Posted by Dr. Bob on September 25, 2003, at 7:54:49
In reply to Re: Pstims for OCD?? Really? Not!, posted by fredxx on September 25, 2003, at 4:59:55
> > OCD is the result of very specific psychological conflicts not a chemical imbalance
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> hi, just wanted to say i've enjoyed reading the thoughtful and informative posts on this board
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> as someone who has suffered from OCD for 40+ years i have given much thought to the subject
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> i guess we always get back to the nature nurture arguments, my current thinking is that the central issues of ocd are about punishment and harm (in my case anyway)
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> we live in a world of which we have but a little understanding, where we are all vulnerable, where there are a myriad of things that can and do go wrong, often catastrophically
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> and where blame and punishment are dished out to all and sundry on a daily basis in an attempt to control chaos
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> i want to live in a world which never thought of the concepts of blame and punishment as a way of dealing with the things that go wrong in a universe based on entropy
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> OCD is my FEAR and LOATHING of THIS brutal world
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> for me it's a miracle that ANYONE is "sane" on this planet
> (and i'm not sure ANYONE truly is) ;)
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> regards to all
> fredxx
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