There’s a lot to cover so let’s dive right in with our first subtype…. What can cause feelings of mental contamination? God, now it’s so much worse.

( Log Out /  Share this post here >>. Okay, so what about some specific examples of this subtype’s obsessions?

The fear that they will is incredibly strong though. I have a lot of the symptoms. But I still couldn’t do it. This rewriting perpetuates me to remember the key messages.

It’s pretty easy to imagine how direct contact can lead to feelings of mental contamination and possible avoidance behaviour as a result, but what’s this about indirect contact? What different forms of checking are there? There are two main focuses with this subtype of OCD: the questioning of your sexual preferences and the fear that you’ll act on those preferences in an inappropriate and/or harmful way. The thing about obsessive-compulsive disorder is that there’s no one type, no single representation of what it is.

Let’s take a closer look at some of the main themes of intrusive thoughts. And hopefully that can bring me peace and give me the hope and motivation to find my strength and take back control.

Did you know OCD isn’t all about hand washing or being a perfectionist? Every other post I see here feels so relatable and makes me feel so comforted and just a bit more separated from my obsessive and compulsive behavior. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. And I'll keep doing this until the word does 'feel' right.

Want to chat? When I write, it has to be perfect.

As with contact contamination, if you experience this OCD subtype, you may wash yourself excessively to relieve the discomfort those obsessive and intrusive thoughts cause.

Having no clue what OCD was, what other conclusion could I come to other than that I was so incredibly stupid and incompetent?

This feeling of internal dirtiness is caused by a psychological or physical violation and generally affects the whole of your body, rather than a localised part (e.g., your hands after touching a ‘germy’ banister).

Are any of these subtypes new to you or were you familiar with some already?

They can include: The compulsion listed at the start of this section was pretty vague, mainly because it differs from person to person, but that’s not a great help if you want to write about this. The evil is named and now I can see it for what it is.

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These intrusive, aggressive thoughts could make you believe that you’re a bad person, someone capable of acting on them—more than that, someone who very well could do unless you do something to prevent it.

I knew it didn’t make sense to edit and delete so much while writing that I could barely get anything on the page. This is such terrible writing, I have to delete this.” So often I’d be working for hours and only have a few sentences to show at the end, and then I’d just break down crying. What form of intrusive thought could this theme take? You have heard about my binder in prior posts but to go deeper I should discuss the notes within the binder. Your core values and beliefs, the parts of yourself that define your purpose in life, are challenged by these unwanted and intrusive thoughts and suppressing them doesn’t solve the problem.

Religious, moral and ethical Scrupulosity can be particularly devastating because the obsession is completely at odds with who you believe you are.

You might need to have: And if things are not orderly or arranged in the right way? It’s a lot more than repeatedly washing your hands or cleaning things though—a lotmore—so we’ll break this category down a little bit further.

Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. And once you’re clued up on the various forms of OCD? Share your thoughts in the comments below! There are actually several subtypes of OCD, each with a variety of obsessional thoughts and compulsive behaviours—and I bet there’s a few that surprise you.

I turned almost every writing assignment in late while I was in college since it took me so long and the deadline could not beat my perfectionism OCD.

The sad reality is, though, that this actually feeds the cycle of obsession and compulsion. As we covered in the last Psychology & Storycraft post, How to Tell If Your Character Has Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, OCD is very misunderstood. Without being hung over or strung out…and without fundamentally changing my personality.

If you want to learn more about the other types of OCD that aren’t listed here or find more specific examples of obsessions and compulsions, reference books and the internet are your friends.

The compulsion is to rectify that. It isn’t intended to be a substitute for professional advice so do consult a qualified clinical professional if you have any questions about the diagnosis criteria. Next up as I “embrace my OCD” is the topic of taking notes. It has been both cathartic and filling me with sorrow at the deep shame I would feel and how I interpreted my compulsions as evidence of being a terrible person, stupid and/or incompetent. This site works best with JavaScript enabled.

Research thoroughly, read widely and write sensitively. Another name for this form of OCD is Scrupulosity and it isn’t just limited to unwanted religious thoughts; it includes intrusive moral and ethical thoughts too.

So what are some of the common obsessions found in Scrupulosity?

Exactly what those obsessions and compulsions are differs from person to person, but it’s possible to identify common themes or dimensions across the various experiences of OCD.

I have obsessions and compulsions.

OCD is an interesting affliction. Want to spread awareness? You should set a goal to write for 5 good minutes per day and once you have achieved that, work on 10 good minutes per day, and so on until you are doing a 4 hour session. I recognize it is almost 2014 but I do still like to take notes on a physical format and then go back to revisit them…over and over again. Ugh, no that’s bad. A subreddit dedicated to discussion, articles, and images regarding OCD. Come find me on Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest. The truth is that I’m stronger than the puppeteer. Remember this if any of your characters experience this form of OCD. ), Inordinate fear of having offended God (e.g., by mispronouncing a few words when praying), Unwanted sexual thoughts about God, saints or other religious figures, Repeated fears of going to hell or that your actions will doom loved ones, Repeatedly confessing actions or thoughts (e.g., to priests, religious elders, friends, family, etc.

OCD and writing/rewriting.

OCD has several subtypes, so make sure you know what differentiates and defines them before you start writing about characters with this mental health disorder. These intrusive thoughts can make you feel scared, ashamed, guilty, disgusted or embarrassed, and generally focus on the thing you are most afraid of being or doing, which is why these thoughts have such an impact. What kind of situations can trigger obsessions in this type of OCD?

I then will look at them and if the points have been updated or I don’t like the content in there (e.g.

An endless internal battle of “Just let it be, don’t edit it, I know you don’t like it, but you just have to keep going!

Rather than objects being dirty, with mental contamination, you feel unclean. It’s only through checking (and often checking many, many times) that this terrible anxiety can be alleviated.

only available to those on my mailing list. My ramblings about expeditions in the Project Management profession, Good leadership is contagious....so is bad leadership, Project Managers should have degrees in psychology, I have ADD, Anxiety and OCD: I am the ultimate Project Manager. If you have this particular type of OCD, you might wash yourself or clean things until you ‘feel’ they are clean, whereas someone without OCD might wash or clean until they ‘see’ they are clean.

What are they? A common situation in college — I‘d spend several hours working on a writing assignment due the next day, writing and rewriting sentences over and over again, making painfully slow progress. Built on Perch. This form of OCD is called ‘magical thinking’ because it involves an illogical thought pattern in which unrelated actions or events are linked together.

With that, we’ve reached the end of the post! In avoiding triggers for the obsessional thoughts, you might believe you can prevent them.

Like, all the time. If your intrusive thoughts feature members of your own household, it can lead to even greater emotional distress, with avoidance behaviours like never hugging or bathing your children negatively impacting both you and your child.

you’re not the worst person in the world!” I wish things didn’t have to get so bad over the years in so many different areas of my life for me to think that maybe it was something out of my control.

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( Log Out /  Today we’re going to take a look at the most common ones, as well as examples, both general and specific, of their related obsessions and compulsions. For example, magical thoughts might include believing that: I mentioned rituals. We all have intrusive thoughts from time to time, but the fear that those thoughts are genuine and might be acted on is ramped up in the case of OCD.

This is the one that’s often portrayed in media and is typically the first thing that comes to mind when people think of OCD. It could be: In response to these violent intrusive thoughts, you might perform compulsions like locking away sharp objects or not cooking for loved ones, or you might avoid certain situations or people, like public places or your children.

Sigh. If one letter in a word doesn't 'feel' right, then I have to erase it and rewrite it.

Writing and rewriting and rewriting (May be OCPD) This may be OCPD relating to perfectionism, but I have the compulsion to rewrite something if there is a smudge on the piece of paper, or the ink from my pen isn't even on a line, or if I mess up writing something.

You also might avoid inviting people into your home to stop anything disturbing what you’ve meticulously arranged, which can have an impact on your social life and relationships.

The intense feelings of discomfort that come from feeling dirty, perhaps coupled with the fear that you might pass those germs on to others, could fill you with the need to scrub for hours, which comes with a lot of negative repercussions (that will have a whole section in the next post, So Powerful It’s Fact: Writing About Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder). I'm going to the doctors soon about this but I wasn't sure if this would be apart of what I think is OCD. ( Log Out / 

A puppeteer pulling strings in my brain that doesn’t want what’s best for me. The site may not work properly if you don't, If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit, Press J to jump to the feed.

And sometimes it just felt like my brain was completely empty, and I thought maybe I was so dumb I wasn’t capable of having meaningful thoughts to write.

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