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Originally Posted by DoubleF
I've never officially checked for it, but one thing I've wondered is whether I have OCPD tendencies along with the ADHD. I don't think I have full blown OCPD based on the summary analysis, and my "tools" seem logical so I'm pretty sure it's not OCD (OCD and OCPD are not the same). As a personality disorder, sometimes it's hard to diagnose because the person doesn't think there's something wrong with the way they're thinking, even if it frustrates them.
As mentioned , your story resonated with me. For me, I think I was just so all over the place that I needed a form of structure on how I engage/understand things. The way of thinking, habits, methods etc. were intended as a cross reference to how I aim to understand things, so that I can compare to others perceiving things. This is especially true since I constantly chain ideas together and want to understand an idea in full vs just small parts of an idea. I also like understanding ideas in full because I enjoy process improvement.
I think that ended up manifesting in some type of specific structure/methodology which is potentially indicative of OCPD. The criteria for OCPD is a little strange at times though. It almost seems contradictory. It does lean heavily into extreme analysis, structure and specificity though. I think I attempted to cater the design of these habits/methods to round out and offset ADHD tendencies.
I'm not horribly rigid, but I do get annoyed when I watch people make the same mistakes over and over in a short duration and get upset about it. I perceive the self inflicted stress is stupid, when a simple change in approach could potentially eliminate the stressor. I'm not anal about stuff being in specific places and structure. But as an example, when people have forks, knives, spoons etc. piled together in the same drawer and they're bitching about how damn hard it is to find a specific utensil all the time, I have to roll my eyes and walk away and wonder why they don't understand the concept of a cutlery sorter.
I think I am floating between a 4 and a 6. Once certain one time projects/headaches are sorted, that number will increase a little bit.
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It's interesting you mention OCP. I had my call with the Psychiatrist this afternoon, and he confirmed the ADHD diagnosis but also suspects some Autism (Asperger's / High Functioning) and also mentioned OCP (but made a point of clarifying not OCD).
I have some assessments to complete and send back to him, and some other instructions for working on my ADHD. He's also confirmed that I should start taking the Vyvanse (but also reduce my Effexor dosage).
I'm excited and relieved to finally be getting some help. Also pretty terrified tbh. I'm really glad I posted about this here. The responses and messages have been amazing. This community we have here, man. I take it for granted a lot of times, but it's truly something special. There should be some kind of like Nobel award for people like Bingo who think up things like this and actually go through with it and keep the lights on etc.
Anyway, here's to moving forward...