# Obsessive Compulsions Obsessiveness is [[I cannot say if its good or bad|neither good nor bad]]. We obsess over many things. ## Are you obsessing? Try this. - Be curious, inspect the feeling - Get space - Crowd it out - [[Breathe]] - [[leave work unfinished]] - [[acknowledge the good]] - [[amor fati]] - This might be a sign - [[what am I trying to avoid]] - [[ask how long]] ## Obsessive tendencies I've struggled with - having a chronic [[injuries]] and focusing on [[pain]] - completing things (this applies to many of the others) - [[perfectionism]] - [[note taking]] - pleasing people - [[emotional eating]] - organizing things - avoiding pain - problem solving - [[problem solving tech]] - conflict resolution - getting closure - going fast - being efficient - staying - leaving - keeping things [[tidy]], especially [[my office]] and [[kitchen]] sound, touch, aesthetics #Emotion/ObsessiveCompulsion ## Related - [[obsessing about my body]]