lukethedrifter wrote:
I'm not making a big deal out of it but 2 of my sisters love to talk about how they are really OCD as if it's a badge of honor.
I think most detail driven folks have a level of OCD that doesn't even come close to meeting criteria for actual, DSM-V Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. I have treated some true OCD folks (one guy in the prison I work at comes to mind) and it absolutely paralyzes them. It is not fun to watch.
A little transparency on my part: in med school, after an exam, and starting a new block, I would have to get all new pens, all new notebooks, highlighters and binders before I begin studying. Talk about a waste of money. Completely unnecessary, but I couldn't calm my anxiety without doing it.
lukethedrifter wrote:
I'm not making a big deal out of it but 2 of my sisters love to talk about how they are really OCD as if it's a badge of honor.
I think most detail driven folks have a level of OCD that doesn't even come close to meeting criteria for actual, DSM-V Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. I have treated some true OCD folks (one guy in the prison I work at comes to mind) and it absolutely paralyzes them. It is not fun to watch.
A little transparency on my part: in med school, after an exam, and starting a new block, I would have to get all new pens, all new notebooks, highlighters and binders before I begin studying. Talk about a waste of money. Completely unnecessary, but I couldn't calm my anxiety without doing it.
Yeah, I don't think it's possible to graduate with a BS in Engineering (of any form) without a little bit (or a lot) of both OCD and ADHD. Just a little bit though. Nowhere near enough to be diagnosable... Just enough to drive your spouse crazy with silly quirks.
As stupid as this sounds, I wish I had a touch of OCD. My mind is a mess most of the time and my space is too. I'm terrible at organization. I think it's a byproduct of being a bit of a workaholic. No time to organize when I've got work to do. Dating my gf has been a blessing in this regard because she's a neat freak and she has taught me meditation and yoga. Both really help calm my mind and let me focus.
Well I had a scary day today. We went for a hike at the cabin before we went home. We got up to the top of the hill and my heart went out of whack. I could feel it beating irregularly and I couldn't breath well. We didn't really know what to do because we were pretty far from the road so I just sat down and tried to settle down. Finally about a few minutes later it just snapped back into rhythm. My gf was freaking out almost to tears. When we got to the car I was feeling fine again, but she called her boss (whose a doctor) and she said there was no need of going to ER if it was back in rhythm but if it went out again go there. She said to call my doctor Monday to get in to get it checked out. Scary stuff, but honestly it motivates me to get even more serious about weight loss because I knew these heart problems were coming if I didn't get it under control.
IMADreamer wrote:Well I had a scary day today. We went for a hike at the cabin before we went home. We got up to the top of the hill and my heart went out of whack. I could feel it beating irregularly and I couldn't breath well. We didn't really know what to do because we were pretty far from the road so I just sat down and tried to settle down. Finally about a few minutes later it just snapped back into rhythm. My gf was freaking out almost to tears. When we got to the car I was feeling fine again, but she called her boss (whose a doctor) and she said there was no need of going to ER if it was back in rhythm but if it went out again go there. She said to call my doctor Monday to get in to get it checked out. Scary stuff, but honestly it motivates me to get even more serious about weight loss because I knew these heart problems were coming if I didn't get it under control.
I suspect your doc will show you how to do vagal maneuvers but you might want to look into if not. Vagal maneuvers are simple things you can do to stimulate your vagus nerve -which can slow down a rapid heart rate.
IMADreamer wrote:Well I had a scary day today. We went for a hike at the cabin before we went home. We got up to the top of the hill and my heart went out of whack. I could feel it beating irregularly and I couldn't breath well. We didn't really know what to do because we were pretty far from the road so I just sat down and tried to settle down. Finally about a few minutes later it just snapped back into rhythm. My gf was freaking out almost to tears. When we got to the car I was feeling fine again, but she called her boss (whose a doctor) and she said there was no need of going to ER if it was back in rhythm but if it went out again go there. She said to call my doctor Monday to get in to get it checked out. Scary stuff, but honestly it motivates me to get even more serious about weight loss because I knew these heart problems were coming if I didn't get it under control.
I suspect your doc will show you how to do vagal maneuvers but you might want to look into if not. Vagal maneuvers are simple things you can do to stimulate your vagus nerve -which can slow down a rapid heart rate.
Well the doctor seems to think I just over did it and had a temporary problem. My blood pressure is ok, I feel fine, they did some blood work which we will find out about later in the week. Basically he just said unless it happens again or the blood work shows something don't worry about it. He said maybe not exercise as hard but keep exercising.
IMADreamer wrote:Well the doctor seems to think I just over did it and had a temporary problem. My blood pressure is ok, I feel fine, they did some blood work which we will find out about later in the week. Basically he just said unless it happens again or the blood work shows something don't worry about it. He said maybe not exercise as hard but keep exercising.
So he said you're not healthy enough for sex? Damn.
IMADreamer wrote:Well the doctor seems to think I just over did it and had a temporary problem. My blood pressure is ok, I feel fine, they did some blood work which we will find out about later in the week. Basically he just said unless it happens again or the blood work shows something don't worry about it. He said maybe not exercise as hard but keep exercising.
So he said you're not healthy enough for sex? Damn.
He most certainly didn't say that and it would be foolish of us to infer things.
