Posted by daizy on April 9, 2003, at 6:20:11
In reply to Re: Indecisiveness., posted by Questionmark on April 8, 2003, at 22:54:13
> Thanks Pax and Jane.
> Yeah i think there's definitely a obsessive-compulsive component to it. i have very little stuff on the OCD spectrum but the OC "tendencies" i do have are fairly severe i think. Perfectionism; compulsive need for "rightness" i guess you could say (not necessarily order though). i duno. But yeah and then i think the major ADD sh*t i have makes it even worse.
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> "I have this problem too, It gets really bad and then everyone thinks you're a flake cos you say things and then change your mind. I am quite famous for it in my family, my mom doesn't really take what I say seriously unless its done and sealed !!" That's interesting. i think it's different with me though, cuz, i so abhor the thought of being insincere or holding strong views that are wrong that i rarely DO make strong claims (except in defense of confusion) or anything anymore-- AH i don't even know if that's exactly right or appropriately expressive. DAM*T@!!! But no i .. what i think i mean is that i don't think i change my mind (at least externally) too much in a short period of time (if that makes sense!)-- i'm always of the "i don't know" mentality. Anyway, sorry, i'm rambling. But does anyone else feel similar to this? Jane how bout you?
> So you think the typical anti-OCD meds might be beneficial for this?
>Yes I think I feel the same!! I am also of the "i dont know" mentality. I am a very bad decision maker, which bugs me a lot, because when I do actually make a decision no one thinks I will stick to it. Therefore people in my life tend to automatically make my decisions for me which I find belittling.
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