Posted by LlurpsieNoodle on June 26, 2007, at 17:40:48
In reply to Thanks for your thoughts on the topic :), posted by Dinah on June 26, 2007, at 16:48:34
> When my OCD acts up, I spend a fair amount of time bothering people by taking back what I said or putting qualifications on my wishes, even if I have to call them to do it.
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funny, I have 2 friends who do this all the time. I have one short conversation with them, and then I hear regularly from them for several weeks afterwards, because they want to make sure that they didn't sound ______, or they didn't mean to say ________, or they hoped I understood _______.it's funny because they're both German.
I think it's okay to just "place an order" every now and then. like when you get up in the am to place a silent order, like at the McDonald's speaker. I would like ______. (don't bother saying "hold the onions or extra ketchup; don't put any tomato on mine because the customer inside won't have enough tomatos". McDonalds will never run out. Just like the world will never run out of nice stuff. [mental note: I just created an idealized microcosm out of McDonalds... omg...].
You can have your good stuff without worrying about someone else's tomato.
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Fate- I guess I believe in Karma. When somebody goes out of their way to help me out, I try to take that and give a little of it to other people I meet that day. If I'm having a terrible day, I try not to spread my misery, thinking that it will self-perpetuate. Having an open heart. blah blah blah.
Time to hit the limeade.
-Ll
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