OCD/Control

beepster · Post by **beepster** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 9:08 am

Does anyone suffer from OCD? I was on a few meds for it and have been taken off them since I started an MAOI. The OCD has come back big time. Mainly with the obessive thoughts and the need to control things. I always have to have my house very neat, until I was on the OCD drugs and then I didn't care (worried what people would think if they came by before the meds). Now My house is messy and it drives me nuts, but I'm trying to allow myself to live in my house, not have every item picked up. But when I do need to do something like the dishes or laundry, I get anxious. I think because I feel like I have to have every last dish washed and put away and have it look perfect. So I find myself avoiding it. Can anyone relate

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 9:39 am

Is your house really messy now, or is it still neat, but not to your standards ? I've learned that it's ok to leave a newspaper or 2 on the table for a few days. I've learned that a little dust won't kill anyone. I've never been on meds for OCD. I am working my way through it now. I don't check the locks on the doors over and over anymore. The laundry piling up a bit doesn't bother me anymore either. There's so much more to life then that !

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 1:27 pm

Thank you for your reply. To most people my house would be neat. But I am trying to learn to leave it a little messy and it;s hard. I use to check locks too. That part has not come back, just worrying about the house. I use to have to have no clutter at all. Even had to clean all my closets and drawers and everything before I left the house for vacation. Because what would someone think if they broke in and saw my house a mess. Crazy thinking! I am learning to let things go, but am trying to figure out how much is too much. Plus I get anxiety about it still. I guess it;s that wanting to be in control.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 8:59 am

I DON'T HAVE OCD BUT HAVE A CONTROL THING. I AM CLAUSTROPHOBIC. I WAS EVEN CLAUSTROPHOBIC IN MY SISTERS CAR CAUSE HER PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE. I TOLD HER IT WAS TOO COLD AND I DON'T WANT TO OPEN IT BUT KNOWING I COULD MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE. HER WINDOW WORKS WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING SO I CAN GET IN. YOU PROBABLY DON'T UNDERSTAND ANYMORE THAN I CAN UNDERSTAND OCD.