tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post4039996551649579519..comments2023-10-08T08:29:47.056-04:00Comments on Bringing along OCD . . . : AbsentmindednessUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-85834915398011668812013-05-02T21:33:22.848-04:002013-05-02T21:33:22.848-04:00Thanks, Barbara. I've been practicing mindfuln...Thanks, Barbara. I've been practicing mindfulness for a while. I've still got a lot of practice ahead of me, but it does help.Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-28309913284734063132013-05-02T21:32:39.914-04:002013-05-02T21:32:39.914-04:00Thank you for your kind words, Linda. I appreciate...Thank you for your kind words, Linda. I appreciate it. Isn't that a funny feeling, to walk purposefully into another room and then not remember why? :-)Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-4610623417311585332013-05-02T21:31:32.959-04:002013-05-02T21:31:32.959-04:00Tex, I agree that there are so many distractions n...Tex, I agree that there are so many distractions nowadays--electronic ones that we used to not have. That's probably easier to get away from than thoughts.Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-5258212113976089882013-05-02T21:30:32.897-04:002013-05-02T21:30:32.897-04:00Buttons, I guess I'll always live a certain am...Buttons, I guess I'll always live a certain amount of time in my head. Hoping I can get out of it more, though. :-)Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-7638490982993319792013-05-02T12:15:31.463-04:002013-05-02T12:15:31.463-04:00That's good advice whether or not one is "...That's good advice whether or not one is "absent-minded." Sometimes I just wander off mentally, but I usually come back.barbara l. halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15251598050638810751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-19134395409155324912013-05-01T21:27:34.064-04:002013-05-01T21:27:34.064-04:00You never cease to amaze me, Tina. I think it is ...You never cease to amaze me, Tina. I think it is a wonderful thing that you are able to look at yourself, find where you are lacking, and try to improve! Good on you! As far as absentmindedness goes, I think we all have moments like this at one time or another. Sometimes (thankfully not too often, LOL!) I will go into a room and forget what I went in for, my mind is so cluttered with all the things I want to accomplish. Great post!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-19253378246988570402013-05-01T18:57:33.616-04:002013-05-01T18:57:33.616-04:00i think we all struggle to make true connections w...i think we all struggle to make true connections with people - with tvs, music, cell phones, texting, laptops, etc., we're often doing 2 or 3 things at once and not even 'hearing' the other person or seeing them. and i'd imagine getting lost in your own thoughts more often would only complicate that.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-27274496033900920932013-05-01T18:37:24.733-04:002013-05-01T18:37:24.733-04:00Oh this sounds so familiar to me:) I have no idea ...Oh this sounds so familiar to me:) I have no idea what is on my husbands shirt but I consider him a big boy:) I to have the same problems. I tend to live in my own head. I have learned to live with this and sadly so has he. Hug BButtons Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029439906543077861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-58814995391971448962013-05-01T17:04:29.386-04:002013-05-01T17:04:29.386-04:00Kristina, I feel sorry for my husband because he h...Kristina, I feel sorry for my husband because he has to repeat himself too often. I really need to focus more for his sake especially.Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-84181727631529257992013-05-01T17:02:32.877-04:002013-05-01T17:02:32.877-04:00Debbie, Grass sounds really funny when it's gr...Debbie, Grass sounds really funny when it's growing, doesn't it? :-)<br /><br />I notice things about people's moods, expressions--I've very sensitive that way. But when I'm lost in thought, I miss some obvious things. Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-60704219822069587332013-05-01T16:48:34.019-04:002013-05-01T16:48:34.019-04:00I don't think I'm absentminded but I do te...I don't think I'm absentminded but I do tend to stop listening when I start worrying over something. There was a while there a few years ago, that I realized I was a terrible listener and I realized that I was getting so consumed with anxious thoughts, that I would tune out my poor husband.Kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07912518380859086951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-9954784247671159842013-05-01T16:35:36.620-04:002013-05-01T16:35:36.620-04:00i would rather say that i am "forgetfull"...i would rather say that i am "forgetfull" at times....i notice everything!!<br /><br />i can hear grass grow ;))))Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16823369215793154260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-43860118783459381712013-05-01T14:53:16.586-04:002013-05-01T14:53:16.586-04:00Elizabeth, it was especially funny because my hear...Elizabeth, it was especially funny because my hearing ended up being so sharp! Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-21828472609109899982013-05-01T14:52:39.736-04:002013-05-01T14:52:39.736-04:00Thank you for sharing your story, Krystal Lynn. Th...Thank you for sharing your story, Krystal Lynn. That would probably be me--not seeing the co-worker on the road! And when I'm caught up in OCD, I notice things others probably wouldn't notice, too, and focus on things no one else is thinking about, like--is the light out?Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-6756610808154515482013-05-01T14:50:54.859-04:002013-05-01T14:50:54.859-04:00Becky, I agree--I think I'd be absentminded ev...Becky, I agree--I think I'd be absentminded even without OCD. Sometimes I make a list and then forget to look at it! :-)Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-40562268219748633072013-05-01T14:49:49.698-04:002013-05-01T14:49:49.698-04:00Janet, I can relate to how Dan was, and I'm gl...Janet, I can relate to how Dan was, and I'm glad he's better. I'm still pretty absentminded even when it's not OCD that is bothering me. I think some of it is habit. But I am trying to get better!Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-69700686290281961582013-05-01T14:48:16.930-04:002013-05-01T14:48:16.930-04:00Oh, Lisa, I wouldn't have a chance if I had th...Oh, Lisa, I wouldn't have a chance if I had three boys to take care of! I'd forget all kinds of things. :-)Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-65969492403980197142013-05-01T14:35:41.663-04:002013-05-01T14:35:41.663-04:00I'm not absentminded but I think it's so f...I'm not absentminded but I think it's so funny that your Mom took you to get your hearing checked!Elizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18279501398388972542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-78733889265652715612013-05-01T14:33:25.615-04:002013-05-01T14:33:25.615-04:00Keith, you made me laugh! I hope you weren't d...Keith, you made me laugh! I hope you weren't dropped! :-)<br /><br />I don't know how many times I've searched and searched for my reading glasses, only to find them perched on top of my head. I finally bought some inexpensive pairs so I could have a pair at work, a pair in my purse, and several pairs at home. And I still spend time looking for them!Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-20008440033881408092013-05-01T14:30:29.843-04:002013-05-01T14:30:29.843-04:00Thanks, Georgy. I really like your analogy of the ...Thanks, Georgy. I really like your analogy of the birds. I am going to remember that and use it along with the river image.Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-47183469799302745312013-05-01T14:29:31.863-04:002013-05-01T14:29:31.863-04:00Thank you, Mary. I hope these things will help my ...Thank you, Mary. I hope these things will help my absentmindedness. I hate to be too lost in my thoughts!Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-35288415638602586422013-05-01T13:24:03.929-04:002013-05-01T13:24:03.929-04:00I am always consumed more by my thoughts than of m...I am always consumed more by my thoughts than of my surroundings. But I notice things other people probably would not notice at all. Like because of my checking compulsions, I know if something has been moved in my house..like a pillow or something or a decorative object on a table. Ugh! I concentrate on the wrong things.<br />When I lived in Texas I had to drive on a 4 lane highway to work each day and when I got to work a co-worker said that he had been directly next to me in the other lane, waved and tried to get my attention for about 5 miles..when I didn't respond he honked and I still didn't look over. On that particular occasion I remember that I had been on vacation and was deep in thought because coming back to work after being off mean't I'd have a ton of work to catch up on and I was worried about how much would be stacked up on my desk. I hated playing catch up. We all laughed about it in the office, but it made me realize how deeply I can get into my thoughts.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16288842067954888301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-34429922680975073152013-05-01T12:02:50.734-04:002013-05-01T12:02:50.734-04:00one does not need OCD to be absent minded! I'm...one does not need OCD to be absent minded! I'm always asking, "what?" in conversations. also I make written lists all the time. don't know where I'd be without my lists to follow (and constantly adding to). it is so easy to get caught up in one's own thoughts and issues.Messy Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11562609823259177263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-79758010205356623132013-05-01T11:45:35.055-04:002013-05-01T11:45:35.055-04:00Wow, Tina, I could have written this post about my...Wow, Tina, I could have written this post about my son Dan, when his OCD was very active. He was always so "preoccupied" and it was so frustrating to me....he never seemed to hear me and was always "out there." Of course now I have a better understanding of what was going on, and I'm happy to say he is rarely like that anymore. As far as the salsa on the shirt goes, I wouldn't have noticed that either. I am the most unobservant person in the world, and I didn't even notice when my husband got new glasses.......I really need to work on that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-86275270568176430152013-05-01T10:54:52.441-04:002013-05-01T10:54:52.441-04:00My husband is very absent minded, but I'm not ...My husband is very absent minded, but I'm not too bad with it. I will say I am worse than I used to be - something about the 3 kids can be overwhelming ;-)Lisa @ Two Bears Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03464839163693785901noreply@blogger.com