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immanuelle Den Haag, Noord-Holland Netherlands
Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:13 PM CST : Stuck in a strange routine
Really curious about this. Loosely speaking Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a disorder most commonly characterized by repetitive thoughts resulting in compulsive behaviours that the person feels driven to perform. Apparently approximately 1 in 50 adults have OCD, and twice that many have had it at some point in their lives. For some it affects their lives enough to compromise their quality of life. Some of the experts believe the disorder to be a result of serotonin flow problems in the brain.

I work with people with disorders and the more I learn about certain disorders, the more I think that perhaps many of us to a certain degree exhibit characteristics of some disorders. JMO. I cannot for the life of me go to sleep if my room is messy. I will clean my room at 4 in the morning after a night out if I have to before I can sleep. Otherwise I feel something ‘bad’ will happen. As the year draws to a close, I have found myself going nuts trying to get all my papers in order and to tie all loose ends. I also get a very uncomfortable feeling if I leave the house without tissue in my pocket…. Geez!

Does anyone care to share routines they feel a very strong urge to follow?
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pretzelman Las Vegas, Nevada USA
Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:16 PM CST : Stuck in a strange routine
I masturbate every dayprofessor
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mbcasey North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina USA
Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:20 PM CST : Stuck in a strange routine
I have a little OCD...I like things neat and clean. But not to what you are experiencing.

I have bipolar depression, so it is probably linked to seratonin levels that I have some OCD.

I suggest you may want to talk to your doctor about it. If it is something you can live with, then don't get on medication for it.

Good luck to you!!
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immanuelle Den Haag, Noord-Holland Netherlands
Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:21 PM CST : Stuck in a strange routine
pretzelman: I masturbate every day
laugh Doubt you would end up in my school for that
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dcj22 Somewhere, South Dakota USA
Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:22 PM CST : Stuck in a strange routine
I can't go to bed with makeup on. No matter how drunk I've been - in the past, I don't get that drunk anymore - or waht time it is, I cannot do it.

My daughter says I'm anal about some things. We laugh about it, because I'm not that way about everything.


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immanuelle Den Haag, Noord-Holland Netherlands
Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:23 PM CST : Stuck in a strange routine
mbcasey: I have a little OCD...I like things neat and clean. But not to what you are experiencing.

I have bipolar depression, so it is probably linked to seratonin levels that I have some OCD.

I suggest you may want to talk to your doctor about it. If it is something you can live with, then don't get on medication for it.

Good luck to you!!


Thanks. It tends to be more annoying for another who may be living with me.
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pretzelman Las Vegas, Nevada USA
Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:25 PM CST : Stuck in a strange routine
Actually...I was put out of the Army for OCD issues. I am no longer OCD. But BPD is a major concern in my life
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immanuelle Den Haag, Noord-Holland Netherlands
Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:25 PM CST : Stuck in a strange routine
dcj22: I can't go to bed with makeup on. No matter how drunk I've been - in the past, I don't get that drunk anymore - or waht time it is, I cannot do it.

My daughter says I'm anal about some things. We laugh about it, because I'm not that way about everything.


At least it is always good if you are a bit anal about something that is good for you. Sleeping with makeup on is probably not too healthy for your skin.
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pretzelman Las Vegas, Nevada USA
Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:26 PM CST : Stuck in a strange routine
pointing Say hello to my little friend!!hug
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livinglarge in a good place , Kildare Ireland
Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:28 PM CST : Stuck in a strange routine
Hi E,

I have a thing about washing my hands after using a loo in a resturant or any other public place.

When I do wash my hand there I will soap up my hands and wash the tap, as I think if you turned on the tap with dirty hands ,so to speak ,the dirt will still be there, so I don't like a dirty tap
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This I now do at home alsodunno

it not a distructive thing in my life and it only takes a second but it is a bit of a compulsion if I am being honest .
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immanuelle Den Haag, Noord-Holland Netherlands
Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:29 PM CST : Stuck in a strange routine
pretzelman: Actually...I was put out of the Army for OCD issues. I am no longer OCD. But BPD is a major concern in my life


Sorry to hear about that. Were you borderline as a child or did it only come about in your teens or early adulthood?
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immanuelle Den Haag, Noord-Holland Netherlands
Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:32 PM CST : Stuck in a strange routine
livinglarge: Hi E,

I have a thing about washing my hands after using a loo in a resturant or any other public place.

When I do wash my hand there I will soap up my hands and wash the tap, as I think if you turned on the tap with dirty hands ,so to speak ,the dirt will still be there, so I don't like a dirty tap
This I now do at home also

it not a distructive thing in my life and it only takes a second but it is a bit of a compulsion if I am being honest .


Hi back,
Yup, I do the elbow door opening trick or use the tissue to open the door and then throw it out. Strange eh? But at least it is again another good one, taps in public....Yikes!
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livinglarge in a good place , Kildare Ireland
Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:44 PM CST : Stuck in a strange routine
immanuelle: Hi back,
Yup, I do the elbow door opening trick or use the tissue to open the door and then throw it out. Strange eh? But at least it is again another good one, taps in public....Yikes!


OMG ,

Twinsreunion

laugh


I do the door thing 2,

if I am in short sleaves I use my elbow,

in long sleaves I will use the sleave .
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immanuelle Den Haag, Noord-Holland Netherlands
Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:51 PM CST : Stuck in a strange routine
livinglarge: OMG ,

Twins

I do the door thing 2,

if I am in short sleaves I use my elbow,

in long sleaves I will use the sleave .
laugh

Don't wanna cause any more phobias, but I do the long sleave thing too, but hours later am sitting there thinking that I have horrible multiplying little yucky germs on my sleave. Heaven forbid I touch my sleave to my face!!!
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livinglarge in a good place , Kildare Ireland
Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:54 PM CST : Stuck in a strange routine
immanuelle: Don't wanna cause any more phobias, but I do the long sleave thing too, but hours later am sitting there thinking that I have horrible multiplying little yucky germs on my sleave. Heaven forbid I touch my sleave to my face!!!


rolling on the floor laughing no I hadn't thought of that blues

Ermmm hmmm Thank you ...................confused


rolling on the floor laughing
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pretzelman Las Vegas, Nevada USA
Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:54 PM CST : Stuck in a strange routine
immanuelle: Sorry to hear about that. Were you borderline as a child or did it only come about in your teens or early adulthood?




A very long story concerning sexual abuse. That I won't "whine" about!! Last time I discussed this on CS....I was told I was whining
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druidess6308 Aliquippa, Pennsylvania USA
Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:54 PM CST : Stuck in a strange routine
The elbow to the door and the cleaning a tap are things I learned in nursing school about how germs spread, so I don't consider Emanuelle or LL OCD for those! laugh I do them too because of my training.

Anyway...I'm a little bipolar, and a little OCD myself. I've turned around and driven past my house to make sure I closed the garage door (left it open once while I was gone for 13 hours, so I can explain that one), check later to make sure I've turned off the stove and burners...even though I've checked them twice already. Just little stuff. I can live with it all, so no need for meds yet.

laugh Give it a few more years, I might need them, though! wine
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druidess6308 Aliquippa, Pennsylvania USA
Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:56 PM CST : Stuck in a strange routine
pretzelman: A very long story concerning sexual abuse. That I won't "whine" about!! Last time I discussed this on CS....I was told I was whining


Starlin, many of us have talked about sexual abuse on here...that's never whining. Talk about it any time you want, dear friend. hug And tell me who said that. boxing
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livinglarge in a good place , Kildare Ireland
Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:59 PM CST : Stuck in a strange routine
druidess6308: The elbow to the door and the cleaning a tap are things I learned in nursing school about how germs spread, so I don't consider Emanuelle or LL OCD for those! I do them too because of my training.

Anyway...I'm a little bipolar, and a little OCD myself. I've turned around and driven past my house to make sure I closed the garage door (left it open once while I was gone for 13 hours, so I can explain that one), check later to make sure I've turned off the stove and burners...even though I've checked them twice already. Just little stuff. I can live with it all, so no need for meds yet.

Give it a few more years, I might need them, though!


Oh thank God for that Dru laugh

Emanuelle and my good self are normal,

nay even gifted ,

well we never were nurses and know alllllll these things cool


Your OCD is not mega Dru,

sensible stuff IMO,

but yep give it time devil

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immanuelle Den Haag, Noord-Holland Netherlands
Tue Dec 30, 2008 5:00 PM CST : Stuck in a strange routine
pretzelman: A very long story concerning sexual abuse. That I won't "whine" about!! Last time I discussed this on CS....I was told I was whining

hug
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