I had thought I'd start a support forum for people with these issues but I'm too busy really to commit to such a project (at least now) so I thought I'd start a post at least.
I've had problems with all these. How many of you all have had issues with at least one or more of them?
My OCD problems started in high school when I had these urges to do routines (like brushing my hair a specific way a number of times and so forth) and didn't know why I had to do them. It wasn't until after high school that I met a girl who wanted to have a life with me and I realized, since my routines were so tied to the house I was living in, that I could not live in another house with her until I get rid of those routines. I went to a mental hospital to get rid of them but had ungoing anxiety problems here and there and I did not realize they were a component of my OCD. My OCD partly contributed to my divorce as my ex was not understanding (but there were other issues) and she cited that as one reason for leaving. I did, however, learn a lot about OCD which has helped me cope and I have come to terms with it and realized I will always be that way even though I at one point thought OCD would go away.
I had doubts about my faith also for various reasons including the fact my girlfriend and then wife and now my ex was an apostate Catholic who tested my faith. I did not know as much about my faith as I do now and have become a Christian philosopher (though I don't do that professionally). I've written tons of essays over the years after becoming knowledgeable about my faith. Each of these problems has had their day in my life - not to mention the difficulty at my last job where the powers-that-be decided to make my life there a living hell. Yep, I've had at times a difficult life but lived to tell about it.
Who's next? Anybody need any advice about this stuff?
I've had problems with all these. How many of you all have had issues with at least one or more of them?
My OCD problems started in high school when I had these urges to do routines (like brushing my hair a specific way a number of times and so forth) and didn't know why I had to do them. It wasn't until after high school that I met a girl who wanted to have a life with me and I realized, since my routines were so tied to the house I was living in, that I could not live in another house with her until I get rid of those routines. I went to a mental hospital to get rid of them but had ungoing anxiety problems here and there and I did not realize they were a component of my OCD. My OCD partly contributed to my divorce as my ex was not understanding (but there were other issues) and she cited that as one reason for leaving. I did, however, learn a lot about OCD which has helped me cope and I have come to terms with it and realized I will always be that way even though I at one point thought OCD would go away.
I had doubts about my faith also for various reasons including the fact my girlfriend and then wife and now my ex was an apostate Catholic who tested my faith. I did not know as much about my faith as I do now and have become a Christian philosopher (though I don't do that professionally). I've written tons of essays over the years after becoming knowledgeable about my faith. Each of these problems has had their day in my life - not to mention the difficulty at my last job where the powers-that-be decided to make my life there a living hell. Yep, I've had at times a difficult life but lived to tell about it.
Who's next? Anybody need any advice about this stuff?
