stellaocd
- Date posted
- 2y ago
any tips for perfectionism with makeup symmetry?
ocd and bdd is not fun
thrutheweatherthrutheweather
- Date posted
- 2y ago
Hehe - realised recently that when I used to spend hours in the morning perfecting my eyebrows that it was potentially my OCD. Had to be symmetrical… blended the same in the same place. I’d wipe them off it they weren’t perfect and start again.. didn’t matter if I was going to be late. I’d carry makeup with me and go into toilets after I got into wherever I was going to fix them if I was already seriously behind. I remember being so frustrated some mornings I’d cry. Nowadays… I don’t really care too much. If it looks bad I wipe it off and go without any on 🤣 - I started playing around with different styles of makeup and found that doing minimal makeup seriously helped decrease the amount of time I spent ‘perfecting’ it. Blemishes are natural… so if any appear in my makeup I tell myself that it’s fine because that’s normal!
CinnamorollCinnamoroll
- Date posted
- 2y ago
Seeing close up pictures and videos of celebrities and social media influencers helped me, because their makeup is never flawless. If people who have years of experience applying makeup, and people with personal makeup artists, have asymmetry, then I should expect my makeup to be that way too *and IT'S SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE.* 😊 Sticking with it is like an exposure for me. Good luck to you. 💜
AnonymousAnonymous
- User type
- Staff
- Date posted
- 2y ago
I feel for you. I think, at its root, it is the same, it is avoidance of a feeling- if it doesn't look or feel a certain way, the idea that I cannot tolerate the feeling can seem overwhelming- that's why it's so important to not allow feelings to dictate what you choose- instead purposefully make it less perfect, allow yourself to get through the tough feelings, the more you do this, the easier it gets and the more you recognize that you can tolerate tough feelings.
Anonymous80000Anonymous80000
- Date posted
- 45w ago
@Stacy Quick Hello, i was wondering if i could get help for my perfectionism ocd
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gage736
- Date posted
- 5w ago
Need tips
I have pure ocd i think , i always gotta make sure i do certain things like tap things , light switches on n off , shut things few times and re open them till it feels right . Walk in a room go back out and back in out in in till my mind is right Its exhausting
TrustTheProcess
- Date posted
- 4w ago
Is this perfectionism OCD or am I just stressed?
So this is not a very major thing at all, but it's something that came up yesterday and I couldn't sleep because of it. I'm a big fan of this video game, it's called Xenoblade Chronicles X. Well, after 10 years, it's finally getting a re-release on modern platforms. It's super exciting. From the clips I've seen, it seems to be a very faithful remaster that improves upon the imperfections of the original. However, what my brain is stressed about is that they sort of changed the user interface/font style of the game in order to make it more legible and less crowded. They also revamped some of the character models too. Not a bad thing at all, but I was such a big fan of the old user interface that all the new changes are stressing me out. It's making me want to purchase old hardware just so I can replay the original instead of the re release So all day I've been looking at side-by-side comparisons and getting disappointed by the new one. Which sucks because there is objectively nothing wrong with it! All of my dreams last night were about the game and I wasn't able to get proper sleep. So is this perfectionism OCD or is this an aftereffect of my other subtypes or am I just being extra nitpicky?
mgmt
- Date posted
- 20d ago
Perfectionism ocd
I cannot get over my perfectionism ocd surrounding my hair. The color needs to be perfect without any undertone left of red or orange, or I freak out (due to past experience). I’m a natural brunette, so I dye my hair brown…. Making me have red/orange undertones. I want to get over my ocd completely and the fear I get from dying it/looking at it/constantly checking and comparing to others hair. It’s exhausting. Any tips ? I want ocd to stop taking control of my life. I want to enjoy getting my hair done and not freaking out every second over it.
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