Posted by juniper on May 22, 2000, at 19:11:08
In reply to Re: me too... OCD, posted by Cindy W on May 20, 2000, at 12:13:01
Cindy,
i agree with you that OCD is different than addiction, but i wonder if your first two points could also apply to addiction? of course, it seems like almost every mental disorder blurs the lines and encompasses parts of others. most addictions i can think of provide either what could be termed pleasure or relief only momentarily also, and are more of a dysfunctional coping mechanism (like OCD?).
then i guess the issue comes up---who really cares? classify it what you will, it doesn't change what it is, or how it feels.
but my main reason of writing was to tell you i used to own a tree frog named juniper.peace,
juniper
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