{"id":3941,"date":"2014-10-09T07:30:32","date_gmt":"2014-10-09T11:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/tsparents\/?p=3941"},"modified":"2014-10-09T07:30:32","modified_gmt":"2014-10-09T11:30:32","slug":"my-obsessive-ruminations-and-tornadoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/tsparents\/my-obsessive-ruminations-and-tornadoes\/","title":{"rendered":"My Obsessive Ruminations and Tornadoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/brittanyfichterwrites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/My-Obsessive-Thoughts-and-Ruminations.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"My Obsessive Thoughts and Ruminations\" src=\"http:\/\/brittanyfichterwrites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/My-Obsessive-Thoughts-and-Ruminations-300x234.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>Last night made the list of the top ten scariest nights of my life. The line of tornadoes in Arkansas came just a bit too close to home for comfort. It missed us, but I have friends who were touched, and some of them even lost neighbors. It was a long night for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not like the storms took us by surprise, however. I\u2019d actually been preparing for them for the last three days. Redoing our Tornado Kits, cleaning the house (Because the tornado might hit my house, but by golly, it\u2019s going to be clean!), and watching storm caser videos on Youtube. Lots and lots of storm chaser videos. Like hours of them.<\/p>\n<p>Ever since childhood, I\u2019ve been somewhat obsessive about the things that scare me. First it was lightning. I was terrified of lightning as a child, to a ridiculous level. Now that I\u2019m older, it\u2019s tornadoes. After lots of careful consideration, the only reason I can come up with for these obsessions over what I fear leads right back to my OCD tendencies. And for the life of me, I can\u2019t find much research that links to it, so I\u2019m going to tell you what I know from personal experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How These Obsessions are Different from Typical OCD Obsessions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/brittanyfichterwrites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Different-Kinds-of-OCD.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"Different Kinds of OCD\" src=\"http:\/\/brittanyfichterwrites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Different-Kinds-of-OCD-296x300.jpg\" width=\"296\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>OCD UK\u2019s article, \u201c<strong><a title=\"OCD UK - The Different Types of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ocduk.org\/types-ocd\" target=\"_blank\">The Different Types of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder<\/a><\/strong>\u201d says the different types of can include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Checking<\/li>\n<li>Contamination \/ Mental Contamination<\/li>\n<li>Hoarding<\/li>\n<li>Ruminations \/ Intrusive Thoughts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><strong>Checking Urge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Checking aspect of OCD is one of the more well-known ones, the kind where someone with OCD might make sure his door is locked ten times before going to bed, or the where a woman might wonder all day if she turned off her iron, even though she checked it five times before leaving for work. (Here are a few tips on\u00a0<strong><a title=\"3 Tips to Beat Your \u201cChecking Things\u201d OCD Obsession\" href=\"http:\/\/brittanyfichterwrites.com\/3-ways-to-beat-your-checking-things-ocd-obsession\/\" target=\"_blank\">how to face these urges to check things<\/a><\/strong>.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contamination Fear<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The contamination urge is probably the most popular aspect of OCD, the one people know about the most. It\u2019s the kind where someone can\u2019t bear to touch a doorknob because she fears catching its germs too much. I struggle with this aspect of OCD a bit when it comes to toilets. I. Hate. Toilets. Instead of just worrying about getting a cold, however, people with this disorder often worry that touching things will lead to their death.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hoarding<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Psych Central\u2019s article, \u201c<strong><a title=\"10 Things You Should Know About Compulsive Hoarding\" href=\"http:\/\/psychcentral.com\/lib\/10-things-you-should-know-about-compulsive-hoarding\/0006787\" target=\"_blank\">10 Things You Should Know About Hoarding<\/a><\/strong>\u201d says that while not everyone who hoards has OCD, it\u2019s often considered a form of the disorder, possibly affecting as many as 42% of people with OCD. This aspect of the disorder is where people fear that if they get rid of things, they might need them later, or they might be doing something bad, such as adding to landfills.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Intrusive Thoughts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These types of fears are some of the most painful for people with OCD. Typical obsessions showcased in this are due to intrusive, repetetive thoughts, according to Psychology Today\u2019s article, \u201c<strong><a title=\"Psychology Today - How Do Obsessive Compulsive People Think?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/blog\/anxiety-files\/200906\/how-do-obsessive-compulsive-people-think\" target=\"_blank\">How Do Obsessive Compulsive People Think?\u201d<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0These thoughts can be tormenting. They often include curse words, violent images, and other\u00a0<em>unwanted<\/em>\u00a0thoughts. Those who suffer from them often feel like they\u2019re in the wrong, when in reality, the thoughts aren\u2019t their fault at all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ruminations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When I was little, I had an obsession with lightning. But it wasn\u2019t just when storms surfaced. I thought about lightning on days without storms. I found books on the library about it. During storms, I\u2019d lay on the floor in my bedroom, huddled in a ball, praying it wouldn\u2019t hit me or my family.<\/p>\n<p>As much as the thoughts filled my mind, however, they weren\u2019t seen as intrusive. I actually enjoyed learning about lightning. It seemed like if I understood it better, it would be less likely to hurt me because I\u2019d know what was going on. The obsession that I had with lightning went way beyond what was normal, but it wasn\u2019t undesired. I\u00a0<em>needed<\/em>\u00a0the knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<strong><a title=\"OCD UK - Different Types of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ocduk.org\/types-ocd\" target=\"_blank\">OCD UK<\/a><\/strong>, ruminating is, \u201ca train of prolonged thinking about a question or theme that is undirected and unproductive.\u201d While these thoughts are repetative, they\u2019re not necessarily unwanted. 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