Posted by Racer on February 3, 2006, at 12:40:40
In reply to Re: Strange thoughts- is this OCD or something els, posted by PsychoPharmaFiender on February 3, 2006, at 4:40:34
OK, this sort of thing I do -- not precisely, but I will read the license plates around me and either play with the numbers (mostly patterns, not equations), or make up short phrases or words to fit the letters.
What I know, though, is that if it takes my attention away from people in my car or the traffic around me, that's a sign that my anxiety is getting a little out of control, and I'm compensating by getting obsessive. NOT the same as OCD, just obsessive.
Can you ask yourself if you're doing this sort of thing because there's something you don't want to think about instead?
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