like say i go to the bathroom my brain just forces me to pick up the bar of soap and skim the saggy edges then it forces me to clean the soap bar is their anyway i can stop being a slave of my own brain
2007-07-18 17:22:14 · 7 answers · asked by needa 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
it called ocd...its called medication!
2007-07-18 17:25:43 · answer #1 · answered by justajewelll 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What else does it tell you to do? That just sounds like a natural instinct to me, or a habit, I have things that I have to do, like I have to brush my hair about 10 times a day, cuz I am afraid to have it messed up, and I have to use all these different cremes for my body after I take a shower, or I fear I will have to start this routine all over again, I don't know if this helps or not, but I use soft soap in a bottle, cuz I couldn't stand to see saggy edges on the soap, if I couldn't take them off, I would throw the soap away.
2007-07-19 00:32:01 · answer #2 · answered by >♥Cat♥< 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 'you' that's asking the question is actually stronger than your brain. What you need to do is recognize the signals your brain give you that you feel are inappropriate. Label them 'false alarms', like when the fire alarm goes off and there's no fire. If you do that, then you can decide not to act on the false alarm. I'm sure that firemen in fire stations learn to ignore sirens that are part of someone's malfunctioning fire alarm.
It's been proven that if you do that (ignore the signal and don't do what your misfiring brain tells you to do) then you will change your brain. Your brain will learn to stop telling you to do things you don't need to do. It's called the neuroplasticity of the brain - the ability of the brain to change.
In short, you can change your brain. Go for it.
2007-07-19 01:26:39 · answer #3 · answered by Dr. D. Star Reader 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may have OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder). Some people get relief from medicine. Others get relief from self-help books from the library. See book below.
2007-07-19 00:26:29 · answer #4 · answered by embroidery fan 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ocd i have it OCD and do the same thing.sucks i can spend hours doing the same thing over and over again.
http://dailystrength.org/support/Anxiety_Disorders/Obsessive_Compulsive_Disorder_OCD/
2007-07-19 00:49:08 · answer #5 · answered by ~~~~ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
obssessive-compulsive...a good doctor can help you, probably prescribe medication, etc...
2007-07-19 00:27:42 · answer #6 · answered by Scorpius59 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's your brain, you control it.
2007-07-19 00:25:22 · answer #7 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 5⤋