Posted by Jo U.K on February 21, 2007, at 3:45:35
In reply to My OCD list - worries, posted by rjlockhart on February 19, 2007, at 21:17:21
I agree that writing things down in a list helps keep order in your brain. Do you start one thing, say,looking for a cd, then something else pops in your head, like, ok now I gotta quickly vacuum? You end up not really sorting out anything, getting more and more frustrated. I'm like you, and I can get in a real state if I dont make myself keep order -putting things back in the same place so I can always find them, sticking to a routine. It's hard though when you live with 'normal' people who dont sweat this stuff!
From childhood to mid-twenties I had serious OCD's,mostly to do with order. My biggest issues were with numbers. They ruled my life, for example, I couldnt get out of bed till my digital clock readout added up to a certain number, I couldnt follow a car if the number plate added up to a 'wrong' number, wherever I saw numbers, I added them up and there were certain 'bad' ones that meant chaos to me. It was exhausting, and it was all about being in control.
JO
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