say things in a particular order. I did this until I watched an episode of "brain games" or something like that on NatGeo. It completely changed me and I've ditched all of the mild OCDs I used to have.

The bottom line is that the connections you make in your head are not real. Thinking that wearing a team jersey when watching a game or flipping a light switch a certain number of times has any effect on the outcome of any other event in the universe seems silly now, because it is. There simply is no connection.

[Boben5]

A mild medication

[Revartr]

I have a fairly mild form of OCD. Nothing too bad or crazy, but still similar to what you seem to go through, as well as doing very repetitive rituals and whatnot. In regards to the former, the best way that I deal with it (which isn't even that great) is to just try and bury it and think about other things. It still sucks, and I know it shouldn't suck. I look at other people taking the same shit and being un-phased by it, and that sort of makes me feel better. But usually I just push it down and try to bury it under other thoughts. I also have a lot of intrusive thoughts, which suck. Makes me feel like a bad person at times, lol. But I know that it's just something that happens, and I've learned to brush it off. In regards to the repetitive rituals part, what I've done to drastically reduce that is just force myself not to do it. It sucks at first, but eventually you'll get over it. I still have my moments, but it's nowhere near as bad.

And agreed with @KingOfJericho on his comments. I still do stuff in my head like, "Don't do this, you'll jinx it!" which keeps me from having more fun at times. Or I'll stick around and watch a certain part of a game because, "If you leave the room, the other team's gonna score." Best thing I do is just force myself to do the opposite anyways, no matter how much I hate it. And sometimes, what I think will happen if I do/don't do something actually does happen, which makes me feel like shit. But I know that it's just coincidence. Just something you have to try to overcome.

Either way, it's such a tiny part of my life that I just don't even think about it much anymore.

[Billup]

I have a thing with stacking items. Things need to be facing the right way. I really dislike every odd number, except 9. I re-read emails that I send to people...., days later..., multiple times.

[KingOfJericho]

Yeah I never put my HVAC temp control on any odd number other than those ending in 5.

[M_Six]

Didn't we do this thread a while back? If we do it again, I hope it ends with an odd number of posts or I'll go ballistic and obsess over it for a month.

[gtron]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Didn't we do this thread a while back? If we do it again, I hope it ends with an odd number of posts or I'll go ballistic and obsess over it for a month.

irony from the person named "M_Six".

[D_o_S]

You prolly don't have ocd, but intrusive thoughts

I have the same and have found no solution, it's jut part of who I am I guess, and tbh I've learned not to be bothered by it

[Billup]

Originally Posted by Gtron

irony from the person named "M_Six".

I'd say it'd be more ironic if his name were "M_Three" no?


I mean, technically he is supporting an even number, which is widely accepted amongst OCD'ers. Also, I don't like your user name, it doesn't start with a capital letter. I changed it in the quote to make me feel better.

[2011CrazE89]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Didn't we do this thread a while back? If we do it again, I hope it ends with an odd number of posts or I'll go ballistic and obsess over it for a month.

Thought this sounded familiar. I think at this point we just about hit every topic there is to discuss.

http://e89.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1008797

[gtron]

Originally Posted by Billup

I'd say it'd be more ironic if his name were "M_Three" no?


I mean, technically he is supporting an even number, which is widely accepted amongst OCD'ers. Also, I don't like your user name, it doesn't start with a capital letter. I changed it in the quote to make me feel better.

he says he will go ballistic if it does not end in an odd number yet his name is an even number.

it is intentional that my name is all lowercase and i request that you do not tamper with it.

[Joekerr]

Originally Posted by gtron

he says he will go ballistic if it does not end in an odd number yet his name is an even number.

it is intentional that my name is all lowercase and i request that you do not tamper with it.

Somewhere on this forum, your name was not used in all lowercase. I will not say where, nor will I confirm it was only in one thread. And it may even have been accidental.

[Whostheboss]

Originally Posted by KingOfJericho

I'm sure you're aware but your brain is making connections between things that do not exist in reality. I used to do things like kiss my wife three times when I left each morning and say things in a particular order. I did this until I watched an episode of "brain games" or something like that on NatGeo. It completely changed me and I've ditched all of the mild OCDs I used to have.

The bottom line is that the connections you make in your head are not real. Thinking that wearing a team jersey when watching a game or flipping a light switch a certain number of times has any effect on the outcome of any other event in the universe seems silly now, because it is. There simply is no connection.

You mean to tell me that when my computer freezes, smashing the mouse multiple times on the desk won't unfreeze it?
LOL

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by gtron

he says he will go ballistic if it does not end in an odd number yet his name is an even number.

it is intentional that my name is all lowercase and i request that you do not tamper with it.

Only my username can end in an even number. *Everything* else must be odd.

Is that odd in itself?

[ddk632]

I am going to keep refreshing this page until I get the

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(Sorry had to refresh)

answer.

[Billup]

Originally Posted by gtron

he says he will go ballistic if it does not end in an odd number yet his name is an even number.

it is intentional that my name is all lowercase and i request that you do not tamper with it.

I misread. I will politely excuse myself now.

[Joekerr]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Only my username can end in an even number. *Everything* else must be odd.

Is that odd in itself?

I note that you require your user name to end in an even number.

I also note that you require *everything* else to be odd. I note here that you categorically wrote *everything* instead of *every other number*.

Is that odd? Are you odd? I think Litos is odd. Do you like Litos because he is odd? I wonder if this belongs in the drunk thread, but then, I'm not drunk...and I strive not to.

[Joekerr]

I enjoy OCD people - they are entertaining. However, so many people think they have OCD, but they really don't.

They are just looking for a name for their peculiarities.

[M_Six]

I miss Litos. We need to start an "Unban Litos" petition. As long as we get an odd number of signatures on the petition, I'll support it.