I find it interesting that many creative types have "issues" of one sort or another (see Michael Jackson). Whether it's psychological disorders that help drive someone's creative thought process or tough life experiences that generate a great story, or both, it seems to happen a lot.
I'm glad that you and others have actually been able to turn these things into something positive for themselves. I'm also glad that you seem to be getting the help you need in dealing with it and not letting it consume your personal life in the process. There is the dangerous road which many have also gone down before.
Brad_King
· 5 months ago
Hey Joe:
I'll act as if I wasn't just compared to Michael Jackson ;)
I'm not sure that it doesn't consume my personal life - or my work life - or the other parts of my life. All I do know is that I feel more normal knowing about than I did before I knew about it.
In the end, all any of us can really do is try to manage our own insanity. Some days it's easier than others. Some days its harder. But as long as you keep putting one foot in front of the next and try to pay attention, it seems there's always another day to try.
JoeKikta
· 5 months ago
Brad,
You should feel honored to be compared to MJ!
Life is definitely about dealing with insanity: yours, everyone else's and the random insane events that result!
Neil
· 5 months ago
Hey Brad, this is Jenny’s husband Neil.
I came across your post thru Jenny's twitter account and decided to read. I too have OCD, but it manifests itself a little different from yours. I feel your frustration about the success and failures of working on OCD yourself with the Cognitive Behavioral approach. I'm trying without the "drugs", but I also have an awesome therapist helping me along too. Your spot on when talking about the never ending loop of ups and downs when dealing with this OCD crap. I feel your pain. Just wanted to say thanks for sharing a very personal affliction that you’re dealing with and it lets me know I'm not alone in dealing with my own demons.
Thanks,
Neil
Brad_King
· 5 months ago
Hey Neil:
OCPD is actually different than OCD. Instead of the ticks that people with OCD have (that's an imprecise way to describe it), mine manifest themselves as rules for interactions and relations. It's quite interesting, when I step away from it; not so much when I'm in the middle of it :)
For a long time, I just kinda kept it to myself and my inner-circle of friends, but for me, it's a daily reality. It seems only fair to talk about it since other folks have to deal with it. (And, you know, I don't really feel badly about having to deal with it.)
Glad it was helpful to read :) We all certainly have our stuff so we may as well talk about it.
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I'm glad that you and others have actually been able to turn these things into something positive for themselves. I'm also glad that you seem to be getting the help you need in dealing with it and not letting it consume your personal life in the process. There is the dangerous road which many have also gone down before.
I'll act as if I wasn't just compared to Michael Jackson ;)
I'm not sure that it doesn't consume my personal life - or my work life - or the other parts of my life. All I do know is that I feel more normal knowing about than I did before I knew about it.
In the end, all any of us can really do is try to manage our own insanity. Some days it's easier than others. Some days its harder. But as long as you keep putting one foot in front of the next and try to pay attention, it seems there's always another day to try.
You should feel honored to be compared to MJ!
Life is definitely about dealing with insanity: yours, everyone else's and the random insane events that result!
I came across your post thru Jenny's twitter account and decided to read. I too have OCD, but it manifests itself a little different from yours. I feel your frustration about the success and failures of working on OCD yourself with the Cognitive Behavioral approach. I'm trying without the "drugs", but I also have an awesome therapist helping me along too. Your spot on when talking about the never ending loop of ups and downs when dealing with this OCD crap. I feel your pain. Just wanted to say thanks for sharing a very personal affliction that you’re dealing with and it lets me know I'm not alone in dealing with my own demons.
Thanks,
Neil
OCPD is actually different than OCD. Instead of the ticks that people with OCD have (that's an imprecise way to describe it), mine manifest themselves as rules for interactions and relations. It's quite interesting, when I step away from it; not so much when I'm in the middle of it :)
For a long time, I just kinda kept it to myself and my inner-circle of friends, but for me, it's a daily reality. It seems only fair to talk about it since other folks have to deal with it. (And, you know, I don't really feel badly about having to deal with it.)
Glad it was helpful to read :) We all certainly have our stuff so we may as well talk about it.