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[DragoonKain]

I have a nagging and insatiable obsession with completing tasks. If I don't, they weigh on my mind constantly. I've made a concerted effort to do that more this year, especially since I have more free time because of COVID. Fixing things that I wanted to fix, beating games I wanted to beat, watching movies, sorting out finances, organizing paperwork, etc. Doing all this has affected my life in a very positive way. I've noticed I've been sleeping better, have had less stress and anxiety. I'm not sure if that is completely related, but I have to assume getting stuff out of your subconscious can positively affect a person.

I'm not sure though if the level it nags on my brain is human nature or a sign of OCD. Several people in my family have it, and I've never been diagnosed with it, but I've displayed some characteristics of mild OCD throughout my life. Sometimes I can't sleep because I keep thinking about fixing something, and I'll have to crawl out of bed at 4 in the morning to get it done or I simply won't be able to sleep. That level of nagging on my brain is when I started to wonder if it's just human nature or OCD.

Do you think this is normal, is anyone else here like this?

 

[bronk]

I have a nagging and insatiable obsession with completing tasks. If I don't, they weigh on my mind constantly. I've made a concerted effort to do that more this year, especially since I have more free time because of COVID. Fixing things that I wanted to fix, beating games I wanted to beat, watching movies, sorting out finances, organizing paperwork, etc. Doing all this has affected my life in a very positive way. I've noticed I've been sleeping better, have had less stress and anxiety. I'm not sure if that is completely related, but I have to assume getting stuff out of your subconscious can positively affect a person.

I'm not sure though if the level it nags on my brain is human nature or a sign of OCD. Several people in my family have it, and I've never been diagnosed with it, but I've displayed some characteristics of mild OCD throughout my life. Sometimes I can't sleep because I keep thinking about fixing something, and I'll have to crawl out of bed at 4 in the morning to get it done or I simply won't be able to sleep. That level of nagging on my brain is when I started to wonder if it's just human nature or OCD.

Do you think this is normal, is anyone else here like this?

I'm the EXACT same as you. Lately I've been actively telling myself "Just chill." I tell others who are close to me to tell me the same. I'm always doing stupid crap and it always needs to get done. I've been stopping that a ton lately. Not buying or taking on tasks for no reason and lately I've been much much happier. Hope you can do the same brother. It's tough.

 

[DragoonKain]

I'm the EXACT same as you. Lately I've been actively telling myself "Just chill." I tell others who are close to me to tell me the same. I'm always doing stupid crap and it always needs to get done. I've been stopping that a ton lately. Not buying or taking on tasks for no reason and lately I've been much much happier. Hope you can do the same brother. It's tough.

I need to find a balance, because I've found once I 'turn it off" I turn it completely off and stop caring. It's hard to get into that zone where you're motivated to complete tasks, but only necessary ones.

 

[Punished Miku]

I always saw legitimate OCD as something much more severe than what you're talking about. Irrational patterns that are held to all the time. Putting shoes on in a certain order, always having to dry one hand first after washing in a certain order, etc. etc.

It just sounds like you're a bit neurotic and need to chill a bit. Meditation is not only good for relaxation, but good for actually listening to how your mind works. If you ever sit in silence and just observe what your mind is telling you when you feel this need, observe how it starts and how it fades, observe the feeling of it without judgment or acting on it, you may learn its really something else. And you'll also almost surely learn more self-control.

But that's just my take on it, not a diagnosis obviously.

 

[bronk]

I need to find a balance, because I've found once I 'turn it off" I turn it completely off and stop caring. It's hard to get into that zone where you're motivated to complete tasks, but only necessary ones.

Yea trying to keep it to necessary ones is the tough part.

 

[DragoonKain]

I always saw legitimate OCD as something much more severe than what you're talking about. Irrational patterns that are held to all the time. Putting shoes on in a certain order, always having to dry one hand first after washing in a certain order, etc. etc.

It just sounds like you're a bit neurotic and need to chill a bit. Meditation is not only good for relaxation, but good for actually listening to how your mind works. If you ever sit in silence and just observe what your mind is telling you when you feel this need, observe how it starts and how it fades, observe the feeling of it without judgment or acting on it, you may learn its really something else. And you'll also almost surely learn more self-control.

But that's just my take on it, not a diagnosis obviously.

I think OCD is weird. The hardcore cases lead to life altering rituals, but someone in my family got diagnosed with it for twitching. Then they were told the twitching is part of it, and they realized that they had minor obsessions throughout life that was all part of a different or milder OCD case.