Posted by SLS on February 12, 2005, at 8:17:37
In reply to Re: Is OCPD dx applicable? » SLS, posted by Ron Hill on February 9, 2005, at 11:35:14
Hi Ron.
> So what do you think? Do you meet the DSM-IV critera for OCPD?
No. However, I see a hint of myself in the description. I picked up a perfectionist temperament from my mother, whom generally has fit the definition in the past. She has mellowed a bit over the years to the point where she acutally allows people in the house with their shoes on.
The perfectionism that I did carry with me was enough that one of my doctors noticed it about 20 years ago. He remarked that even if he could find a drug that worked, my perfectionism would act to produce a relapse. From that day on, I made it a project to rid myself of it. For the most part, I have been successful. Every now and then, especially during one of my brief remissions, I see the vestiges of it. However, I feel confident that whatever remains is not pathological and won't affect my recovery.
I once started a thread here asking how many people with bipolar disorder were perfectionists. We had quite a turn-out. :-)
- Scott
> > > Bipolar II and Obsessive Compulsive Personality Traits
> > My bipolar disorder is kind of a strange one that doesn't fit into either I or II. However, I have had to deal with perfectionism. Do you think your obsessiveness might be perfectionism?
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