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Zelda,
Your post reminded me of the logs I used to keep! I'd write all my daily symptoms in a dayplanner. I'd look for patterns and make charts, and going to the doctor was exhausting because I wanted to convey every single bit of my history, as if that were possible. . .I think you are spot on that it's reassurance and coping--when I was able to stop the ritual of recording my symptoms, it was a major sign of progress for me. Symptom records can be useful in other contexts, but in the context of my OCD, it just trapped me further.

April 15, 2010 - 11:32am

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