Tuesday, May 8, 2012

OCD, This is me not finding balance.

I have a tendency to be all or nothing with things. I used to be pretty OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)/germaphobic about a lot of things, but over the years I have gone to the far opposite in attempt to combat my OCD tendencies. Now I'm just a disgusting mess. Here are some lists of what make me OCD, and what make me disgusting.
OCD/Germaphobic (Things I used to do, or don't do so much anymore)
-Insist that the house be SPARKLING
-Not share food or drinks
-My teeth aren't clean unless they squeak (I still do this)
-Dishes cannot be in the sink past the end of the day
-Go pee like 5-10 times before bed (okay, this is a real symptom of OCD I think)
-Get a word or phrase stuck in my head like most people get a song stuck in their head
-Not share things like napkins, clothes, pillows, sheets, hair brushes (I still hate sharing brushes, hate it), and all sorts of other things
Nasty
-At HE someone dropped a raw hot dog on the dirty pavilion floor at the park. I said, I'll eat it, speared it with a roaster, roasted it, and ate it.
-I will eat almost anything (it's all about the porous nature of the food) that has fallen on the floor
-Dishes can be in the sink for like 2 days or something, shudder
-I haven't vacuumed my room in about 2 weeks (though I've picked it up about 10 times)
-I will share food or drinks with anyone, unless they are bugging me, have bad breath, or are all around nasty
-Go pee once, then go to bed (I'm proud of this victory!)
-Re-use my drinking cup for all sorts of juices and water for days, I'm talking lipstick and lemonade pulp
I think a lot of it has to do with working with disgusting, smelly children all day. If I was as germaphobic as I used to be I wouldn't survive a day teaching. Also, I have been working towards being more chill about things. I know I was way too uptight about everything being neat and tidy. I wouldn't get mad at roommates and family members for reasons they were oblivious to. I knew I had to get over it and so i worked at letting the small things go, like dishes or messy floors. Before I knew it I was eating hot dogs covered in park pavilion dirt.

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