Posted by leeran on April 11, 2003, at 0:15:25
In reply to Re: to the sensitive ones, posted by yourshadowself on April 10, 2003, at 23:29:22
Shadow (may I shorten your name or would that be too familiar?) -
I never thought of myself as obsessive compulsive until my husband gently mentioned it a couple of years ago. He has this great delivery that makes you feel like being obsessive compulsive might be as magnificent as winning the Nobel Peace Prize. At the time this came up I mentioned some of these little childhood habits and we both agreed that it sounded like OCD, and then we moved on to some other subject.
To be honest, I really hadn't thought about it much again until today.
I haven't formally been diagnosed as being OCD (well, my husband is a mensa, and he thinks so, so does that count? ;-) - although my psychiatrist (a new fixture in my life since January) and I might have touched on it during the five minute gap between him writing a prescription and ushering me out the door.
I have only a few moments right now but I want to say that your comments about everything being a big deal (i.e. brushing teeth, etc.) sound SO FAMILIAR TO ME!
Everything, at times, seems so overwhelming because of the effort and detail each little task seems to entail. I've always thought that was me being a frustrated perfectionist, but your words have given me real food for thought.
Re: meds, that will be another post (nothing that exciting).
Yourshadowself, I like you as well. I'm already seeing the synchronicity in having bumped into you on this board (oh no, am I reading too much into that???). I'm smiling widely. Does this mean I'm depressed or just under medicated?
More later -
Have a splendid night wherever you are,
Lee
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