tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post6117267720814822688..comments2023-10-08T08:29:47.056-04:00Comments on Bringing along OCD . . . : OCD: Picking up sticksUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-87970461070514939432012-02-29T10:12:36.320-05:002012-02-29T10:12:36.320-05:00Me, too. It's kind of scary to have the time a...Me, too. It's kind of scary to have the time and not know what to do with it.Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-83587444654154471222012-02-29T08:09:46.030-05:002012-02-29T08:09:46.030-05:00It's amazing that you get back free time when ...It's amazing that you get back free time when you deal with the OCD. Sometimes I was completely stumped as to what to do with my free time!71º & Sunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981113989131619635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-90635475197314884772012-02-28T11:37:34.508-05:002012-02-28T11:37:34.508-05:00OCD takes up a lot of time, doesn't it!?OCD takes up a lot of time, doesn't it!?Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-33712151431873528192012-02-28T11:14:09.884-05:002012-02-28T11:14:09.884-05:00Gosh, this post just goes to show that just about ...Gosh, this post just goes to show that just about everything I do is OCD! Yep, I do this kind of stuff too and have for many years.Elizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18279501398388972542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-82083965094219834822012-02-27T21:07:07.216-05:002012-02-27T21:07:07.216-05:00Oh, I know how it is, Melanie. It's so hard to...Oh, I know how it is, Melanie. It's so hard to feel so responsible, and afraid. I still keep my coffee maker unplugged.Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-28371830509407598002012-02-27T20:56:49.604-05:002012-02-27T20:56:49.604-05:00Yes....I had a few friends who's houses burned...Yes....I had a few friends who's houses burned down. One because of clothes that got under the water heater and the other from a curling iron. I just couldn't let this happen at my house, now could I? Consequently, I had to check under the water heater at least 5 times a night before I went to bed, at least, and everything had to be unplugged at night,....EVERYTHING (except major appliances,) because of the curling iron thing. It used to drive my parents nuts that they had to plug in their toaster and microwave every morning.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03734177506438734993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-18117242046626997882012-02-27T20:14:00.639-05:002012-02-27T20:14:00.639-05:00Thank you, Janet. You're always so encouraging...Thank you, Janet. You're always so encouraging! I'm a work in progress.Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-60898468614259447262012-02-27T20:13:12.636-05:002012-02-27T20:13:12.636-05:00Yes, it made even a simple walk a nightmare.Yes, it made even a simple walk a nightmare.Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-35558883597115114442012-02-27T15:28:25.518-05:002012-02-27T15:28:25.518-05:00You do a great job of giving non-sufferers an idea...You do a great job of giving non-sufferers an idea of what you used to go through with this particular harm obsession. I had never heard of obsessing over sticks and rocks until I read Jeff Bell's "Rewind, Replay, Repeat." Thanks so much for sharing and it's great to hear you can now call it what it is and refocus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-32994530187587964242012-02-27T13:47:51.004-05:002012-02-27T13:47:51.004-05:00Kat, that's a good point you make about confli...Kat, that's a good point you make about conflicting obsessions and compulsions. There are times when you either do something or don't do something, but it would be bad to do that something or to not do it. It's enough to make your head spin.71º & Sunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981113989131619635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-41567341720423526412012-02-27T12:50:34.375-05:002012-02-27T12:50:34.375-05:00It would be hard to have that compulsion constantl...It would be hard to have that compulsion constantly weighing on you each time you walked anywhere. I'm glad you're able to recognize it and move along now!Lisa @ Two Bears Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03464839163693785901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-30254203402676484392012-02-27T11:40:36.434-05:002012-02-27T11:40:36.434-05:00Kat, It is overwhelming. You're right, like th...Kat, It is overwhelming. You're right, like the weight of the world is on our shoulders. And I don't think I ever questioned the responsibility or why I had it. I just felt the weight.Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-85543366264115833972012-02-27T11:21:55.975-05:002012-02-27T11:21:55.975-05:00I completely understand! This post really speaks ...I completely understand! This post really speaks to me in so many ways. The stress of feeling like you're responsible for everyone's safety, like the weight of the world is on your shoulders. The stress of the conflicting compulsions and obsessions. It's just all so overwhelming.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542984912834780882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-16857887084139470762012-02-26T20:13:37.775-05:002012-02-26T20:13:37.775-05:00Sunny, I like your comment that "You didn'...Sunny, I like your comment that "You didn't ask for the job, but somehow you ended up with it." I sometimes think, why can't I be like everyone else? No one else seems to worry about these things.<br /><br />This sense of responsibility for the safety of everyone else is overwhelming. At least I know now that I'm not the only one! :-)<br /><br />I'll look forward to your post when you write it!Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-35873239071081356732012-02-26T20:03:14.213-05:002012-02-26T20:03:14.213-05:00Oh yeah! It's a HORRIBLE, sick feeling because...Oh yeah! It's a HORRIBLE, sick feeling because you just feel this overwhelming burden of protecting everyone around you. You didn't ask for the job, but somehow you ended up with it. Deep down, you really know that this whole thing is wacky and you should just walk on by, but maybe, just maybe, it really is a danger to someone else and well, then what kind of person would you be if you walked on and didn't do anything about it? This is probably one of the more painful obsessions (well, I don't know, I guess they're all kind of painful now that I think about it!). It seems to hit out of nowhere when you're just walking along and minding your own business. This reminds me of an incident that happened to me a couple of years ago on the way home from the Int'l OC Conference. I'll have to write a post about it.71º & Sunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981113989131619635noreply@blogger.com