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Originally Posted by MadyJohannah
I started back to school last fall and I met Rachel. We had a few classes together and became friends. She does have this one little quirk, however. She says she's ocd about certain things, and it drives me NUTS  Is that even possible? I didn't think so. It's insane. She's ocd about reading, about taking notes, about doing homework, about her job, about driving. BUT, she does not have OCD. I know people who have that disorder. She's not one of them. How can I make her realize that she doesn't have ocd and that she's doing people with the disorder a disservice by "trying to fit in" with them. I mentioned it to her once and she flew off the handle. She said it only "hit" her after she had children and that I could not possibly understand.  Some people are just loony. Anyone who would use their "dis-ease" as an attention-getter is just plain wacko. |
yes it is possible to have OCD around only certain things. thats what the disorder is. you are obcessive and compulive around things. some people have obcessions about germs so their compulsion is repeatedly washing of the hands, wearing facial masks and other things that will prevent their being in contact with germs. another person can have an obcession about hording newspapers to the point where they are compulsively stacking newspapers along their walls and one day all thats left of their home is a maze of newspaper "walls" some people are OCD about their grades. their compulsion leads them to study every waking hour of their life so that they are perfect in their classes and careers.
most times OCD people do have their own obcessions and cumpulsions, some have lots of obcessions and cumpulsions and others have only one or two. My partner is one that must every morning have at least a cup of coffee. no matter where we are or what we are doing. imagine going camping and forgetting the portable brewer or at the least instant coffee. no body for miles can be a happy camper if that happens here LOL My obcession/ compulsion is animals. Im like an animal magnet, if theres a stray with in this city that needs a home Im there to take it in and get it spayed/nutered and find it a hopefully forever home.
you cant change people who have OCD but their symptoms can be managed and services that can help with the burden it poses are available through all kinds of agencies. example the SPCA gives vouchers for people like me so that when we find a stray it doesnt cost us anything. they know the odds of finding these strays a home is vastly improved if the animal is already "fixed and shots" it keeps the animal population down, their kennels free for others that dont have the space for taking in strays and the animals win too because they are getting a roof over their heads, socializing skills with someone who has TLC abound.
OCD is hard to live with but its manageable.
