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November 2, 2005
....or you'll break your mother's back...
Not too long ago I watched a British movie about a guy who had Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. It wasn't a good movie, and not a comedy as advertised. Anyhow, the other day I was thinking about it and how the character couldn't step on cracks on the sidewalk. I decided to see what it would be like and tried it for myself. Yes, I probably did look like a dork as I walked with a complete lack of rhythm, it was actually pretty hard to avoid the lines! While doing it I realized, "Wow, walking is amazing! It's so much work, so much weight is resting on my little legs!" As soon as I thought this it became increasingly more difficult to walk. How strange! That is not the end. Since I started doing this I have not been able to stop. I have created some strange habit. But, I'm not alone. I glanced around today and counted three other people walking this way, staring at the ground, cautiously avoiding cracks....
How can I break this habit? Maybe I need an iPod to distract myself from the cracks?
Posted by cory at November 2, 2005 9:00 PM
Comments
i do that all the time! sometimes out of fear too... its like, once you start thinking about it, you feel like youve jinxed yourself.
anyhow... what was the movie? didn't the guy in the Norwegian film elling do that too?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0279064/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnx0dD0xfGZiPXV8cG49MHxrdz0xfHE9ZWxsaW5nfGZ0PTF8bXg9MjB8bG09NTAwfGNvPTF8aHRtbD0xfG5tPTE_;fc=1;ft=20;fm=1
Posted by: james at November 2, 2005 9:58 PM
I have mild OCD that makes me do that. For real. I also count syllables. That is the worst. It makes me replay peoples conversations in my head all day to make sure I counted the correct number of syllables. The syllables have to be an even number AND end on my left thumb. (i count using my fingers starting with my right pinky)
After therapy and some medication it isnt that bad. But it still happens. I have to work hard not to do it. Some days I have bad relapses when I am stressed out. I literally cant function properly at the end of the day.
Posted by: docbeezy at November 2, 2005 11:02 PM
I also do this thing sometimes where I can't sleep, I just imagine all these boxes flotating and I have to put them in patterns and rows. It's all I can think about, eventhough I try so hard not to. I probably have mild OCD as well.
Posted by: Cory Weaver at November 2, 2005 11:19 PM
I really don't like that movie. I thought it was supposed to be a comedy as well, but it just made me feel really sad that the main character had to go through what he did without emotional support. I hope this crack avoiding doesn't get out of hand for you.
Posted by: Lindsay Cool at November 4, 2005 2:04 PM
I BEAT IT! I haven't done it in awhile. As long as I never think about it, I'm fine....how strange our minds are. We are so easily tricked into believing what we imagine is true. I don't really think I have an OCD anymore.
Posted by: Cory Weaver at November 4, 2005 2:46 PM