OBI-WAN37 Posted April 20, 2013 Posted April 20, 2013 Hi, I don't exactly know if this is the right place to post about this, but I was looking for advice, because, I really don't understand what's going on with my brain right now. For a long time I had Asperger's and/or OCD, and I was washing my hands way too much, and I was doing all these rituals and stuff that basically have screwed up my life for the past 3 years, I can't really remember how long it'[s been. I actually ended up forgetting a lot of what I used to do to for fun, I was so busy washing my hands and thinking all the time. And I mean REALLY thinking, like in a certain way, the same thought, done over and over agin until I in a way so that I was sure it had gotten through my head. I'm not sure if it's all OCD, though, because there are some things I do which seem more like Asperger's. For example, and this is going to sound really, really, childish, but I was 15 at the time (3 years ago) one of the first thing I started obsessing (not necessarily in the OCD context) about was when I had let someone into my room and they had removed a particularly interesting piece from one of my Bionicle sets which I used to collect (the Mask of Life, which was for Bionicle collectors one of the most interesting pieces a collector could have) whether they had switched the piece for a fake. I know. Sounds crazy. But I basically wasted my life obsessing about that for a while, then I got obsessed with how bad a dent was in one of my other Bionicle sets, or maybe it was how unavoidable getting the dent was in the first place, I can't remember, that I wasted my life on that for another while, and I mean does that really sound like OCD, because I'm not sure, and one of the questions I wanted to ask in this post is, does that sound like OCD, or does that sound like Asperger's? And the reason I'm making this post is, I'm having these moral dilemma's where I don't know what to do, which I think are made up from my OCD and/or aspergers and/or my tendency to have a lot of anxiety. For example, the main moral dilemma I have right now is about Neutral Milk Hotel, a band. Also, you should know Neutral Milk Hotel dedicated an album to Anne Frank. They are not neo Nazi's or Nazi supporters in any way. Some of this may sound ridiculous, and some of it may sound reasonable. The only thing I'm having difficulty with is the fact that Neutral Milk Hotel wrote a song with very graphic imagery about what could be Nazi experimentation on Jews called "Two-Headed Boy". I know Neutral milk Hotel aren't neo Nazi's or Nazi supporters, but the graphic imagery is still something which I can't help but wonder what a WWII veteran or some survivor of the holocaust would think of. And basically, my moral dilemma is, what if I am accidentally influenced by this band when I write guitar melodies in some way, isn't that bad? This prevents me from songwriting and listening to music. I get other dilemmas as well. Anyway, my main question is, does that kind of moral dilemma sound like something someone with Asperger's would have, or someone with OCD would have, or neither? Does anyone know what that kind of problem is called, and, if it is something people with Asperger's have, how do they deal with it, or, if it is something people with OCD have, how do they deal with it? Thanks very much for reading my problem, I appreciate it very much, and I really appreciate any help, thankyou.
Rick Posted April 20, 2013 Posted April 20, 2013 Thanks very much for reading my problem, I appreciate it very much, and I really appreciate any help, thankyou. A forum about LEGO isn't the right place to discuss these issues. I strongly suggest you make appointment with your doctor/general practitioner to discuss your questions (or ask your question on a forum dedicated to medical questions). Any forum members who want to give you advice can do so through PM.
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