What's YOU'RE "disorder"? (this is meant to be fun - please don't be offended)
By miamilady
@miamilady (4910)
United States
March 8, 2008 5:00am CST
I believe it's important to see the humor in things.
Life is just too short to be serious all the time.
I enjoy to make light of things sometimes.
I also think that most (of not all) of us can relate at least to some degree, to different disorders.
The one that I relate to the most is ADD. I seriously think that I may have it to a miled or moderate degree. It has not been debilitating, so I haven't looked for confirmation of my suspicion or treatment.
I suspect that my son may have it to a moderate degree as well. So, far I haven't acted on it, but I am considering testing him.
My daughter, on the other hand, we joke about having OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder). When she was little, she COULD NOT be okay with her SOCKS. It took her forever to get ready for school in the mornings because her socks DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT. I sympathized with her and I tried to be understanding, but we always reached a point where she was driving me up the wall! Then there was the oatmeal...She ate oatmeal just about every day for about FIVE years, AND it had to be just the right consistency!
Maybe it sounds like I'm an overindulgent mom. Trust me, I'm really NOT. I'm too lazy to be. But I do try to be sympathetic and patient. I've had my own issues to deal with, so I understand.
I could go on about her OCD tendencies, but this would get very long!
I suspect my dad has OCD tendencies too. He's a major packrat and he was always a do-it-yourselfer that never finished a project because he was always trying to make it PERFECT. He was obsessed with things being level. You cannot imagine how obsessed he was.
Can you relate to any personality disorders?
Oh yeah, and my daugther sometimes teases me/ accuses me of being bi-polar!
I'm not sure where you draw the line from being moody and emotianal to being bi-polar. I'm pretty sure I haven't crossed that line, but there have been times in my life when I've been pretty close to that line.
4 people like this
11 responses
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
8 Mar 08
When I was first diagnozed with clinical depression I was sent to a pyschiatrist who diagnozed me with a lovely tag called BPD(Borderline Personality Disorder) I didn't have a clue what it meant so I bought books off amazon all about it, and I can definitely relate to it, the pyschiatrist knew what he was talking about, trouble is I've got a label and that's it. I have an OCD as well, I keep going to the toilet and I am forever checking that I have my keys before I walk out the house. I don't relate to people well, I am wary, suspicious and hostile, it's the way I was brought up and bullied in life so is it any wonder I have a condition as it were!
1 person likes this
@Ravenladyj (22904)
• United States
8 Mar 08
A REALLY great book for BPD if you dont have it or havent read it is "Sometimes I Act Crazy"..I forget the authors name but I have that book myself and even though I've been educated on the basics of BPD for several yrs, when I read this book a little while back it explained even little things that I had no idea about but after reading this book I was like "OMG thats so me and NOW I get it"....
1 person likes this
@miamilady (4910)
• United States
8 Mar 08
I never would have guessed that you were hostile.
I've read a few of your discussions and responses and I never got that vibe from you.
I've been through periods in my life where I was very hostile. I've gotten past it. I still have a temper sometimes, but I pretty much keep it under control. A certain amount of anger is normal and healthy. We just need to learn to control it.
Or try to learn.
Thanks for your post!
1 person likes this
@peedielyn (1207)
• United States
9 Mar 08
LOL! I love to laugh at my OCD. In reality, I do some really bizzare things. I flush the toilet and wash my hands three times before I sit and pee. I clean until I am tired. I make the bed perfectly before I climb into it only to get out and do it again, because the sheets don't feel right. I am anal about toilet paper. I don't like quilted designs in it cuz, I am afraid that it will not do it's job properly. I check the clock 9 times before going to bed, only to wake up an hour earlier than the alarm to check it again. This stuff is hilarious when I talk about it. I won't wear anything that has touched the floor because it's contaminated. My shoes are on a little stand when I come home. I can't walk in barefeet, and I have to wear shoes when I clean the house--makes walking faster...hmmmm I don't know. I won't touch the dog bowl but I will brush my dog 3 times a day. I count words and spell them in my head before talking them aloud. I will lay awake all night and "roam the thought process to obsession". I've done this for 13 nights in a row before. I won't eat the last two "anything", i.e. chicken nuggets, french fries, noodle o's, cherrio's. I won't drink spring water cuz in my mind bears pee in the springs. The list can go on and on and on. For show and tell my youngest son took me to school and told them he brought something crazy. The teacher knew me well so we told them about the disorder. IT's hilarious!! Hope you got a good laugh. I do all the time......maybe thats why they think I have voices in my head!!
@miamilady (4910)
• United States
9 Mar 08
LOL You must be exhausted! I'm to lazy to be OCD!
I could never keep up with all of that stuff!
My daughter has similar things that she does, but not as many as you do.
Have you had any kind of therapy to try to help you deal with it, or do you just go with the flow?
You sound like a fun person!
I forgot to mention, when I started the discussion that I think one of my sisters had OCD tendencies as well. She is a clean freak! lol We compliment eachother very well. I'm lazy with ADD tendencies. When she comes to visit with me, she cleans my house for me! LOL
She does try not to go so far as to offend me and we both have a sense of humor about things, so it works out pretty well.
She's cleaning my kids bathroom (which doubles as teh guest bathroom) and saying "i hope you don't mind" lol and I'm saying "oh no, i don't mind AT ALL!" someone else cleaning for me? what's not to love?
BTW you want to come visit for a few weeks? lol
@peedielyn (1207)
• United States
9 Mar 08
I started seeing a therapist when I was 18 and the first day I left the doctor in stitches!! She laughed so hard and so much that she didn't bother to charge me. Actually, she invites me out for a good laugh just to see what has developed lately. It's all in how you take it I guess. I always wanted to be "special" LOL but I didn't figure on this. Your sister can come clean my bathroom, I'll probably figure something is contaminated and she can scrub her knuckle red trying to get rid of it. I don't mind it at all!! LOL Oh and by the way. I don't touch metal doorknobs. I dont like the smell! This is odd but I have made improvements, I now touch my own keys. And today, I touched the bathroom floor with my bare feet. OMG what an accomplishment. I'll be over as soon as I can open the door, how's that sound?? Thanks for the response. I am still laughing!
@dwipandas (5)
• India
9 Mar 08
multiple sclerosis is a disorder of nervous system commonly effecting young females. but there are other disorders that may mimick it. have you consulted a neurologist? now a days therapies are coming that have slowing effect on the disease.
@twoey68 (13627)
• United States
9 Mar 08
I'm actually more like your daughter. I have to have everything just so. I like to be organized and even if I have a pile of papers on my desk they are in a certain order. I also go through food stages where I only eat one thing and it has to be a specific way. I don't know where I get it from b/c neither of my parents are that way.
I don't think of it as a disorder though, more of a learned behavior. It's just something that I've picked up doing over the years and never quit. Now it's no different then writing my name.
**AT PEACE WITHIN**
~~STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS~~
@miamilady (4910)
• United States
9 Mar 08
With her it seems to fluctuate a little bit.
She got over the oatmeal thing, but she loves mcdonalds now, which probably has nothing to do with ocd BUT she almost always orders the same thing, and one of those things is a hot fudge sunday with DOUBLE chocolate. She gets truly irritated if they don't do the double chocolate exactly the same way each time.
That by itself, is probably not a big deal, but she has a few little things like that, which she becomes bothered by if they aren't just so.
Unfortunately, it doesn't translate into her keeping her room spottless as it does with some people.
I wish that was one of her compulsions! lol
Thanks for your post and thanks for sharing.
@miamilady (4910)
• United States
9 Mar 08
Thanks for your response. I'm glad that despite your depression you CAN laugh about it. I'm glad the meds help you too! Take care. :-)
@shamsta19 (3224)
• United States
9 Mar 08
I have anxiety attacks. Bug out sometime. It's not like it's not warranted like I wonder, " can I pay my bills?" and bug out too much. Im not so bad nowadays. we're getting older now, more mature...
@miamilady (4910)
• United States
9 Mar 08
My son is starting to have anxiety issues. I started a disussion about it. It has been quiet a challenge trying to figure out how to help him.
Thanks for your response!
Glad to hear that it is getting better with time, for you.
@AJ1952Chats (2332)
• Anderson, Indiana
12 Mar 08
Check out what I wrote. I don't know what you would call this kind of "condition"--even though it would probably fall somewhere in the phobia category...
http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1424440.aspx
These days being a little bit of a procrastinator and a lot of a pack rat would probably be my "conditions."
I'm also writing a book and will let you know when it goes on sale, and it will tell you more.
One more thing...
I'm "suffering" (NOT) from a MAJOR case of spring fever, and the cause of it can be described in three words:
Russell Thomas Hartsaw
WooHoo!!!
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
9 Mar 08
I guess I cannot see the situation as funny because I cannot think of anything,
given also that I am trained to know these illnesses it is hard for me to find them funny.
The closest I am is anxiety disorder and this is real not funny.
@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
8 Mar 08
Guess mine is for every one to do their part and not be slack in it.
BEfore the operation . I babyset my grand daughter ,watered garden,washed off the patio,took aout the garbage,picked up the dog do, cooked did dishes about the only thing I didnt do was the kids washing left that to them.
Now I cant do all these things as healing has took along time.
So the ones we set tasked too that I did , have to keep reminding them to do it Makes me so upset when they are slack on their duties as I see them. I have got now where I do some of the cooking and washing the dishes this I can do when I Want . My daiughter asked me the other day had I forgot how to cook and I told her that I wish I could for I have cooked for them and myself for over 50 years about time for me to relax lol.
My HUbby now he needed every thing in its plae and now my grand daughter is the same if something has got moved she will put it back just right, She is 3
@musicman6 (2406)
• United States
10 Mar 08
Oh yes, even "the great musicman" has disorders, I reluctantly admit!
But in a way, these disorders are what makes mylife, accomplishes things, and makes my life fuller and happier!
The first one I have is, I am a naturally active person! I cannot sit for a long period of time without doing something, unless I just get through with a big project, and I am tired and worn out! This keeps me busy all day long and half the night!
Another disorder I have, is eating, I can't keep myself from eating food, and the problem is I love home cooked mexican food, and It's not on any diet book that I know of! The foods that are not good for you, are the ones that I love, the foods that are good for you are the ones I don't like!
And like your Dad, I have a bad habit of not throwing things away,It's just hard for me to throw something away that is perfectly good, and may be used at sometime in the future! One of these days you may need it!
Another disorder I have is being too soft-hearted! This costs me money and sometimes a lot of my time, helping other people not as fortunate as I!
These are the only ones I can think of right now, which is another disorder that I experience a lot!
