https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/looking-for-guidance/m-p/474118#M38181 <P>Hey All,</P> <P>I Just want some guidance. I have noticed minor things about my day which i feel are signs of bigger things. </P> <P>I think i have repetitive behavioral issues. I bite my nails/around the nails. Not to the point of bleeding or anything just i do it. I feel comfortable when i hold certain things. These things can be anything like pens etc. Which if someone else uses or someone else takes i feel annoyed/upset/uncomfortable. I get an attachment to these items, but not to a intrusive level. Just enough where i feel empty without this item if i am in my scenario without it. Ie work space, or my bed, or my car.</P> <P>I find i am unable to focus properly, and can very easily drift off and day dream. This can be both whilst working and focused on something as well as just in conversation. i can be still looking at the person and auto saying things like yep. But not even know what was being said. This works the other way to. I can be talking and get halfway and forget completely what i was wanting to say.</P> <P>I think if i do have any amount of OCD or ADD its unnoticeable because there is nothing obvious about it. its just very minor things.</P> <P> </P> <P>Since this is a forum, does anyone have experiences similar or what you did to help with any of it?</P> <P>Thanks In Advance!</P> Tue, 16 Jul 2019 02:44:48 GMT FxZIONZ 2019-07-16T02:44:48Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/looking-for-guidance/m-p/474118#M38181 <P>Hey All,</P> <P>I Just want some guidance. I have noticed minor things about my day which i feel are signs of bigger things. </P> <P>I think i have repetitive behavioral issues. I bite my nails/around the nails. Not to the point of bleeding or anything just i do it. I feel comfortable when i hold certain things. These things can be anything like pens etc. Which if someone else uses or someone else takes i feel annoyed/upset/uncomfortable. I get an attachment to these items, but not to a intrusive level. Just enough where i feel empty without this item if i am in my scenario without it. Ie work space, or my bed, or my car.</P> <P>I find i am unable to focus properly, and can very easily drift off and day dream. This can be both whilst working and focused on something as well as just in conversation. i can be still looking at the person and auto saying things like yep. But not even know what was being said. This works the other way to. I can be talking and get halfway and forget completely what i was wanting to say.</P> <P>I think if i do have any amount of OCD or ADD its unnoticeable because there is nothing obvious about it. its just very minor things.</P> <P> </P> <P>Since this is a forum, does anyone have experiences similar or what you did to help with any of it?</P> <P>Thanks In Advance!</P> Tue, 16 Jul 2019 02:44:48 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/looking-for-guidance/m-p/474118#M38181 FxZIONZ 2019-07-16T02:44:48Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/looking-for-guidance/m-p/474119#M38182 <P>Hi FxZIONZ, what you are describing sounds like it could be anxiety to me. </P> <P>The holding of certain items sounds like it distracts you and keeps you calm hence feeling stressed when someone else uses it. I do have this thing I subconsciously do when I’m anxious and it’s holding my thumb in my hand and I don’t even realise at the time then I think what am I doing that for </P> <P>being anxious can also distract you and make you not think clearly or concentrate on conversations. </P> <P>Being aware of this is great and I guess challenging the behaviour when you notice it could help. Hope some of this helps and I’m sure others will help you out with their experiences xx </P> Tue, 16 Jul 2019 09:49:40 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/looking-for-guidance/m-p/474119#M38182 Katherine22 2019-07-16T09:49:40Z