tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410765988179779659.post4311608072064188606..comments2023-11-02T03:49:46.613-04:00Comments on The Muddled Sage: Dragging on Like the DickinsAstartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337583910910454897noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410765988179779659.post-41025058411581744242009-02-24T15:16:00.000-05:002009-02-24T15:16:00.000-05:00I have this kind of OCD, too. I suspect this is w...I have this kind of OCD, too. I suspect this is why it takes me so freaking long to write emails and blog entries (and blog comments, for that matter): I read stuff so many times before I hit the button that I end up memorizing it. Anyway, thank you for discussing this so openly.Bring A. Torchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04582790471462415763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410765988179779659.post-44267948168938910202008-03-22T21:02:00.000-04:002008-03-22T21:02:00.000-04:00Thanks for posting about this! It's always good (...Thanks for posting about this! It's always good (in a bad way, I guess) to hear about other people having the same problem. I've noticed it getting steadily worse in the past few days, probably because our appointment with the county is coming up, as is the visit from my mother. I've been really obsessing about the kids' safety lately, which is very unusual for me, and also for DH, who is flying to Vancouver this week. I know by the end of next week, when everything is over, I'll feel a lot better, and really that's the only thing that's keeping me from flying over to the doctor and begging for more drugs. I had been really, really scared to talk about it at first, because I was afraid that the doctor would call someone to take the kids away from me, so I didn't say anything for a long, long time. When I finally did, the doctor was SO unfazed, and wanted to know why I hadn't said anything earlier! I think that a lot more people suffer from this than we think, and are all afraid to say anything.Astartehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337583910910454897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410765988179779659.post-57816884557074042062008-03-20T14:04:00.000-04:002008-03-20T14:04:00.000-04:00Sorry the house thing is still up in the air- it'd...Sorry the house thing is still up in the air- it'd be driving me nuts, too. <BR/>I SO APPRECIATED what you said about your OCD and specifically its manifestation about worrying that you'll somehow hurt your kids. I went through this exact same thing a few months ago, and finally did talk to some people about it (not professionals, but an online friend who has experience with anxiety and OCD, and also friends and family.) It helped so much just to express this part of myself which seemed so shameful and abnormal. I was able to get through it and am currently not experiencing any of those symptoms, but I had to accept that it's not an embarassing thing, and that if it ever feels like it's controlling my mind, I HAVE to go talk to a doctor instead of just becoming more afraid of it.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07141742419364168878noreply@blogger.com