Ok, that explains a lotmaitrixOctober 20 2005, 16:14:55 UTC
Three is a number of closure for me. This is why I turn the key in the lock three times, unclick and click the car alarm three times and fiddle with the stove knob three times.
Also explains my obsession with the number 6. Three twice, because I am too lazy for nine. And the 3/4 tempo.
I bet this is the first time you've heard of the lazy OCDer. This morning when I spilled coffee on the bus seat next to me was horrible. I stared at it, not at the coffee, but at the pattern the spilled coffe formed as it crossed the neat, patternes stripes of the upholstery. So, I had to clean it up (or pass out) and then Purelled my hands three times.
Re: Ok, that explains a lotmaitrixOctober 20 2005, 16:19:29 UTC
coffee patterned
I'm hungry, tapping my booted foot on the trash can in 3/4 tempo and quite annoyed at myself for the spelling oversights.
Lazy, hypoglycemic, anemic OCDer
Oh, and I practically live in the ladies' room given the pea-sized bladder. Good thing they just put lotion in there for I scrub my hands until they feel like emery boards.
Do you ever feel physically dirty if you haven't washed your hands or wiped your face with kleenex (not the first one, but the one below it) in a few hours?
Re: Ok, that explains a lotbenchiladaOctober 21 2005, 05:10:39 UTC
Do you ever feel physically dirty if you haven't washed your hands or wiped your face with kleenex (not the first one, but the one below it) in a few hours?
Yep. You should see my rituals for using public restrooms. Never the first paper towel, use a paper towl to open the door when leaving, operate faucets with elbows or knuckles, waste first few sheets of toilet paper, then use next set to wipe the seat.
And yeah, occasionally my hands feel...sticky...between my fingers, out of nowhere. Drives me nuts.
I am getting ideas as to what your brain might look like on paper. It may be a few days (or never, depending on my personal laziness level), but thank you. Every little bit modifies it
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How conscious is the triple-ness now? I mean, if this makes any sense, is there any level of unconscious three-ing? What about when you do things like when you did my wedding ceremony? Does the trippling not move into the verbal? Do you have to type things 3 times also, then delete them
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My Tourette's and OCD rarely surface whilst acting, or writing, or doing something that's patently me. It seems to be a common thing, as I've read about NBA stars and surgeons with TS and OCD, all of whom say it goes away when they do what they do.
That having been said, I find that my subconcious is often doing things in threes, which Sara will, on occasion, gleefully point out to me.
Somehow I seemed to have misunderstood, or underestimated your OCD as some kind of "quirkiness"...
This is way past "quirky", right into "hellish as fuck".
And it dissapears when you're writing, acting (?)... driving too? Sounds to me like it ends when you reach a certain "state of flow"... some teacher went on and on about this... it's the same state of mind you get in when you're being completely dumbstruck with the beauty of a piece of art, or, apparently when driving a car... he also called this "flow" a "blank silence hiding a neural storm in your lower cortex".
A lot of cases of OCD could be thrown into the "quirky" file, both for the viewer and the person who has it. Not mine.
Well...to be quite honest, after twenty-some years of this, I've gotten quite good at hiding it. During times of high stress or low sleep, though, it and my Tourette's come out to play.
It usually falls under "heckish" and sometimes into "hellish." Just depends on the day, really.
And I really like that "blank silence" quote. Very true...
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And yes, it is.
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Also explains my obsession with the number 6. Three twice, because I am too lazy for nine. And the 3/4 tempo.
I bet this is the first time you've heard of the lazy OCDer. This morning when I spilled coffee on the bus seat next to me was horrible. I stared at it, not at the coffee, but at the pattern the spilled coffe formed as it crossed the neat, patternes stripes of the upholstery. So, I had to clean it up (or pass out) and then Purelled my hands three times.
For good measure.
For good measure.
For good measure.
I NEED DRUGS.
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I'm hungry, tapping my booted foot on the trash can in 3/4 tempo and quite annoyed at myself for the spelling oversights.
Lazy, hypoglycemic, anemic OCDer
Oh, and I practically live in the ladies' room given the pea-sized bladder. Good thing they just put lotion in there for I scrub my hands until they feel like emery boards.
Do you ever feel physically dirty if you haven't washed your hands or wiped your face with kleenex (not the first one, but the one below it) in a few hours?
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Yep. You should see my rituals for using public restrooms. Never the first paper towel, use a paper towl to open the door when leaving, operate faucets with elbows or knuckles, waste first few sheets of toilet paper, then use next set to wipe the seat.
And yeah, occasionally my hands feel...sticky...between my fingers, out of nowhere. Drives me nuts.
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And I'm glad I can be of service. Expect more soon...and tell your friends.
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Relief comes in threes.
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That having been said, I find that my subconcious is often doing things in threes, which Sara will, on occasion, gleefully point out to me.
I don't know why it's three...it just is.
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Somehow I seemed to have misunderstood, or underestimated your OCD as some kind of "quirkiness"...
This is way past "quirky", right into "hellish as fuck".
And it dissapears when you're writing, acting (?)... driving too? Sounds to me like it ends when you reach a certain "state of flow"... some teacher went on and on about this... it's the same state of mind you get in when you're being completely dumbstruck with the beauty of a piece of art, or, apparently when driving a car... he also called this "flow" a "blank silence hiding a neural storm in your lower cortex".
Guh.
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Well...to be quite honest, after twenty-some years of this, I've gotten quite good at hiding it. During times of high stress or low sleep, though, it and my Tourette's come out to play.
It usually falls under "heckish" and sometimes into "hellish." Just depends on the day, really.
And I really like that "blank silence" quote. Very true...
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