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Is it Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) (heavy on the O) or control freak?
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<blockquote data-quote="Peace Please" data-source="post: 438701" data-attributes="member: 11492"><p>This, to me, sounds like the compulsive side of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). I have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), heavy on the obsessions, and I did the exact same thing as a teenager (my Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) hadn't been diagnosed yet). I am still very concerned about keeping everything organized and VERY clean. I also have a specific routine every day. I start with my bedroom because it is the very back room in our apartment, and work my may forward. Everything has it's place, and everything must be cleaned in a certain way with a certain cleaning product. </p><p></p><p>I have learned throughout the years that my cleaning habits are compulsive and I become more ridgid about it when I am having obsessive thoughts about something. For me, the compulsive cleaning is a defense mechanism against the obsessive thoughts. Following a certain routine and organizing things makes me feel in control, which is important to someone like me because when I'm having an obsessive bout, there is NO controlling my brain. It doesn't matter that I know in my heart that my worries are irrational, my brain convinces me that my fears are real. Having control over SOMETHING helps ease the anxiety of this vicious circle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peace Please, post: 438701, member: 11492"] This, to me, sounds like the compulsive side of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). I have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), heavy on the obsessions, and I did the exact same thing as a teenager (my Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) hadn't been diagnosed yet). I am still very concerned about keeping everything organized and VERY clean. I also have a specific routine every day. I start with my bedroom because it is the very back room in our apartment, and work my may forward. Everything has it's place, and everything must be cleaned in a certain way with a certain cleaning product. I have learned throughout the years that my cleaning habits are compulsive and I become more ridgid about it when I am having obsessive thoughts about something. For me, the compulsive cleaning is a defense mechanism against the obsessive thoughts. Following a certain routine and organizing things makes me feel in control, which is important to someone like me because when I'm having an obsessive bout, there is NO controlling my brain. It doesn't matter that I know in my heart that my worries are irrational, my brain convinces me that my fears are real. Having control over SOMETHING helps ease the anxiety of this vicious circle. [/QUOTE]
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