Posted by Paige on August 24, 2010
OCD
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Today on the Rise Guys we were talking about being OCD. Matt read an email from a P1 who has a husband who is OCD about numbers. This guy also refuses to drink after his own 8 year old son. When his wife serves the dinner she has to give him his portions before anyone else in the family. He’s doing the whole Howie Mandel s fist bump…..etc.. Will her husbands OCD ruin her family? How much will she tollerate? We asked the P1 family if anyone else out there suffered from OCD. Nine is obsessed with being on time. Matt keeps the volume on his TV set at an even number. I keep towels a certain way in my linen closet. P1 Fireman keeps the cans organized a certain way in the pantry. Both Fatboy and P1 Fireman take their clothes off before they use the bathroom. The clinical term for OCD is- Obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms include both obsessions and compulsions. If you suffer from OCD, obsessions are repeated, persistent and unwanted ideas, thoughts, images that are involuntarily, and the seem to make no sense. These obsessions and compulsions are repetitive behaviors that you feel driven to perform. These repetitive actions are meant to prevent or reduce anxiety or distress related to your obsession. Matt has an obsession with even numbers for example. You may also make up rules or rituals to follow that help control the anxiety you feel when having obsessive thoughts. Obsessions quite often have themes to them. Such as : washing and cleaning , counting, checking. Performing the same action repeatedly. Overall, I think I am OCD about things being in order. I don’t have anxiety about completing the task or making sure that it is done a certain amount of times. I was surprised to find out how many people are OCD. The more I talk to P1’s, the more I found out the weird little things I have in common with everyone else. I too worry about unplugging things before I leave the house. I don’t like to mix my food on my plate either. I guess if it caused problems in my life, I would consider behavior modification. But for now, I will just be “ picky” about some things.
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