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ChemGal said:
Not really sure what you mean. My cousin went out of province for in patient treatment. It was a rough go before he got accepted and it's a daily struggle not something to be channeled.
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I don't understand. Is it better to have OCD run your life and make you crazy or channel it to use it well? I prefer the latter.
 
Northwind said:
I don't understand. Is it better to have OCD run your life and make you crazy or channel it to use it well? I prefer the latter.
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It's a disorder. By definition one has it if it interferes with their life. There isn't using it well.
 
I think that like all "disorders", there's a continuum. We should probably leave off the "D" when discussing a family tendency to obsessive compulsiveness. An example. Have you ever cross stitched? What did the back look like? Exactly like the front? I very much doubt it. Except if my sister has cross-stitched it. An artist friend of mine who also did framing (but it does imply she tended to be observant) once framed a piece of my sister's work wrong way out.

My father drew up architectural boat designs from photos, and translated them into working scale model boats. He was a master of the teeny-tiny.

And my mother? A knitter, with tiny deft hands. She made fair-isle sweaters. For Skipper dolls.
 
BetteTheRed said:
I think that like all "disorders", there's a continuum. We should probably leave off the "D" when discussing a family tendency to obsessive compulsiveness. An example. Have you ever cross stitched? What did the back look like? Exactly like the front? I very much doubt it. Except if my sister has cross-stitched it. An artist friend of mine who also did framing (but it does imply she tended to be observant) once framed a piece of my sister's work wrong way out.

My father drew up architectural boat designs from photos, and translated them into working scale model boats. He was a master of the teeny-tiny.

And my mother? A knitter, with tiny deft hands. She made fair-isle sweaters. For Skipper dolls.
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Perfectionism and OCD aren't really related though. OCD is about intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviours done due to the thoughts. It's wanting to go back and check you didn't run over someone once home, not hugging kids out of fear of hurting them, going through and checking food packaging as constantly thinking it was poisoned, etc.
It's an anxiety disorder, the continuum before hitting disorder has a name - anxiety as an emotion.
 
My parents were concerned I had OCD for a while. I didn't have intrusive thoughts though, just a higher than average degree of disgust plus things like noticing I seemed to get sick less when I stopped using water fountains. I would complain when washrooms wouldn't have proper water pressure/temperature for washing hands. Throw in a school camp where the food made me sick (I suspect stomach swells now, it was very different than what I was used to eating and throw in hormone fluctuations to boot) and besides one good meal after returning home my eating habits took a few weeks to return to normal due to feeling nauseated for a while.

If a washroom didn't have proper water conditions for washing hands, I didn't obsess about it for hours afterwards, concerned I would get sick. Once I was able to wash my hands properly I didn't feel the need to go do it again and again. When my mom used a water fountain in a hospital I remarked on it and was like why at a hospital of all places they will have stuff here that's more likely to get you really sick. I can remember feeling disgusted at the time, but it wasn't like I worried for weeks my mom was going to get extremely sick, that she needed to go to the doctor, etc.
 
Weather here looks good through to Tuesday evening, then showers and cooler temps move in. Snuck in a walk yesterday, will again today.
 
Interesting. Have done some interesting exercises in various management programs we've done for work but that's a new one on me. Nice.
 
Mendalla said:
Interesting. Have done some interesting exercises in various management programs we've done for work but that's a new one on me. Nice.
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started with the stories/excuses/beliefs holding us back and then reframed for the affirmations
 
We had a lovely walk here today. It's colder and smelled a bit like snow. Apparently that's in the forecast, at least for higher elevations. The wind was wild this afternoon. Thankfully it has settled down

This gorgeous and friendly lady came on the walk with us. I'd take her home if I thought I'd get away with it. She's a sweetie.

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Nice doggie but, wow, that second picture. Spectacular. I'm thinking we should move out the island once we're both retired.
 
Beautiful pics @Northwind

There is a two foot high, and growing, snow drift in front of my door + it is only 12F and there is a STRONG wind so no biking today :( But I still managed another full week (week officially ends on Sat for biking but I've been going to Sun for counting) :)
 
That dog is a sweetie. We also had Bo
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with us.

We have a cold front here too. They are calling for snow, though I don't expect it to amount to anything.

Stay warm @BethAnne
 
I like Abby :) We don't have a lot of snow here (thankfully) - just what we got yesterday is really blowing around. Need to figure out when I can get in to get my snow tires on my car!
 
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