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Comments

Question

[(Anonymous)]

I've always had some very odd "quirks" or things that I do as a part of my daily life. They don't really bother me, but it would definitely bother me not to do them. For example, I always have to sit on the "correct" side of the bus, or go through the far door to my office, and I can't stand being in rooms with open doors, and if I start walking in a pattern I have to finish it, etc. I never really thought much about it before. But today I was describing to a friend of mine that I've always had this thing with numbers, where I have very, very strong intuitions about "good" and "bad" numbers, where every number has a sort of strong feeling associated with it, and she said that what I was describing sounded to her like a mild form of OCD. Does it? I guess it doesn't really matter one way or another, because I've always managed my life around it, but now I'm curious.

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[nayance]

I've had OCD that's ranged from like what you're talking about, to serious bullshit OCD. I'd say this counts.

If doing the things takes care of the problem and you're able to do so without your life getting seriously disrupted, then that's fine. If it starts getting worse, look up other people's coping mechanisms online, or talk to a doctor.

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[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

Thank you. Any suggestions for things that would be helpful to read? I hope all is well with you now.

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[nayance]

Unfortunately, I can't think of anything off the top of my head. I can't remember the blog I used to look through (this was a few years ago), and most of the advice I've come from other OCD-sufferers has been from an IRL friend.

I'd suggest looking for blogs, though, and for personal experiences rather than proper professional medical things at this point.

A word of advice, I'd say that you should focus on better managing your symptoms rather than trying to get rid of them all together. It's a more reachable goal than saying that you aren't going to have any symptoms, ever. For example, I used to feel really uncomfortable with having sticky things on my hands, but rather than try and make myself get used to it, I'd use a fork or chopsticks to eat popcorn.

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[(Anonymous)]

Different anon

I have pretty severe OCD. What you describe sounds awfully familiar.

A book I found really helpful was The Complete Idiot's Guide to Obsessive Compulsive Behavior. No, seriously! I found it super down-to-earth and helpful.

Re: Question

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

Thank you for the suggestion-- I will check it out!

Re: Question

[(Anonymous)]

That sounds like OCD

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[(Anonymous)]

I'm the same, and it never even occurred to me until I started reading this book about a woman with OCD (Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes) and found myself identifying with the main character. My "quirks" (or whatever they're called) are similar to yours (I have to sit in certain seats when I go to restaurants or people's houses, I have a weird thing about numbers, I have to do certain things in a specific order, etc.) but they don't really affect my life so I don't really worry about it. Like a person above says, if it gets to the point where it starts negatively affecting my life I would start looking for help but the way it is now isn't a big deal to me.

Re: Question

[(Anonymous)]

I don't know about the numbers thing (I'd be curious to know whether it is or not) but the other stuff does sound mildly OCD. Which is not a bad thing, in and of itself. I believe most people have various degrees of it. And I have a friend who's a LCSW who says as long as your OCD doesn't interfere with your daily life - like, you *can't* get to work until you finish those patterns, or you *can't* be on the bus unless your on the 'right side' - it's nothing to get overly about.