OCD and AS

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I am interested to hear from people who like myself have AS and OCD, and how they can tell the difference between their routines that are life affirming and helpful and their OCD which is very distressing and very unhelpful?



For example my routines such as list making, time management, exercise in the morning, nightime habits are very comforting and induce a sense of well being in me.

However, my intrusive thoughts, (which can extend to 'OCD type' role-playing conversations in my head) checking obsessively, Scrupulosity (The moral policeman in my head) and the like have little but misery to offer me.

I am beginning to see that there is great wisdom in me questioning what routines bring me happiness and what routines diminish my happiness. However, it often takes a lot of distress and depression, for me to confront my 'unhealthy routines, and then great effort to learn how let go of them.

Chris

Those are good questions, tho I think you put them in the wrong forum.

Unhappy here. I just found out I can't order your book because your company won't sell to the US.

Lelia, PM me yr email and will send it to you free via worddoc..............

Look forward to hearing from you.

Also could anyone tell me why my post ended up in the love and dating section, as i posted it in the New Post section.

Thankx

Chris

i seem to develoup in a short period of time ocd when im anxious, depressed or in a bad mood. it leaves though, my favorite ocd right now is making shure my candle and stove are off i have to touch the wick with my fingers and check my stove like 10 times to make shure they are completley off or out. making shure the water is off is also high on the list as is making shure my door to my house is locked and shut

ocd ateast in my case always have to check things, wich i never do with asperger