Help me to understand

[Oddcoffeelover]

My behaviour. Something that has got worse and worse over time, to the point that I struggle to maintain conversations, because I just can't focus on anything other than analysing people's behaviour, body language, and moods. I find myself hyperfocusing on all of those things, and it's becoming a huge problem. It's really frustrating and upsetting being unable to be in the present moment. Instead, im too busy trying to sus people out. It makes me feel very strange. Does anyone know why I do this and how I can stop it?

I'm having a problem a little in the same slant. It's only in messaging though, or online. I can't focus on the conversation because I compulsively read and re-read stuff, and even say out the syllables as I'm reading, and if I don't say it so it feels right on my tongue, I have to do it again. I think it might be OCD

That does sound OCD

Yeah, I have a lot of other OCD behaviours, and it just seems to feel like another one of 'em

Have you ever been diagnosed with OCD? I suffer from it, mainly intrusive thoughts and having to do things in a certain order a certain number of times. The brain is very strange, isn't it?

Yeah it sure is a very strange thing. No, never diagnosed. I think I've only ever mentioned it to a doctor once, when my son was a baby and I was checking his breathing compulsively all night. She never really said anything about it, just acknowledged what I'd said and moved on. It has improved over the years as I've gotten older, and it's mostly just an annoyance, that I'm learning and getting better and better at resisting the compulsions etc

Are you really struggling ? Or you ok ?

(I mean that generally, as this type of thing is usually spread- out over a lot of things in our lives) I'm doing it now adjusting my typing, Aaargh !