[violet66]

It just goes in cycles. I find something to obsess about, whether it be good or bad, and it takes over my every waking thought. Then one day it bores me and I eventually find another obsession. It's maddening. Can anyone else relate?

[AAAAA]

ABSOLUTELY!!!!!! Violet66. I cycle through several things. I enjoy playing video games (RPGS so they take a while to complete), crocheting, reading, chatting online, sewing, redecorating, and reorganizing. It’s like a roulette wheel, who knows where it’ll stop next. I’ve just had a relatively short cycle with crocheting. Unfortunately I did not finish the bedspread that I was making and I hope that comes up again soon.

Ew, I forgot cooking, baking and cleaning.

[BalishBun]

no, I don't really have one, but it sounds pretty aggrivating

[scott88keys]

AAAA, I'm not clear about your obsessions--they sound more like hobbies, which are enjoyable tasks. People with OCD have obsessions that are NOT enjoyable, intrusive, disturbing thoughts.

Violet, I know what you mean. My OCD has gone through several cycles over the years, and it waxes and wanes in intensity. Germs, washing, going up stairs a certain way, entering doorways a certain ways, symmetry issues, locking doors, checking routines, ruminations, sexual obsessions. . .

[Cthomas]

I too fight with ocd

It comes in equally frustrating cycles and includes counting everything and having to rearrange everythning a certain way along with being a germophobe

I hear ya and I hate it too. Hope this helps
Colleen

[violet66]

Thank you for the responses. I was hoping to talk to my pdoc today about my latest disturbing obsession, but my poor DD is home sick with a cough. I was really hoping to relieve my brain by sharing my thoughts with him.

Violet,
I totally can relate. Feel free to PM me if you need help

[Joeyjojo]

My Obsessions are not hurting anyone (a big one), years ago after a not so great relationship I use to obsess about seeing that person again, worrying about them, coming back to them as a friend (redeeming myself or being the person I said I'd be) It was a very phobic relationship actually...worrying about what my friends would think of this person. I told myself when I broke it up that "I would never treat someone like that ever again", which it self was an obsession. I would date people and just before I'd kiss them or something I'd remember this person's blue eyes and I'd stop cold, that was a fear of coming back to that person the same way (which EXPLICITIVE happened...total emotional car accident ). Generally, I obsess about purchases but I delay gratification (hoarding?). I'm actually running out of things to purchase now (can you tell from my checking account and credit score....yes) I'd actually say my biggest obsession is the intrusive thought of seeing this person again and trying to reason with her now.

[ArianeB]

I obsess about interpersonal insecurities. If someone I care about seems distant or doesn't call me back once, I think - "oh, no, they've discovered that I'm weird and no good and now it's all over". I will keep thinking about these ideas fretfully, mulling over what I may have done and why they don't care for me. I will do this until I have some sort of attention from them and confirmation that things are fine. If someone makes fun of me or declines an invitation/reaching out on my part, I begin to think repeatedly that they must have discovered that I'm a weird, messed up person. I begin to think about everything that I could change about myself to be normal, or to be accepted by other people. These internal sessions can last for days on end. It's like one big endless self criticism and self improvement bandwagon. Other than reinforcement from other people, my only way out of this state is immersing myself in excercise or drawing. They help me to lose track of my ego and these destructive thoughts.

<font color="purple">Yeah, my life has been like that for about the past five or six years I don't like it because when I stop and think about it my life feels so shallow and empty. </font>

[Azalysa]

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I obsess about interpersonal insecurities. If someone I care about seems distant or doesn't call me back once, I think - "oh, no, they've discovered that I'm weird and no good and now it's all over". I will keep thinking about these ideas fretfully, mulling over what I may have done and why they don't care for me. I will do this until I have some sort of attention from them and confirmation that things are fine.

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Oh, this is soooo me!!! I read way too much into the smallest things people do or say (or so my best friend tells me) and am just sure I am not liked for some reason due to that. Something as tiny as being in a chat room and being greeted with: "Hi, Azalysa" and then someone else entering and being greeted with a ! behind their name. As silly as it sounds, that can send me off on an entire spiral of, "why don't they like me...did I ever offend them?" etc.

[Labyssum]

I get obsessions too! Right now my obsession(s) is reading books and surfing on Live Journal.

I guess im with AAAAAAAAAAA on this one lol.

<font color="purple">Well, as long as we are talking about our current obsessions, mine are:

All things Pokemon (if you couldn't tell)
Checking journals for new entries, or for comments on my entries
The net sub-culture in general
And of course, the on going loop-de-loop od death thoughts, but they only pop up sporaticly in the sea of other thoughts these days. </font>

[embarassed]

I'm still obssessed with pdoc. I went for several weeks without driving by his house but I did it today after my appointment this morning because I knew he wouldn't be home. I hate to say this but I enjoyed being able to do it in broad daylight without having to worry about him catching me. I also accidentally got a free 24 hour membership for one of those background check websites when I signed up for Netflix. Needless to say, I had a field day with that membership and now I know the addresses and birthdays of my pdoc's parents, grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles, several former roommates, and in-laws. Holy crap, I'm crazy. I hope this obssession will eventually lose steam.

[ArianeB]

Yeah, that's totally how things are for me. Way too much overinterperetation. It can make social interaction mega painful.