Quotes tagged ‘ocd’

(62 total)

“Like a hostage in love with their captor, this commitment to anxiety makes no sense, and yet the commitment endures.”

“Oh my God, everything from the standard flicking of the light switch to the less standard—I remember we had guests at my parents’ house once, and I decided that I had to go into the room and stare at each of their toothbrushes until I remembered exactly what both of them looked like. And then if I d…”

— Lena Dunham, amazon.com

“Palm Apodaca: You know, I read where they, uh, invented this car that runs on, ummm... that runs on, ummm... when you boil water? Terry: Steam. Palm Apodaca: Right, steam. A car that you could ride around in and not cause a stink. But do you know they will not even let us have it? Can you believe it…”

— Carole Eastman, Bob Rafelson, Palm Apodaca, Helena Kallianiotes, imdb.com

“People. Animals are not like that. They're always cleaning themselves. Did you ever see, umm... pigeons? Well, he's always picking on himself and his friends. They're always picking bugs out of their hair all the time. Monkeys, too. Except they do something out in the open that I don't go for.”

— Carole Eastman, Bob Rafelson, Palm Apodaca, Helena Kallianiotes, imdb.com

“Disposal. What's that but more crap? I've never seen such crap.”

— Carole Eastman, Bob Rafelson, Palm Apodaca, Helena Kallianiotes, imdb.com

“Your body starts to become aware of what you're doing.”

— Ashly Perez, youtube.com

“Those with OCD may be very well aware that their compulsions and obsessions are irrational, but that does not make them less prone to engaging in rituals to ward off the obsessive thoughts and impulses they have.”

— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.com

“And poor Jesse Eisenberg was talking about all of his OCDs, and then I was like, ‘Dude, your OCDs are awesome!’ And he’s like, 'I’ve actually been suffering from it my whole life,' and I’m like, ‘I don’t care! Ha ha ha!’ I was nuts.”

— Jennifer Lawrence, hulu.com

“Jerry, you have tendencies. They're always annoying, but they were just tendencies. But now, if you can't kiss this girl, I'm afraid we're talking disorder.”

— Steve O'Donnell, Dan O'Keeffe, Elaine Benes, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, imdb.com

“Checking isn’t reassuring. Worrying is disturbing. Living in constant doubt causes anxiety and distress.”

— June Silny, lifehack.org

“They have no concept of time when in a ritual. A shower may last for an hour even when the hot water runs cold. You wonder why it takes so long to brush her teeth or wash her face.”

— June Silny, lifehack.org

“As if worrying isn’t bad enough, OCDers worry about why they worry so much. They feel anxious that they worry about things that are not worth worrying about.”

— June Silny, lifehack.org

“You feel more out of control as you desperately try to control your thoughts more and more. It's like slapping the water and drowning.”

— Robert L. Leahy Ph.D., psychologytoday.com

“People with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder have intrusive thoughts (or images) that bother them. These can be thoughts about making mistakes, harming someone, contamination, disease, religious preoccupation, fears of impulses or desires, or just about anything that you might consider dangerous, disgu…”

— Robert L. Leahy Ph.D., psychologytoday.com

“Make no mistake — I’ll fool you with the façade that I’m okay; functional and productive. I’m also a willing participant, adhering to a life not fully understood by those around me. But I understand it. It makes sense to me.”

— Candace Ganger, teenvogue.com

“For many people with OCD, the symptoms ebb and flow over the course of their lifetime.”

— Rafi Letzter, businessinsider.com

“For many people with OCD, the symptoms ebb and flow over the course of their lifetime.”

— Rafi Letzter, businessinsider.com

“His brain was constantly on rewind and reviewing his thoughts and actions. Did I say this? Did she say that? What if I said this? What if this happened?”

— Annabella Hagen, psychcentral.com

“Making obsessions better by performing compulsions is a temporary relief. Unfortunately, compulsions only reinforce OCD symptoms.”

— Annabella Hagen, psychcentral.com

“Research indicates that OCD sufferers often exhibit high creativity and imagination and above-average intelligence.”

— Annabella Hagen, psychcentral.com