On Friday, Mr. Squigglekins told me that when I backed up I nearly hit his neighbor. Fortunately, his neighbor saw and avoided hitting me. The same day I saw a homeless man holding an “I’m Hungry Sign,” and I was so focused on him that I drove my car over a cement planter. A passerby… Read More Another Obsession over Driving
I don’t have an addictive personality, I have an obsessive personality. Obsession and addiction look similar on the surface, but they are different. When someone has an addiction, that person doesn’t feel satisfied until they use a substance or do the forbidden activity. For example, a man who has… Read More There is a Damn Difference between Obsession and Addiction
It’s a common obsession for OCD sufferers to have anxiety over sexual orientation. I’ve had it. From sixth grade up to high school, I had anxiety over whether I was gay or not. Some people might think why worry over it? We live in a time where homosexuality is accepted. Well, I worried about… Read More I’m not Gay….( I think)
I dislike it when people tell me to get over my obsessions.To tell me to stop thinking is like telling me to ignore the elephant in the room. When I was eight years old I developed a fear of hating God. It started when I watched a scene from the film Agnes of God. In… Read More Stop THINKING about it!
Metacognition-noun- awareness and understanding of one’s own thought process. I’m good at thinking about thinking. I like understanding why I think the way I do. It has helped me understand and control my impulses. The downside of having metacognition is that it interferes with my OCD. Today, I went to my cousin’s house because my… Read More The Downside of Metacognition
Rants of An OCD Girl 