YankeeBob
Well-known member
OCD discussion
My humble understanding on this subject is:
* Obsession is a mental habit of CONSTANTLY thinking about something.
So if someone was an alcoholic they would justify that they need a drink in the morning to get going, need a drink at lunch time to calm themselves, need a drink at night to deal with the stress of the day.
And this thinking becomes self serving. It justifys my behaviour to myself, and I use it to justify my thinking to others.
Men who go to sports games ( professional soccer, basketball ), read magazines about their sport , dream about it at night....they could be called obsessive.
* Compulsive deals with behavior. Having had a thought, it leads to a feeling ( lets call it excitement, or escapism ), and then that leads to a behaviour.
An over eater ( a human being who uses food to fix their issues of low self esteem, loneliness or boredom ) uses food as a compulsive behaviour.
A work aholic would spend their days at work, rather than being a parent to their children.
A sex aholic ( compulsive masterbation, or regularly visiting brothels, or have affairs while married - and keeping it all secret ) is another form of compulsive behaviour.
A random thought about sex with a child ....is perhaps NOT evidence of OCD. But it does involve breaking social taboos .
For example, if my brother or sister was sexually molested by an uncle of mine....I would feel outrage.
If an uncle of mine had thoughts of sexual abuse of my sibling I would feel uncomfortable about it......and this feeling of discomfort would be an indication that its a breach of trust.
Now these are my views. Not every one in the world will think the way I do about this issue.
That's ok.
I am not perfect. I have been wrong before.
Thanks for letting me share.
My humble understanding on this subject is:
* Obsession is a mental habit of CONSTANTLY thinking about something.
So if someone was an alcoholic they would justify that they need a drink in the morning to get going, need a drink at lunch time to calm themselves, need a drink at night to deal with the stress of the day.
And this thinking becomes self serving. It justifys my behaviour to myself, and I use it to justify my thinking to others.
Men who go to sports games ( professional soccer, basketball ), read magazines about their sport , dream about it at night....they could be called obsessive.
* Compulsive deals with behavior. Having had a thought, it leads to a feeling ( lets call it excitement, or escapism ), and then that leads to a behaviour.
An over eater ( a human being who uses food to fix their issues of low self esteem, loneliness or boredom ) uses food as a compulsive behaviour.
A work aholic would spend their days at work, rather than being a parent to their children.
A sex aholic ( compulsive masterbation, or regularly visiting brothels, or have affairs while married - and keeping it all secret ) is another form of compulsive behaviour.
A random thought about sex with a child ....is perhaps NOT evidence of OCD. But it does involve breaking social taboos .
For example, if my brother or sister was sexually molested by an uncle of mine....I would feel outrage.
If an uncle of mine had thoughts of sexual abuse of my sibling I would feel uncomfortable about it......and this feeling of discomfort would be an indication that its a breach of trust.
Now these are my views. Not every one in the world will think the way I do about this issue.
That's ok.
I am not perfect. I have been wrong before.
Thanks for letting me share.
