When I write something, such as a note or letter, grocery list, etc. I want it to be perfect. If I make a mistake or misspell a word I wad up the paper, throw it away and start all over....Even if it's a mistake in the last sentence.
I'll have to start all over again. Sometimes I will write something 5 or 6 times. It has to be perfect.

I also do this. When I write or type, I have in my mind what I want to say.
But I get ahead of myself and when I read what I wrote there's words missing....Can anyone relate to this?

I hope I made this easy for you to understand.

Deb :confused:

I do this all the time.I am trying to write a letter now to the srgeon for the gastric bypass surgery and I have went through 800 peices of paper or more,no jokes all serious.

Hi,

Have you always done this? I have. I can remember in High School, it would take me forever to finish a report, and so much wasted paper.....Are you that way with your grocery list, too. Do you get ahead of yourself when you write and type, also? I can't believe I typed this without leaving words out. Is this an ADD thing?

Deb

i dont know if it is add related...i know that i didnt start being obsessive-compulsive until i started taking add medication... with the way i write a list or anything on paper. i even change the way i write-cursive, print, caps....whatever when im writing notes on paper. it really ****es me off when i cant write straight on an envelope for the addresses. ive wasted alot of paper. my husband is NOT the same way. i cant even read his handwriting.

I JUST told a moderator on here,just now, that I have to rewrite my posts so many times...Most times it ends up 'disappearing' because I either take too long, or have to edit it too many times...I give up.
I do that on a blog I write, in email I send..etc.
Nova

Rarely. Now I just keep them, and consolidate them in a neater manner later.

have you been watching me? ;)

Wooooow I just found this post by randomly clicking a number at the bottom of the page and I am so amazed to find this post.

I have forever been told I am crazy for doing things like this..such mundane pieces of paper must be written on perfectly and its the biggest waste of paper but I don't care i just HAVE to do it over and over and over.

Wow, I've never heard of anyone else doing this before!!!

I am not OCD when it comes to writing things perfectly because I know it's futile for me. I do find that I skip words or letters in sentences all the time. My handwriting changes from line to line. I really hate writing things down because it looks so disorganized and illegible.

When doing technical writing stuff for work, it takes me a long time to write stuff, because I HAVE to edit as I go along--those little typos gnaw at my brain until I fix them. The good news is I get the time back in editing, because it's already been done.

When I write something, such as a note or letter, grocery list, etc. I want it to be perfect. If I make a mistake or misspell a word I wad up the paper, throw it away and start all over....Even if it's a mistake in the last sentence.
I'll have to start all over again. Sometimes I will write something 5 or 6 times. It has to be perfect.

I also do this. When I write or type, I have in my mind what I want to say.
But I get ahead of myself and when I read what I wrote there's words missing....Can anyone relate to this?

Deb :confused:

LOL :D :D :D

Not laughing at you-----but at myself ! That's me too !!!!!!!!!

I was this way pre meds and I still am. I do a lot on the computer due to this. I even write notes in Word and then handwrite them after running spell and grammar checks.

My 5yo does this. No ADD, but he's showing some OCD tendencies. DH has some mild tendencies.

I do find that I skip words or letters in sentences all the time. My handwriting changes from line to line. I really hate writing things down because it looks so disorganized and illegible.

This is an ADD thing?
My writting always looks different from line to line and I do notice that I change speed or angle of writting constantly through a paragraph or something. It drives me nuts becuase I do have to do it perfectly so it makes me repeat writing so many more times.
I often flip from printing to handwritting serveral times throughout what I'm writing too, do any of you do that?
Do non-adders do that, is it normal to write like that, or do only we do it because we can't stay attended to it long enough to do it right?

This is an ADD thing?
My writting always looks different from line to line and I do notice that I change speed or angle of writting constantly through a paragraph or something. It drives me nuts becuase I do have to do it perfectly so it makes me repeat writing so many more times.
I often flip from printing to handwritting serveral times throughout what I'm writing too, do any of you do that?
Do non-adders do that, is it normal to write like that, or do only we do it because we can't stay attended to it long enough to do it right?
I don't know if it's an ADD thing, but I do that.

In fact, I doubt it is an ADD thing. I know lots of ADDers whose handwriting is pretty consistent.

I'm curious if you all do this only with writing or with many things in your lives. I am a perfectionist I can't do a quick or sloppy job on anything.

For example I painted the house last year but I didn't just slap paint on the walls. I spent a long time sanding them to make sure they were completely smooth. Then carefully painted each room making sure I didn't leave any drip marks, bumbs or bubbles on the newly smoothed surfaces. It was taking me a long time to get done so my friends offered to help. I said no way because I knew their work wouldn't be up to my standards.

I do this with everything and even though I'd overlook mistakes or sloppyness in others (I generally assume they couldn't do any better) I am extremely hard on myself. Nothing I do is good enough to please me even though it easily impresses others. If I don't have the time to do a great job on something I put it off until later I'd rather not do it at all if I could only do a half-assed job.

I am a true believer that anything worth doing is worth doing well.