tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813528723460851547.post9221103168000583828..comments2013-02-28T04:41:20.209-05:00Comments on Impermanent Insanity Writes: OCD and meMDKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384794936333159433noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813528723460851547.post-20001429706195820012011-07-30T08:19:07.394-04:002011-07-30T08:19:07.394-04:00Salman Rushdie and other writers are appearing on ...Salman Rushdie and other writers are appearing on a CSpan2 Book TV panel right now, until 11:00 am ESDT, discussing writer's imagination and how countries can use it to promote positive change.<br /><br />http://booktv.org/Program/12472/2011+PEN+World+Voices+Festival+The+Writers+Imagination+and+the+Imagination+of+the+State.aspxInspector Clouseauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373932797333038561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813528723460851547.post-7810948129661691792011-05-05T14:13:34.296-04:002011-05-05T14:13:34.296-04:00Hi Susan. It's normal for people to have exist...Hi Susan. It's normal for people to have existential issues, but when it ruminates in your mind in extreme form, I've been told it is definitely OCD. <br />As far as the creativity goes, on Saturday I'm going to talk about how having OCD could actually help my writing. Thanks for stopping by.MDKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384794936333159433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813528723460851547.post-766287367345241722011-05-05T13:51:48.059-04:002011-05-05T13:51:48.059-04:00Thanks for sharing your experiences. To be honest,...Thanks for sharing your experiences. To be honest, I’ve only read about OCD and the symptoms; in particular, I read about the counting and/or cleanliness obsessions and compulsions similar to what you describe above.<br /><br />I find the existential questioning fascinating, to be honest. Has a psychiatrist stated that the obsessions with those questions are true OCD symptoms? <br /><br />I’d like to pose another question to you. Do you think that there or potentially could be a benefit associated with OCD?<br /><br />For example, Kay Jamison, a psychiatrist and individual who is also diagnosed with bipolar, has posed the hypothesis that bipolar may lead to bursts of activity associated with creativity and energy, and that there may be artists such as Van Gogh whose art work may be a result of the manic episodes of his bipolar disorder. Just curious.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04493613022051704391noreply@blogger.com