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Originally Posted by tubasteve
Probably start by describing a typical day.
Yeah, a good start.
--wake up, eat breakfast, carefully measuring out portions of food for breakfast. Don't want to eat too many or too few calories, and my breakfast has been the same as it has been for the past 5 years. If I am denied it, I am extremely tilted for the rest of the day.
--go to work, but it is very difficult to concentrate, as thoughts of topics that constantly run through my mind break my concentration. I probably check poker websites every 20 minutes, stocks every 10 minutes, and this is the only way I can really "keep on track" and be productive.
--eat lunch, same routine, same place, and usually with the same person. It is difficult really having friends with OCD, as other things take higher priority, but those who you do have are ones you really value.
--go home, eat dinner, same dinner I have been eating for the past 2-3 years, and making sure that all portions are even and consistent.
--surf the internet and check all of my regular websites. If I am away from them for a long period of time, I become extremely tilted.
--thinking abut poker is also constant, and when it becomes too much, I will go play a long session at night to calm the stress. Time is not an issue here, as it would only interfere with sleep.
--Sleep is something that occurs in between thoughts racing in my head, and is usually scarce. I typically wake up 2 times every night, and use the time to fix a small, perfectly-portioned snack and surf the internet.