Posted by Noa on February 1, 2000, at 19:56:48
In reply to Re: Countdown to invasion, posted by cag on February 1, 2000, at 16:25:39
Wow, thanks for telling your story. That was quite a childhood.
Actually, when I used the term OCD, I meant it not in the true sense, like your mother's compulsions to keep things, junk, trash. For me , it is more the result of depression and anxiety.
Usually we hear about OCD profiles that involve cleanliness compulsions and rituals.
I am curious. Did you, as a child, or do you now, have an understanding of the beliefs underlying your mother's compulsions?
I am reminded of my older sister's friend, down the block from us, whose mother kept old newspapers for decades, piled up, and lots of other junk, too. No one beside the mother or daughter went inside the house.
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