http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/ocd-and-bipolar-disorder/ Learn about bipolar disorder, it's symptoms, medication side effects and how to create stability Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:53:59 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/ocd-and-bipolar-disorder/comment-page-1/#comment-465 Denise Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:24:39 +0000 http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/2008/10/30/ocd-and-bipolar-disorder/#comment-465 I too have OCD symptoms with having BiPolar as well. I have to live w/ counting, and I count just about everything, and I have to count everything 3 times. I cannot have fringe on things or else I will spend hours straigtening out fringe, one piece not straight - and I have to start all over. I do things in a methodical manner - when I do my medication box for the week, the meds go in in the same order each time. Until the Lamictal was increased I would go on shopping sprees in thrift stores and spend $60.00 or more on clothes. I still have clothes in my closet that I have yet to wear that I bought 2 years ago. When the counting gets too bad, I will listen to my mp3 player as I have found for me that I can't listen to music and count at the same time. I have had to make conscious changes in my life to get some semblance of control over the OCD. I too have OCD symptoms with having BiPolar as well. I have to live w/ counting, and I count just about everything, and I have to count everything 3 times. I cannot have fringe on things or else I will spend hours straigtening out fringe, one piece not straight – and I have to start all over. I do things in a methodical manner – when I do my medication box for the week, the meds go in in the same order each time. Until the Lamictal was increased I would go on shopping sprees in thrift stores and spend $60.00 or more on clothes. I still have clothes in my closet that I have yet to wear that I bought 2 years ago. When the counting gets too bad, I will listen to my mp3 player as I have found for me that I can’t listen to music and count at the same time. I have had to make conscious changes in my life to get some semblance of control over the OCD.

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