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#1
Dec 18, 2010, 06:32 PM
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I don't know why but every time I see words I just start to count them. Does anyone else do this(count things obsessively for no reason)?
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Dec 19, 2010, 12:41 PM
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My son does. Although for him he doesn't even have to be counting things... he will just start counting. Most of the time if he is not eating he is counting in one way or another... although I am not positive he isn't counting while he eats he just can't write it or say it as his hands and mouth are busy. When ever we do something new I have to think ahead about how and if it can be counted and how much time I am going to have to allow for him to count it. With him they are not sure if it is because of his autism or if he is OCD as well as autistic.
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Dec 19, 2010, 12:51 PM
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Do you remember when it started? I will start counting things sometimes when I'm bored and "waiting" like in a doctor's office I'll try to count how many holes are in a single ceiling tile and then multiply it by how ever many tiles there are, etc.
Is it particular type books/words? I use to have the compulsion to think/almost say, "Guess what we did in French today?" left over from French 1 in 9th grade, 1964ish! And, we had never "done" anything in French, LOL. I finally figured out it had to do with when I was anxious because I wanted to start a conversation with someone but didn't know what to say or how to say it; it was just my head trying to get me into communicating when I didn't know how. Lots of therapy and getting less anxious and learning better how to talk to others got rid of that particular urge/phrase popping into my head. When I'm reading something that makes me anxious (or makes me think, personally, reminds me of something, etc.) I will often suddenly find myself in front of the refrigerator! It's like a trigger and my self tries to give me space/a break from the trigger. Maybe you start counting words because what you're doing/thinking is too difficult for you to face at the moment?
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Dec 20, 2010, 03:54 AM
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I have problems with counting. I am working on other ocd issues but I can't stop counting. I count when I am waiting. If I am stuck waiting for a train to pass, I count the train cars. It seems that I am constantly counting in my mind or doing math inside my head.
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Dec 25, 2010, 09:56 PM
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first time ive posted here i do this thing with 4s & 8s & also i always say words backwards to myself like the way they would sound if they were backwards i used to do a thing where i would always type everything out in my head havent noticed that lately dunno if its just such a habit or what so im gonna see if i still do it also as a kid & now also ive had ticks i felt like i had to do when i would sit on someones lap as a kid they would laugh about it but they just didnt understand have stayed away from this section cuz its embarassing & i dont like to think about all of it maybe i need to so i can atleast get it out with people who understand
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Dec 27, 2010, 11:53 PM
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Interesting thoughts come to mind with counting. I count out Rhythms when walking or smoking. Not an actual number, but each movement sounded out in measured meter maybe? 4's or fives, not sure but the movements would be paced out and unconciuosly counted and kept a pace. Not all the time.
Then again, I knit every chance I get. Lot's of numbers in knitting, so I am constantly counting under my breath when knitting. But Is it just part of the hobby? I find that many hobbiest's crafters are a bit OCD like, especially the big O. |
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Dec 28, 2010, 11:07 AM
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It just happens sometimes like even when I'm taking a test or just sitting there I'll just start counting in my head. I just can't help it. Even when I read the posts you guys made I count how many words are in the sentences.
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Dec 28, 2010, 11:33 PM
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Are you also anywhere along the autism line/aspergers perhaps?
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#9
Dec 29, 2010, 10:49 AM
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snapdragon928,
no, no not at all. It's nothing like that. I just always feel like I have to count things. Also there's this other weird thing with like kids. If I see a woman has two kids it's bad, 4 kids it's bad, 6 kids it's bad, 8 kids it's bad. 1 kid is good, 3 kids is good, 5 kids is good, 7 kids is good, 9 kids is good. 10 or more kids is good. It's so weird. Like when I read in a celebrity magazine or something that someone has 2 kids I just think they should have one more. Then when I see someone in a magazine with 1 kids I just think they shouldn't have any more children. It's very strange I know. |
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Dec 29, 2010, 11:20 PM
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Dec 30, 2010, 09:38 AM
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Yes I like odd numbers.
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Dec 31, 2010, 01:53 AM
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Some numbers just make you feel secure.
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Jun 21, 2015, 07:01 AM
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Counting measures something given and something taken away. This is perfectly normal assessment of status that everyone does throughout life. Small children have to learn to evaluate what they have and what they lack or need. Counting, too, is a fundamental cognitive skill that goes on in later childhood to base arithmetic and learning in school. If counting is disquieting because it seems too frequent or lasts to long, it becomes 'obsessive,' meaning that there is some concern about what the person gives or has given and what is or has been taken away. So, the real issue is not the counting, as such, but the person's concerns about 'balances' in life, like losses in the past or anxiety about losses in the future and the wish for gains to replace the losses. It is difficult to overcome traumatic losses, or any loss, really. So, it's less important to worry about being 'obsessive' or having 'counting mania' than to figure out how to compensate feelings of loss by feelings of gain.
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