lately i've really been trying to get a hold of my ocd...which is pure o, and that means that the obsessions and the rituals take place in my mind...and whenever i get obsessed about things i just try to clear my mind and stop thinking. but whenever this happens i just get totally lost in my own perception of life. like, i don't even know what to think unless i get obsessed over things. basically, i try keep close account to what i think and remember what i thought at one time so that i don't forget it but i also feel that this is self defeating. and i also have this fear that i'll stop caring about things that i care about if i stop obsessing. maybe this is for the better but i don't know. anyone with ocd have any advice?
well i have mild to moderate ocd.i have no idea why but it just sort of got better.i pretty much got over most of the compulsions but still having trouble with the obsessions.i remember i used to repeat things in my mind for absolutely no reason what so ever and i still do.it would annoy the shit out of me and id have to stop and ask myself why the hell i was doing it.andt hat it made no sense.i try to fight it back before it takes a total hold of me.i just stop in the middle of everything and tell myself nothing is going to change if i mess it up.
compulsions are the rituals or the acts to bring relief to the obsessions but the compulsions only feed the ocd and make it worse. that's what they say anyway
compulsions are rituals that you perform.like washing your hands all the time or checking to see if the door is locked or if the oven is off even though you know it is.things like that......
ummmm OCD always sounded rather scary to me. I mean, see a therapist because trying to deal with it on your own or with friends/family as sole means of support type scary... something that requires some professional help to truly work through
it's not that bad. it's not like schizophrenia, which seems like it's really scary. sometimes ocd is quite amusing. no, i don't believe in medication for this type of thing and i'm not bad off enough to need therapy. now, if it's actually controlling your life totally then you should probably seek professional help. but you CAN deal with it on your own. it's just lately it's been really bugging me but i'll be fine
man, i just don't know what to do though. because, being a musician, it's hard to not get caught up with what your doing and get obsessed with what you're doing. your life just gets wrapped up in it when you get really into it. and when you have ocd, it makes it even worse. so i have this constant inner conflict going on and i keep thinking that if i don't let my ocd bother me then i will stop caring about guitar playing and what not. like, someone who's really motivated will play for hours at a time, practicing something and when they finally get it they feel really good about themselves. and when you get really into it you get kind of obsessed. like hendrix rehearsed the song Gypsy Eyes like 45 times before he finally found a take that he liked. and i just feel like if i let my ocd go then i'll let that motivational drive go to get better at guitar or w/e. aahhh
what works for me is try doing something else whenever you find yourself obsessing and especially doing something compulsive. like i used to have to count the sidewalk cracks whenevr i went anywhere, or count the trees, and everything in my room was color coordinated. i had to have my crayons in a specific order, my clothes in a specific order... everything. when i find myself thinking about doing these things, or actually engaging in the behavior i do something else like turn on one of my favorite songs, or read a book, or do brain teasers. you have to find something that takes some concentration though, other wise it wont work
same here.i used to count or hold my breath in between light poles on the highway some of the crap i cant even explain.
I dont have OCD but I can certainly empathize with you. I feel though I have thse tendancies because I'm sort afraid of germs and I count shit occasionally. I don't actually count shit though as that would be unclean.. Ha ha.funny. Do we all have different degrees of it possibly?
I'm obsessive like if im sitting down and something is out of place, and I can't move it without getting up, I get this weird little feeling that just bothers me until I move it. Especially if something comes relatively close to the TV screen but I can still see fine, it bothers me until I move it. Is this OCD? I also used to lack social skills, but I'm alright now...that's not OCD, but it's fucked up...
I have a lot of experience with OCD. I'm not a therapist or doctor by any means...just a person with experience in that area. If you don't mind sharing, what is it that you obsess about? Just getting it out in the open may help you a little. I agree though, if you start to obsess about something, do anything to get your mind off of it or else it will just get worse.
