Thread: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Ok...
First... my s/o is crazy about me and I'm crazy about her. She's not perfect and (WAY OBVIOUSLY) neither am I! She has a few of her own issues, so my OCD issues don't get in her way. She's very cool about it and if I mention something to her, she's overwhelmingly accomodative to my issues. Honestly though, I try not to give my OCD "center stage" that much. While I DO accomodate the compulsions, I really try to minimize their importance in my life. Probably most of my issues, my s/o (of 23 years) isn't really totally aware of or she just considers them "the way it is or should be"...as in me aligning all the labels of everything. I think she actually LIKES that. If she puts something up, she will pretty much align it too (with some exceptions). Also, since I'm crazy about my s/o, I don't think I ever said I would leave her (been tempted to before...but never to the extent that I'd really consider it). Overwhelmingly I'm really happy with her.

Now, to our "picky child" who said that they are picking at their scalp. I too have the TENDENCY to pick at something that is bothering me. Like yourself, I would pick something until it bled and I'd do it over and over again until I had a significant scar. I have BROKEN myself from doing this though! It took a lot of effort though, but I let the rest of my OCD kill it. Hahaha. I have a major cleanliness issue so I just allowed myself to become convinced that it was disgusting and filthy to pick at something. Now I don't really pick at anything (though the temptation is still there).
Cheers.

Sigh. I pick at my cuticles to the point of bleeding and it's really annoying. I think I really only do it when I'm stressed, anxious or avoiding something though. It's bad right now as I avoid even thinking about my masters project that I don't even want to touch.

My boyfriend picks at acne on his chest/arms/shoulders and it drives me batty! He thinks it's better to get the "gunk" out, which I can at least understand, but he makes the healing process take so much longer by never letting a scab rest. He ends up with loads of tiny scars.

I'm beginning to think I might have a real anxiety problem that medication might help. It's not crippling but I'm fearful of so many things and it can be agonizing at times. A friend said she got medication that really helped her and she seems to only be at about the same level as me. Maybe when I get a bit more money I'll look into it.

I get what you mean like...the volume on the tv can never be '24 or 26' it has to be a number ending in '0' or '5'


or if i tap one hand a certain amount of times, I have to do the same with the other hand