Guest guest Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 What is Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder? How is it different from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder? Thank you, Donna Stockton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Donna, My basic understanding is that OCPD describes a person who is rigid, inflexible, particular, but does not have the obsessive anxiety/fear, does not see anything wrong with the way they do things, and does not have ever-expanding rituals. A person can have both. For instance, yesterday, playing Uno with my daughter and her therapist, I caught myself straightening the card pile every time it got out of whack. This may be a sign of OCPD. I also have OCD, but although I don't like a messy stack of cards, I don't worry that something bad will happen if I am prevented from straightening the cards, nor do I get upset or have to start over if someone says " just leave the cards alone. " A person with OCPD might like things in a certain order (pencils lined up on the desk, towels folded just so, etc), but does not experience the anxiety and distress that one with OCD does. A friend of my husband has a daughter who at one time would take her shower at the same time of day whether or not she had friends over. She did not wash compulsively, but was unwilling to change her shower time and did not think anything of making her friends wait for her. A person with OCPD is much less likely to seek or need treatment although he or she may still be difficult to live with. OCD will get worse without treatment and the person who has it often experiences the discomfort of knowing that he/she does not want to do what he/she is doing and may even think it " crazy, " but cannot stop. Kids are less likely to have as much insight. Hope this helps. Mom with OCD who has a 9 year old daughter with OCD > > Subject: What is OCPD? > To: > Date: Sunday, June 28, 2009, 9:17 AM > What is Obsessive Compulsive > Personality Disorder? How is it different from Obsessive > Compulsive Disorder? > > Thank you, > Donna Stockton > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Great explanation . I have a bit of OCPD - I take pride in things being neat, etc. The main difference is that OCD causes the person to suffer. They wish they didn't have the thoughts. OCPD people see nothing wrong with their thoughts nor do they fear irrational consequences if something isn't a certain way. Because OCD sufferers don't want to have their thoughts, they may be open to therapy to retrain their brains. But OCPD people don't see the way they are as something that needs fixing and therefore, aren't open to therapy or changing. Felix Unger has OCPD, but not OCD. > > > > > Subject: What is OCPD? > > To: > > Date: Sunday, June 28, 2009, 9:17 AM > > What is Obsessive Compulsive > > Personality Disorder? How is it different from Obsessive > > Compulsive Disorder? > > > > Thank you, > > Donna Stockton > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Wow, this copnversation has been very helpful to me personally. While I knew I didn't have classic OCD, I can see where I do have some OCDP. It's good to make the connection! Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T What is OCPD? > > To: > > Date: Sunday, June 28, 2009, 9:17 AM > > What is Obsessive Compulsive > > Personality Disorder? How is it different from Obsessive > > Compulsive Disorder? > > > > Thank you, > > Donna Stockton > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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