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Re:Perfectionism versus Obsessive Compulsive Disorder by pkaye on Sunday August 06, 2017 @02:31AM (#14940053)
I got to admit an OCD/perfectionism trait (out of many I will not all list) I used to have when I was younger... I would install say an Linux distribution on my computer and somewhere a few hours or days afterwards I would make a slight mistake in configuring it and I felt a level of discomfort that I must reinstall the whole thing from scratch. One summer I spend a good part of time doing this kind of stuff and getting no productive stuff done. Used to think it was normal behavior until I learned about OCD in a book by chance. I called my hospital and spoke to a psychologist and the CBT therapy worked great for me. Thankfully I've not had OCD compulsions since then. I just look back at my youth and how much time I wasted acting that way...
Re:Perfectionism versus Obsessive Compulsive Disorder by marpstar on Sunday August 06, 2017 @02:40AM (#14940078)
Reminds me of a friend mine. When we were teens we’d be reformatting our machines every other month it seemed like. The one time he created the partition and ended up with something like 49.9GB instead of an even 50GB. He proceeded to redo the entire install and partitioning while I stood by dumbfounded that he’d waste all that time.
Re:Perfectionism versus Obsessive Compulsive Disorder by shaolinpanda on Monday August 07, 2017 @06:31PM (#14951823)
I've done this myself! :/ It feels like the relief of getting it "right" outweighs the time wasted, at least at the time. But it's kind of crazy when you think about it!
Re:Perfectionism versus Obsessive Compulsive Disorder by shaolinpanda on Monday August 07, 2017 @06:27PM (#14951791)
I've done this many times myself. Feeling as though I suffer from perfectionism and my productivity really suffers for it. Do you have any links to online resources or CBT courses that might help? Thanks!