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Originally Posted by pdwhite
I think I have many of the symptoms of OCD, but the main obsession I have is with being productive and efficient. Everything I do (even little things like walking to class or when I talk to people) I'm always thinking 'How could I do this in the most efficient way?' And anytime I have free time I think 'Oh no, I need to find something efficient.' I seriously studied for my last exam for about 20 hours straight with only like 2 small breaks. I feel like if I eat or sleep or hang out with friends I'm cheating myself. Has anyone heard of this? It really gets on my nerves sometimes. I searched on the Internet and there just isn't much about it (or I'm not looking in the right places). Maybe it's not even OCD; it's I feel like all my symptoms point to it.
Please tell me your thoughts: what do you think? have you heard of this?
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best thing to do in my opinion is ask a doctor. i know with my OCD i worry tremendously about things not being "perfect" and i become very upset if i think they aren't. i also like to be very exact in everything i do, and try to avoid doing anything that would render something "imperfect".
i also feel a deep need to "use up" things. for instance, i mark off the date every day on my calendar, in order to "make time go away". i also have a need to use up the ink in pens and felt tip markers!
the other thing i know about my OCD is that for some reason i feel my life would be completely "empty" without it. i cannot even begin to describe the terrible, blank emptiness i would feel without it. it "orders" my life. i'm not saying it is a wonderful thing to have, but my OCD has been the primary coping mechanism i have had for anxiety for years, probably ever since i was a child!
good luck to you!