Psychology Today: Creative Types Have a Self-Critical Eye
Now this makes sense. I know if they were to study theater folks, especially actors, they would find a much higher then average percentage of OCD then the uh, “normal” population. I don’t have any figures on that, but I have seen it speculated numerous places and in my own experience it is very true.
I don’t know why that is, possibly because, for one, … Read The Rest >>
Newsday.com: Is he really batty?
We decided to ask some experts just what it is this guy is all about.
Beginning with his dark obsession.
“I think probably what’s bothering Batman is not obsessive compulsive disorder, but something called obsessive compulsive personality disorder, said M. Joann Wright, staff psychologist at Hofstra University. “It’s a preoccupation with perfectionism, with morality and ethics and values - a scrupulous, inflexible thinking about morals and values. And people with OCPD will … Read The Rest >>
This is an audio of an NPR broadcast, where this young man tells his story. It’s worth a listen. He describes dealing with OCD in treatment as playing a game of whack-a-mole. that’s about as apt a description as I have ever heard.
NPR : Beating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
I did a radio interview with NPR a few years ago. I am going to see if I can still find it online…
This is an article about a father having to learn how to deal with and take care of his son who has a disabling level of OCD.
It’s a good Fathers Day read.
I am very familiar with OCD taking precedence over everything else, especially when first triggered and you have that initial panic level anxiety. And yes it does make it difficult or impossible to focus on any other task at hand but in … Read The Rest >>
I think, at lest for me, the hardest part of living with OCD is the isolation. Yes the anxiety is not easy, the compulsions are exhausting and all of that. But it is the isolating nature of OCD that grinds me down. I am not just talking about the being different. That we are. And most of us go to great lengths to hide the exact nature of our illness. … Read The Rest >>
