OCPD: Square Peg in a Round Hole

by JJ. Stone

If you are reading or listening to this book, it is likely that you or someone you know if suffering from a lifelong condition called OCPD, or Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder. You may think that OCPD sounds like OCD, but the two are very different disorders. A person with OCD can also have OCPD. The two disorders are separate, but they can exist in the same person. OCD is an obsessive-compulsive disorder where a person does something repetitively which causes them distress but is used to relieve some kind of anxiety. For example, a person who has a phobia of bugs, germs, or skin mites might excessively wash their hands until they bleed. The person suffering from OCD would be distressed that they are washing their hands compulsively to the point of causing themselves pain and/or bleeding. However, their phobia of germs would cause them to continue the behavior that is not socially acceptable by their peers because their fear of germs outweighs their concern for their social image or their own comfort. Conversely, OCPD is a lifestyle. The person does not realize that they have the rigidity of OCPD. The person is unhappy and the people around them are unhappy, but they cannot pinpoint why they are unhappy. OCPD is a personality disorder in that the disorder is deeply engrained within the person’s personality. A person can have OCPD from many different things: born with OCPD -acquires OCPD from parents/coaches/mentors/teachers/bosses learns OCPD to cope with their fear of failure acquires OCPD as a result of experiencing sustained feelings of helplessness (PTSD-related) acquires OCPD through their culture-joins an organization that instills OCPD in them suffers an illness or head injury that triggers OCPD acquires OCPD from being with a partner/family member/housemate with OCPD suffers OCPD as a result of brain damage or learning disabilities suffers OCPD from excitotoxicity of the brain (similar to brain damage) Download now to read more!

26 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 7, 2019

About the author

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I was born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, grew up just north of Miami. I may not catch every sunrise but I make sure to enjoy every sunset. Like Confucius used to say, "Find a job you love and you will never work a day in your life." Live each day as it were your last because one day it very well be.
You can find me outside staring up at the stars, philosophizing about the meaning of life, cooking up a storm, or writing about whatever pops into this quirky head of mine. I hope everyone finds their own purpose and motivation in this life.
Always remember to keep moving forward. There is no use in going back to yesterday, because you were a different person back then.
Speak your truth and the rest will follow. Mark Twain used to say, "if you tell the truth,then you do not have to remember anything." I speak from my heart and hopefully i will connect with yours, much love, J.J. Stone (1982-present).

Reviews

[Karen Bock]

very enlightening

I feel this book has definitely helped me understand my partner more. There was a lot of situations explained that really big home, like you've been watching the life I've been living. I tend to take criticism very personally. And I know this relationship has not been helpful for my depression. I'm trying to find answers. I did get understanding. Thank you!