SILICONSAM Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Do most forum users with compulsions that are typical to them ( for example a stereotype example would be cleaning) find they do this consistently every day. Say if someone has to spend aolot of time cleaning the kitchen stuff before cooking before satisfied and it takes a lot of time would that it every day or do other users find there are days when they can do this a bit less or not at all Or for example checking the plugs and locks etc when leaving the house Link to comment
kaheath80 Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 I think it can vary. One of my compulsions is to plan, time and count exercise so I do 2.5 hours a week. I do that basically every week, but in December I had the flu and spent a whole week in bed and that was ok. Other things only occur when I'm triggered. About 6 months ago I was panicking I was going to run out of work and be fired. But then the job got really busy and so I haven't worried about that for months- but I know it could come back. Sometimes something triggers me into worrying I don't have OCD, but I can go months without this worry and then it comes back. Link to comment
Guest ashipinharbor Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 3 hours ago, SILICONSAM said: Do most forum users with compulsions that are typical to them ( for example a stereotype example would be cleaning) find they do this consistently every day. Say if someone has to spend aolot of time cleaning the kitchen stuff before cooking before satisfied and it takes a lot of time would that it every day or do other users find there are days when they can do this a bit less or not at all Or for example checking the plugs and locks etc when leaving the house I have some compulsions that I don't end up doing every day. Link to comment
AttemptingToHeal Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 I also think it can vary. There are some things I always do, like taking a certain number of steps to leave the house. There are some things I only do on certain days, like various work related compulsions as I only work Monday to Friday, and there are some things that increase more when I feel more stressed, like checking things. For me I think it depends how 'fixed' the habit is. Whether that's the 'correct' (in the sense of OCD) way to do something, or whether it's reactionary to an event or worry. Link to comment
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