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- Lavender
- Date posted
- 4y ago
i think it is...When i was cutting the grass i used to insist on going over spots that didn’t look cut enough again. And in like 5th grade if I forgot one detail from a chapter I was reading, i would reread the whole page. In some ways this is a beneficial part of OCD because it makes the outcome good for what you’re doing, you remember the info more. But I would still try to minimize it because giving into compulsions there could negatively impact other ocd thoughts you’re having
I have tons of notes. In my case, it's one part of my OCD,. From what I've read it is OCD. I know it is because sometimes I almost have a panic attack and I take notes many times a day.
Yes, I really struggle with this, I write way too much because I’m worried about leaving out something important, but then I’ve written too many notes and it’s very difficult to study and to find what’s actually important. So yeah that’s something I’ve been working on for awhile, I’ve gotten better at resisting excessive note taking.
If you take notes can you stop or do tou have to do it like no matter what you do it if so thats ocd
It’s not really feisable over a long period of time so I used to just copy notes but I would work for maybe like 12 hrs doing one part of a chapter
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It can absolutely be OCD! Now, depending on how badly it affects your daily life/work, it could be made manageable into a helpful trait. For example; I too take excessive notes and will feel like I need to rewrite them or use specific paper/notebooks and pens/highlighters. However, if I put caps on my notes or deal with having the wrong color highlighter, the notes that I do take mean more comprehension and retention. So while even with caps on time or pages or whatever, they still take longer than for others; however, I need less study time because I’ve been so immersed in the material. In class example: My extensive notes in class are also a coping mechanism for my ADD. I have had student jobs as a note taker before. Because I’m getting paid to share my notes, I back off from just trying to write everything in the lecture so that the notes are more legible, but I also don’t have time to rewrite them, so that however they turn out, I live with the imperfections. In that case, it helps with my attention, retention, fighting perfectionism, fighting the desire for 100% verbatim, gets me better test scores, and I actually get paid. It’s a difficult balancing act to be sure. It’s something I still struggle with. But it can also be one of the few good things from dealing with OCD, if you just keep fighting those urges. Good luck! 💜
Can anyone tell me if this is OCD or not: sometimes I get obsessed with like a “plan” or an “idea” and just can’t stop thinking about it. It can be anything totally random. Yesterday at the store I saw a loaf of tiny bread. I really wanna get it and other stuff to make tiny little sandwiches. I literally couldn’t sleep last night because all I can think about is making these tiny sandwiches??? I had to get up and tell my partner about it. Still thinking about it today. Told everyone at work today. There is some anxiety around it because I feel like I NEED to go through with the plan or the idea or whatever, but it’s not fear based at all. Is that part of my OCD or is it something else?
I am always thinking about my past. I keep notes of every single detail. I keep calendar. I always try to have a clear image of everything from the last days, months, years. I am overthinking all the time and this ruins my life. If i lose control of what happened the last days my mind somehow dont function and i get really depressed. Is this ocd? Anybody else with same problem?
I have a problem regarding OCD false memories. Therefore, whenever there is something that might be trigger me at the future, I always write it down in notes or voice notes. but sometimes these notes or voice notes actually become a new kind of ocd for me. sometimes when i listen to my old voice note again, i feel why am i talking like this, am i being denial on this note, etc I’m so tired.
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