This morning, while travelling in the car with hubby to the workplace, I listened to the discussion aired on the radio about Obsession Compulsive Disorder (OCD). I used to study about this kind of mental disorder since I found it’s quite similar to what I’m experiencing in my daily life. I tend to arrange everything to be in order no matter how tired I am. Hubby realizes that everyday after work, once we got home, I rushed to tidy up the house and organize things...

 I have to do the same and it’s a routine to me. I have some kind of rules set up in my mind that I ‘must’ do it. I tried to leave the routine and go to work some days but then I walk into the office with stress and feel things didn’t work out right, not in order. If I leave the routine for a day, or let say, 2-3 days, I’ll spend normally whole Saturday to ‘pay the debt’. So, I ensure myself to have time to do the cleaning and tidying routine because if I do so, I can go anywhere with relief. This might sound scary that I organize my wardrobe according to colors and hanger colors. It can’t be mixed and match based. Thank God I didn’t label it… same goes to shoes, towels etc. Since I get married, it’s getting tougher and I knew my hubby realized it but he didn’t complaint much about my obsession. I feel tired and have to write to-do-list everyday because I afraid it’s not as what I want.

Study on this topic:

[1] FamilyDoctor.org (2010). Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: What It Is and How to Treat It. Web. url: http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/mentalhealth/anxiety/133.html
[2]  National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)(2010). Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, OCD. Web. url: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd/index.shtml

[4] Wikipedia (2010). Obsessive–compulsive disorder. Web. url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive%E2%80%93compulsive_disorder
[5] Internet Mental Health (2009). OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER. Web. url: http://www.mentalhealth.com/dis/p20-an05.html

[7] MentalHelp.net (2010). Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Web. url: http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/center_index.php?id=6

[8] MedicineNet.com (2010). Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Web. url: http://www.medicinenet.com/obsessive_compulsive_disorder_ocd/article.htm

[9] MH Today (2010) . Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Test. Web. url: http://www.mental-health-today.com/tests/ocdtest.htm

[10] PsychNet-UK (2010). Disorder Information Sheet. Web. url: http://www.psychnet-uk.com/dsm_iv/obsessive_compulsive_disorder.htm

[11] About.com (2010). Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Blog. Web. url: http://ocd.about.com/

[12] OCD Center of Los Angeles (2010). Memory Hoarding in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Web. url: http://www.ocdla.com/blog/memory-hoarding-obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd-886

[13] MayoClinic.com (2010). Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Web. url: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/obsessive-compulsive-disorder/DS00189