OCD

Luke Skywalker Has OCD (May The 4th Be With You, Too)

May 4, 2013 Lighthearted

In honor of Star Wars Day, I share an observation about Luke Skywalker. The dude went through a lot in life, and I respected that. But there has always been something about him that gets on my fucking nerves. Was it the way he whined like a baby after Darth Vader introduced himself as Luke’s Daddy? [...]

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Human Tourniquets And Freaks Who Love Them

March 29, 2013 Communication skills for the crazy

I originally wrote this three years ago. Looking at it again, it’s an important post describing a time when not even best friends were safe from my insanity. I’ve updated it for the present.  Mood music:  TourniquetMarilyn MansonAntichrist Superstar You know the type. They hang  out with people who act more like abusive spouses than [...]

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Packing For #RSAC and #BSidesSF 2013: An OCD Case Study

February 22, 2013 For travelers

I’m preparing to pack for five days in San Francisco, where I’ll be writing about goings on at RSA Conference 2013 and Security B-Sides. When you have OCD, packing a suitcase is as ritualistic as the compulsive hand washing you’ve heard about. Mood music: Before I had the OCD under control, packing was an all-day [...]

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My Score on the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale

January 30, 2013 OCD

The Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) is yet another of those quick self-tests to see if you have OCD. While I’m not medically trained, I do have OCD, so I see myself as a good subject for these types of tests. If the test matches my diagnosis, maybe it can shed some light on what’s [...]

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Freaking Out A Mouse With OCD

November 14, 2012 OCD

While I finish recovering from Typhoid fever (that’s what it felt like, anyway), I give you this video by Steven A. MacLeod. Two observations: 1.) The portrayal of an OCD sufferer is accurate. 2.) The kid in this video is mean. http://youtu.be/HeXTMzP7ijk

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I’m a Hot OCD Mess Today

October 23, 2012 OCD

I’m admittedly failing to control my worst OCD impulses this morning. I’m trying to assemble a slideshow for my work website and a vital application keeps crashing. It’s a busy day ahead, with blog posts to write and meetings to sit through, so this isn’t the best time for an app to fail me. Mood [...]

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OCD Awareness Week

October 12, 2012 OCD

Here we are at the end of OCD Awareness week and I’m only now remembering to write about it. I guess you could say my ADD ran over my OCD. Obviously, OCD awareness is the central mission of this blog. But it’s better for me to observe this week by leading you to others who [...]

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Did George Takei’s OCD Humor Fall Flat?

September 27, 2012 OCD

The Facebook page of George Takei – Mr. Sulu from the original Star Trek series and subsequent movies — has become one of my favorites. The actor has made a second career for himself on there, plastering his page with some of the funniest photos/memes I’ve seen. Today, I noticed one such meme that pokes fun [...]

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Is Humor Reinforcing the OCD Stigma?

September 7, 2012 OCD

I got an interesting response to some older posts about OCD gag gifts — particularly one about OCD hand sanitizer. The reader was worried these gifts and other brands of OCD humor would only reinforce the stigma monster that keeps people like us in the shadows. Mood music:  Meet The MonsterFive Finger Death PunchThe Way Of [...]

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OCD and Facebook Scrabble Don’t Mix

July 2, 2012 OCD

I’ve always avoided all those Facebook games, but I recently decided to give Scrabble a shot. I’m a professional wordsmith, so I figured what the hell. I can kick a few asses and feel good about my word wizardry. But I’m the one getting my ass kicked, in more ways than one. Mood music:  ZeroSmashing [...]

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