Ask HN: How do you manage Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD)?

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12 years ago

I've recently been diagnosed with OCPD [1] and am in a bit of a spin. It explains why relationships haven't worked and why work has been getting worse and worse (can't do it well enough, can't work with a team, and I refuse to be wrong). On the DSM IV scale I met 6 of the 8 criteria.

I am semi-accepting the diagnosis - I can see it fits, even if I don't want to own it - but find it v discouraging to be told there's only a 50% chance psychotheraphy can help, and apart from that, to 'manage'. I've researched via Google [2] but most is from people living with people who have OCPD, not from people with OCPD itself.

So, if you have it or have helped someone with it - what worked? I'm looking at increasing my Serotonin; but beyond that?

1. OCPD is different to OCD, despite the similar name. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocpd

2. This was the best post I came across. If you want to know what it's like: http://www.ocdonline.com/#!the-right-stuff/c1hdb

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