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Re: Practical obsessiveness

Posted by pegasus on March 28, 2004, at 23:47:10

In reply to Practical obsessiveness, posted by milahra on March 28, 2004, at 21:19:24

Hi milahra and welcome!

I'm a lot like you. I don't have OCD, but I definitely need organization. I think there's a continuum. I'm on the very mild end, where I do have some obsessions and some compulsions, but they don't usually rule me (although I have had periods in my life where they do start to take over). I also have to be very organized in order to think straight. My husband and I just had an argument about that. I got up earlier than he wanted on Saturday, because I said I had to write a paper. Then I proceeded to clean the house for several hours. To me, that made perfect sense, because I wasn't going to be able to work on the paper until the house was in order. To him, that was kinda crazy.

I think Elle is right that what you describe is really nothing to worry about. I think that if you find yourself unable to function in some area of your life (work, school, relationships) because of your need for order, that's when you start to get worried.

- p

 

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