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Q: My mind's eye is stuck in the past
asked by: Tsar on February 10th, 2008
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It kind of weird, there are days that I will be doing normal things, but my mind will be stuck in some place in the past. Most times it starts at night, I will be studying or playing video games and suddenly my mind's eye is somewhere else. When I get these moments, my mind doesn't seem to stray from that area or place until i go to bed that night. It seems to happen when I'm anxious or nervous about something. It's never anything but places that I have been to but strangely some of the places i haven't been to in more than 20 years. It could be an overactive mind of remembering places ive been. Like I can remember places I have been sometimes a single time or a few times or like in school, places I saw everyday very well, very vividly. It doesn't keep me from doing what I need to do in life neccessarily but its very surreal. I wonder if this is some kind of OCD symptom, but even when I was 15 i remember having this.

Nothing traumatic happened in these places but i just remember where all the things were at the time.

Thanks.
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replied on February 17th, 2008
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It does sound like OCD, doesn't it? It's a bit like getting an annoying song in your head that won't go away, only worse I suppose. I. You say you remember where everything was at the time, as though that were an important factor - and perhaps it is for you! I think it is your mind's way of coping with stress and trying to impose some sort of order and I can't see much wrong with that! I find myself counting subconsciously when I get stressed - but the difference between this and true OCD is that I don't NEED to do it, it just creeps up on me gradually and I can stop it whenever I want - I just find it comforting to do it. Do you find your 'mind's eye' experiences are easy to stop, or do you feel compelled to carry on with it? If you feel it is taking over your life in any way then yes, it might be a cause for concern but it doesn't sound like that to me.
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