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Message: <blockquote data-quote="arfie" data-source="post: 1773098" data-attributes="member: 21843">perfectionist ocd is one of my ptsd psycho ticks. when i first started psychotherapy in 1972, the symptom was so pronounced that it was impossible to ignore and became one of my first therapy focuses. in 1972, combat ptsd was still being called, "shell shock" and civilian ptsd was still being called a cruel host of stigmatic names. as my therapy progressed, i came to believe that many of my ocd ticks can be translated into valid therapy tools. used mindfully, the quest for the perfect french fry can help me process some of the cruel realities i am powerless to change. if i don't alienate him/her for the imperfect french fries in front of me, my waiter might even be willing to join me in the quest for the perfect french fry. if not, maybe we can get a gentle, compassionate joke out of the imperfection on my plate.it's okay if that didn't make a lick of sense to you. it be an insensible phenom.</blockquote>