The other day I was running late to an appointment. I arrived and parked my car in between two other cars. This in itself is an “exposure” for me because I often think that I will or did hit cars when I pull into parking spots. I fear that I have scratched or dented the…
Recently the need arose for me to do something about my hair. The Situation Basically, I needed a trim and to touch up my roots (ah to be a lady with unnatural hair color). The person I wanted to go to only works certain days, and between our two schedules, I decided I ought to…
Eating out isn’t the easiest thing when one has obsessive compulsive disorder. It’s usually not even the cleanliness or “what germs are on this table?” factor for me, shockingly. It is the actual ordering and what food I am going to eat. Currently, I like to be prepared. I often check out the menu and offerings…
One of the more difficult or annoying things about my OCD of days gone by (and sort of still) was how it affected my shopping. In general, I would feel like I needed to buy anything that I touched. Fresh produce? Yes. Vitamins? Sure. Carton of eggs? Absolutely. I used to hate when the cashiers…
The title of this sketch sounds like some old saying or proverb or something, but it’s pretty straight forward. It’s about what happens when you let your OCD tendencies or obsessions get out of hand. The situation Back when we lived in Utah, I would shop at Walmart since it was close to our house.…