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So, I was out driving the other day and spotted this one vehicle with a massive crosswalk painted right on its side—honestly, what a brilliant little touch 🙄—and I caught a glimpse of the slogan printed on it: 'Don't Cross the Line.'
It totally hit me for a second... like, man, I'm really trying my best here! 😁
Richard Murphy6 said:Bed. Just throwing another theory out there into the void🤣 🙂
But hey, I’m not backing down. I’ve learned a thing or two from those obsessive types—you can't let anyone walk all over you, no matter what😁
Don't sweat it, guys. This too shall pass. Don't let anyone try to convince you that you're the bad guy. You aren't. We're all good people here👍
So, basically, I'm not a bad person even if I skip a few steps?
Yeah, baby! 😬
I love that "don't let them get under your skin" line—so true! 😁
Honestly though, people with OCD are kind of hilarious (well, the non-extreme ones, anyway). Like, the other day I was watching my brother toss a tennis ball against the wall, and it was driving me crazy, so I told him to knock it off. And he's just like, "Just five more times." And then, after exactly five times, he actually stops. Just like that.😁
I haven't found anything either!
But hey, keep digging—maybe fadedmarlin27 and I are just the exceptions to the rule 😁
Yeah... I’ve actually noticed that exact same thing happening with my brother. It just keeps reinforcing my theory that this whole thing really stems from family dynamics.
I'm pretty sure you're going to need a recipe for this one
I was actually wondering just yesterday if a thread like this even existed!
It’s honestly kind of wild reading through everyone's posts and seeing my own symptoms staring back at me from other people's stories.
I had no clue that drawing things was such a widespread issue for people.🙂
For me, those obsessive behaviors really started kicking in around 5th grade—I can't point to one specific moment, but I'm almost certain it all traces back to doodling and lines.
Maybe it’s tied to the fact that I’ve always been a total perfectionist? I had this weird obsession with the number 5, which I think was just my way of trying to chase better grades in school. And 7 played a big role too! Every year, one number would get swapped out for another depending on how old I was.
I remember being 12 was probably the absolute hardest time for me.
Back then, the disorder made life so difficult and it totally messed with how I communicated with everyone around me. I became incredibly withdrawn.
I have a question for you guys, since I haven't seen it brought up yet: has anyone here dealt with major family issues alongside their OCD?
I definitely did, and honestly, I still deal with some stuff. But things have changed quite a bit for me. My obsessions have thinned out, which I think is thanks to some big decisions I made. I basically decided to stop letting family drama bleed into my life outside the house. To tackle the compulsions, I started intentionally breaking my own rules. I started small—like, I'd purposefully step on lines while walking. At first, it was brutal. I’d feel so guilty afterward and lie awake at night terrified that something terrible would happen because I didn't do what I "had" to do.
Reading this thread has actually brought back thoughts I hadn't thought about since I was a kid. They were uncomfortable, scary, and so hard to shake off. I vividly remember feeling like such a different, broken person when I was little.
Anyway, a lot has changed since then.
I've become more social, more confident... but honestly, the thing I'm most proud of is that I managed to work through this on my own. Even if I haven't totally conquered it. I was just thinking—this post feels a bit like one of those cheesy infomercials you see on TV. Like, my life has completely transformed! Now I sleep normally, go on family picnics, and just... enjoy being alive. 😉
I never actually went to a psychologist; I was just way too embarrassed to tell anyone what was going on.