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[vhtry]

My psych says that obsessiveness is part of my bipolar. Do any of you deal with obsessiveness? Isn't it freakin' draining? I spent 15 fucking hours making the ~*perfect*~ grocery list and I'm still not done. Any thoughts on how to ease it?

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[indy_md]

my psych calls that OCD and has diagnosed me with that in addition to bipolar disorder. yes, i deal with it on a day to day basis but some of the meds i take help. i take a small dose of zoloft and an antipsychotic called zeldox and those both help with obsessions. you should do some reading on OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder), it might help you pin down areas you can start to work on. spending 15 hours making a grocery list is actually a compulsion that you are doing to ease your anxiety from some obsession you have. don't worry if you can't figure out what is causing the anxiety. i have many compulsions where i don't seem to be conscious of what obsession is driving them. but supposedly this stuff can be worked out in therapy. i just can't afford therapy.

[alliesmania]

My obessiveness is triggered with my mania cycle. When I am depressed I could give a shit about anything or anyone but when I am manic I have to control EVERYthing. But I also have ADHD so that makes my obsessions even worse because I can't focus on just one task at a time. My psych told me to clean one room at a time and carry a laundry basket with me. The point is not to trigger leaving the room to put something away but staying in one room the whole time and anything that does not belong in the room goes in the basket. When you are finished then you take the basket and put things away or go to the next room. Sometimes it works sometimes I want to tell her just where to shove her freaking basket and do what I want. So I am not sure if I am much help at all. Sorry...

[alliesmania]

Remember too that control issues stem from not being in control. The reality is that when you feel out of control emotionally or physically you are going to try to take control back in any way you can. When you do that you start to obsess and OCD kicks in. But, unless you are like the guy in "as good as it gets" (locking the door 5 times, washing your hands with 3 different bars of soap and not steping on cracks), then it is probably just linked to your bipolar issues at the time. How you feel emotionally is how you will react to the amount of control you need. At least, that is how it is with me. I am working on taking a step back and being aware that I am obsessing and choosing when to stop it. Changing the amount of control, even though I may not be able to control how I feel, I can make damn sure my papers are straightned. LOL *hugs*