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/adv/,
Something I've felt many times in life is this bizarre, anxiety regarding really silly things like usernames, account names, etc. As a kid, I would often get anxious thinking about stuff like “my username isn't capitalized and I won't ever be able to change it” and get very upset about it for no reason, even though I know it's such a silly thing to get upset about, especially considering how fortunate I am in life.
I hadn't gotten this feeling for quite awhile, until just this weekend when I fucked some shit up, with the same situation and thoughts of “this will be messed up forever and I can never change it, I'm stuck with it”
I’m guessing this is some form of OCD. How the hell do I just shrug this kind of thing off and stop worrying about such a silly thing? I nearly had a panic attack thinking about it.
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>>17462385
b/c you're a faggot without real problems
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>>17462466
Thanks for the shitpost anon, but that doesn’t make me feel much better :(
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>>17462385
I get anxious over stupid minor shit a lot too. One example is I bought one of those "adult coloring books" where the cover has all these taglines like "stress free!" "relaxing" "relieve stress!" and I'm having trouble even starting on more than half the pages because I'm worried I'll regret my color choices, and have tried desperately googling looking for examples of filled out pages so I can just copy them and not have to choose.
Most importantly I'd advise you not to go for the self diagnosis route. It really doesn't sound like you actually have obsessive compulsive disorder, and there's no real call to call it that. People who tell others that they have a disorder without actually getting a diagnosis just sound like they don't know what they're talking about, imo. If I were to sum up what's going on with you in just a simple descriptive word rather than a clinical disorder I'd call it being neurotic. I think a licensed therapist could identify it or diagnose it best, though.
As for actually getting rid of it, I'm not sure I can be of much help. I just try to avoid situations that make me anxious, and if I find myself in them I take some time distracting myself doing or thinking about something else to chill.
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>>17462499
Thank you anon. It's good to hear that I'm not the only one who feels this way.
I did a bit of “research” and what seems to be the closest to what I talked about is Perfectionism OCD (mine being with the username stuff).
I actually have a similar thing to you in that I can't use something like a notebook unless it’s specifically for one purpose. Like if I used it for taking notes in class one day, I can never draw or sketch in it.
It’s almost like I’m TOO organized. Haha.
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