Guest Hanice Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 I got major ocd with pots.. how bout you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
looneymom Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 I am assuming you are talking about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. I see this in my son. He is extremely self conscious and things have to be done a certain way. After he was diagnosed with POTS, school became frustrating and stressful. He cannot stand to have dirty hands and washes them several times a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katybug Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 I have become more compulsive about a lot of behaviors in my life. Perfect example...I keep chains and padlocks on my gates because I am an end of group row house in the city and people tend to cut through yards like mine and I don't want to risk the gates being left open because of my dog. But, I chain them a certain way, threading the chain through a certain link in the fence and threading the padlock through a certain link in the chain. I know rationally this is not the only "correct" way to chain the gates but when my family chains it a different way it actually draws out an angry and anxious reaction. I bite my tongue because I know I'm being unreasonable but it really irritates me. I've never been like that before. It's just one example...I could give you a list of other things just like thiis that irritate me now when they're not done my way. Can we say "control freak"?! Lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegron Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 I have OCD and some kind of dysautonomia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Nope, no ocd here, I just enjoy odd numbers, even numbers are just weird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zap Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 As a random note, I do personally feel that dysautonomia wreaks its havoc on many of us, making us sensitive to avoiding disaster, due to our inability to deal with stress. It may in some cases be a tendency toward self-preservation moreso than anything else, as we know it becomes easier to avoid stress than to encounter it, so a protective behavior grows out of this.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
issie Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 http://www.healthguideinfo.com/types-of-ocd/p99037/ Too high dopamine. http://www.ocfoundation.org/glutamate.aspx Too high glutamate. Issie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katybug Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Zap, I think that's my biggest issue really. Most things I get irritated about are things that I do a certain way so as to save me time or effort later. When they are done differently it often causes me more physical stress on my body and those are the thoughts that provoke my emotions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hanice Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 My ocd is with numbers mainly. I mean its really bad. If I am trying to buy something and a new line opens up, I stay at the number line that I consider safe rather than the empty line. Even if it means having to wait a long time. I unconsciously count everything, words, letters, sounds.... even those little dots << Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jknh9 Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Keep in mind that there's a big difference between self-preservation measures/control freak tendencies and ACTUAL OCD. I think a lot of people these days toss the term around too freely. OCD is when you cannot stop doing something. It's not simply a quirk or a need to be in control of things. It also has very specific manifestations. I suffered from it for a long time, and the way it manifested for me was counting syllables. Anytime someone spoke, I couldn't stop myself from counting the syllables. Then I would reword what they said in my head to make it five syllables or a multiple of five. I literally could not stop my brain from doing this. It was so bad that I couldn't really pay attention in school because I was too busy counting and rewording the teacher's words in my head.This is an example of true OCD. Being particular is not. Please be careful of what you "diagnose" yourself with and how you use such terms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 My ocd is with numbers mainly. I mean its really bad. If I am trying to buy something and a new line opens up, I stay at the number line that I consider safe rather than the empty line. Even if it means having to wait a long time. I unconsciously count everything, words, letters, sounds.... even those little dots <<So I am not the only one! (btw you should have three dots, not four )Have you tried anxiety med for your ocd? If not, then I highly suggest you talk to your doctor about trying a anxiety med. When I was on depakote (for seizure) it had the awesome side effect of drastically reducing my anxiety. My current seizure med does not help with anxiety, so I am going to see if I can switch back or get on something to control this, since the issue seems to be fairly severe for me at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zap Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Keep in mind that there's a big difference between self-preservation measures/control freak tendencies and ACTUAL OCD. I think a lot of people these days toss the term around too freely. OCD is when you cannot stop doing something. It's not simply a quirk or a need to be in control of things. It also has very specific manifestations. I suffered from it for a long time, and the way it manifested for me was counting syllables. Anytime someone spoke, I couldn't stop myself from counting the syllables. Then I would reword what they said in my head to make it five syllables or a multiple of five. I literally could not stop my brain from doing this. It was so bad that I couldn't really pay attention in school because I was too busy counting and rewording the teacher's words in my head.This is an example of true OCD. Being particular is not. Please be careful of what you "diagnose" yourself with and how you use such terms.I do agree that the term is used very loosely (incorrectly) both in the public context and even amongst some medical-types. Preservation-type behaviors or borderline paranoia tend to both get lumped incorrectly as "OCD" because of the external appearance of repetition in behavior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hanice Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 For the people here insinuating that I'm loosely using or misusing the term OCD. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001926/#adam_000929.disease.symptoms I am not. o_OAnd for the others that agree with me, I feel you ♥IzzieThanks for the links. Very interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hanice Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Oh and I forgot to mention my color OCD too. I have asigned different "outcomes" including medical conditions (persay) to colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 No OCD here, but I have found this article ....interesting ideas:http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/21/4595712/gut-feelings-the-future-of-psychiatry-may-be-inside-your-stomachthe right combo of stomach microbes can be key to a healthy mind Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest maia Posted August 24, 2013 Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 No OCD here, but wicked self preservation stuff as zap and katy suggested. i blame it on the norepi and general attempts at avoidance of more misery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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