Obsessive Compulsive Anyone???

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I didn't think of that one either. For me it's Groupwise email, then hotmail, then Z100 for online radio, then PMS system I work on, then Excel, then back to dz.com to check pm's and such. Plus these always have to be in the same order on the bottom of my screen.

Phew...

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[Girlfalldown 0]

Yay!

I like appearing normal.

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[simplyputsi 0]

I have to have all my windows at work in the right order at the bottom of my screen. If one program gets shut down for some odd reason I shut them all down and then bring them back up so they are in order.

Skymama's #2 stalker -

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I've done that before. haha

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http://psychcentral.com/ocdquiz.htm

You scored a total of 11

Based upon your responses to this screening measure, it is probable you are suffering from an obsessive-compulsive disorder. You can view symptoms and treatment options for this disorder. This is not a diagnosis, or a recommendation for treatment. However, it would be advisable and likely beneficial for you to seek a professional diagnosis from a trained mental health professional in your community at your earliest convenience.

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[missg8tordivr 0]

You scored a total of 16

Based upon your responses to this screening measure, you are most likely suffering from an obsessive-compulsive disorder. You can view symptoms and treatment options for this disorder. This is not a diagnosis, or a recommendation for treatment. However, it would be advisable and likely beneficial for you to seek a professional diagnosis from a trained mental health professional in your community immediately.

What does this mean!?!?!?!

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F LORIDA!

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When in public restrooms when I wash my hands I use the paper towel I dry my hands off with to shut the water off and open the door

I do that, too!!!

That's not OCD, it's just good hygiene after seeing all the people that touch that handle *without* washing their hands first.

Blues,
Dave

"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!"
(drink Mountain Dew)

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CD's left out of their case!!!!!! Ahhhhhhh!!

And worse yet... when people put the CD in a wrong case to swap it out of the player!

Firefly does this to my cd's and my dvd's. Drives me freakin crazy. She is the one who is ocd, not me.

Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you.

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You scored a total of 5

You have answered this self-report questionnaire in such a way as to suggest that you do not likely currently suffer from an obsessive-compulsive disorder. You should not take this as a diagnosis or recommendation for treatment in any way, though.

Woo hoo I'm normal

[simplyputsi 0]

I got a 5 too but I didn't want to tell anyone because I figured they wouldn't believe me.

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[NWFlyer 2]

I got a 0. This is the first test I'm happy to have a 0 on.

"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

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You scored a total of 1.
You have answered this self-report questionnaire in such a way as to suggest that you do not likely currently suffer from an obsessive-compulsive disorder. You should not take this as a diagnosis or recommendation for treatment in any way, though.

But I scored a lot higher on the ADD/ADHD screen.

If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

[fireflytx 0]

I ALSO HATE WHEN PEOPLE HAVE TO FACE MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I should be the one doing it since I have ocd

"Well behaved women rarely make history"

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Holy bologna!

I only scored a 2!

Seriously....I answered yes to the need to have things arranged perfectly, and yes to another one...what was it....ummm....oh yea, yes to ritualized cleansing or grooming.

<----doing the I'm normal--I'm-really-normal! Yey! dance

Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

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I ALSO HATE WHEN PEOPLE HAVE TO FACE MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I should be the one doing it since I have ocd

Ohhh... yeah, I do have to line up the bills in my wallet all facing the same way, and in order of denomination.

But that wasn't on the test so I guess I'm not OCD.

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You scored a total of 16

Hmm, then I'm more normal than at least 1 person!

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Me, too!

Except I try very hard not to carry cash.

<----loves AMEX membership rewards

There were a LOT of things not on the test I simply MUST do

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Ohhh... yeah, I do have to line up the bills in my wallet all facing the same way, and in order of denomination.

Yep. That's a big one...although I rarely carry cash. Just my keychain with my cute little baby debit and credit cards attached.

rl

If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

[fireflytx 0]

I scored a 19. I knew it would be high. I have OCD really bad. I wish it would just go away. It is really embarrassing at times and really upsets me that I am like this. It is definitely a flaw I so wish I could change. I know it has bothers those around me.

I try to look at the positive, if there is one. Like if maybe I leave the stove on and in my routine checking things a million times I will catch it OR maybe checking my chest strap and my handles a ton of times in the plane will keep me alive. I have caught myself looking at my chest strap on exit even though I know I checked it a million times in the plane.

"Well behaved women rarely make history"

[missg8tordivr 0]

Thats only because most of the answers that I had as a maybe or sometimes I put at a YES.............yea, thats it!


Truthfully....I am okay with being abnormal!

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Iz OK, firefly
If you're serious...you might want to look into cognitive behavioral therapy
Even though the test showed I do not have issues...I think if anything silly like organizing gets in the way of you otherwise going out and having fun at times, then there's an issue. I've had to really work on that and always have to cognitively put things in perspective....the goal being to change your natural reaction to things for the better

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I think of it like martial arts of the mind---like martial arts trains you over time to react to certain stimuli in a different way than you would have otherwise. So, for example, someone is throwing a punch, you automatically block, rather than otherwise probably getting smashed in the face

Having said all that....I've never seen a therapist or taken martial arts...this is just by what I've read on the subjects and I'm a TRUE believe in mind over matter. But that's a whooolllllle other thread alltogehter....

Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

[RhondaLea 4]

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I scored a 19. I knew it would be high. I have OCD really bad. I wish it would just go away. It is really embarrassing at times and really upsets me that I am like this. It is definitely a flaw I so wish I could change. I know it has bothers those around me.

Well, I'll tell you what...if I had taken that test during a severe hypothyroid episode, my results would've been a lot different--i.e., higher than you.

OCD is biochemical, not psychological, and it can be easily treated with several different drugs.

rl

If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

[wmw999 2,452]

I sort of got a 1/2. A zero according to them, but I do end up with a lot of crap collected around the house.

I guess since it's not neatly stacked and alphabetized, that just means I'm messy, huh

Wendy W.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[fireflytx 0]

Pretty much, when I am staying busy with my one million hobbies it takes my mind off of most of that shit. I have some control over it but wish I had more.

Did I tell you all about my new hobby.................Circus Aerial Silks. I just love it!

"Well behaved women rarely make history"

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Believe me, I understand the need for hobbies. I have a MILLION of them.

Some people wonder how the hell I garden, take care of orchids, take care of all my pets & play with them, run, scuba, skydive, paint, do all the housechores and still have time for reviewing my fashion magazines, reading, dinner w/ my hunny, watching American Idol and 8 hours sleep!

I move at the speed of light and am so flippin orgazined & effecient about my day that I multi-task like nobody's business.

You HAVE to make time for the fun things and other things you enjoy to maintain sanity

Aerial silks sounds cool

Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.