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Neuropathy in feet and limited toe movement?
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@rwinney @jesfactsmon I have not read any literature about being perfectionistic, having OCD, over achieving, and getting neuropathy, but I too, totally fit the bill! I have diagnosed OCD that is in really good control due to meds I have not taken for years, and an excellent cognitive therapist. My mom had it too, and hers was untreated. She drove us all crazy with incessant cleaning. I am so aware of OCD thoughts in my head that I am literally able to "blow them off," as nothing more than OCD, not me. I have always been a very high achiever. Excellent grades, MA + degrees, etc. History of fibromyalgia, too. Are we on to something here? Does it matter? I have no idea!!!! But interesting. I know with these characteristics, we expect a lot of ourselves. Way too much. We want to be well, do things right. I just wanna feel good. I would do anything to take away pain. The rest is small, meaningless, potatoes. Gonna go take a nap. I am pooped. Love to you special people. Lori
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Lori, when you mentioned the cleaning, that was Linda's mother to a "T". I remember visiting her parents back in the early 80's and to make a few bucks (we were poor as church mice then) she would put us to work. One of the jobs she'd have us do was washing all the walls in her house. Terrible job for me as I like to see results when I do something and her walls always seemed spotless. We'd be moving all the furniture in every room. Ugh! She was a dynamo, never saw anyone that little and overweight move around a house that fast, running rings around us. Linda picked up some of her OCD genes and here we are. I love my wife and would never want to trade her in now, and it has been an interesting and rewarding life in many many ways. But if I had seen what was coming back in 1978 when we first met I'd probably have run the other way as I have the anti-OCD type of personality, like maybe too relaxed about stuff.