Freya of OCD
@freya-ocd.bsky.social
Got the OCD as a maladaptive coping mechanism for a bunch of other stuff.
Profile pic photo credit to Ben Seyer of Melbourne
Profile pic photo credit to Ben Seyer of Melbourne
One of the best things about being at home is that my feet reach the floor when I'm sitting on the toilet
September 28, 2026 at 10:55 AM
One of the best things about being at home is that my feet reach the floor when I'm sitting on the toilet
Goose was decidedly unimpressed with having to have his nails trimmed
September 25, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Goose was decidedly unimpressed with having to have his nails trimmed
I need a spoon for this osso bucco. I keep going to pick up a chunk of meat with my fork and it disintegrates instead of being speared.
September 20, 2026 at 9:48 AM
I need a spoon for this osso bucco. I keep going to pick up a chunk of meat with my fork and it disintegrates instead of being speared.
One of these is doxylamine, one of these is doxycycline. Other than the size, which is not immediately apparent when they're not next to each other, the biggest visible difference is that one comes in blister packs of 10 and the other in 7.
September 12, 2026 at 12:12 PM
One of these is doxylamine, one of these is doxycycline. Other than the size, which is not immediately apparent when they're not next to each other, the biggest visible difference is that one comes in blister packs of 10 and the other in 7.
I don't need to buy socks anymore.
When packing for the most recent dance trip, I was looking for a pair of (new) socks that I _knew_ I'd put away recently. Couldn't find them anywhere. Eventually, I figured out how to take the drawer out of the nightstand and there they were. Under the drawer...
When packing for the most recent dance trip, I was looking for a pair of (new) socks that I _knew_ I'd put away recently. Couldn't find them anywhere. Eventually, I figured out how to take the drawer out of the nightstand and there they were. Under the drawer...
September 6, 2026 at 11:34 AM
I don't need to buy socks anymore.
When packing for the most recent dance trip, I was looking for a pair of (new) socks that I _knew_ I'd put away recently. Couldn't find them anywhere. Eventually, I figured out how to take the drawer out of the nightstand and there they were. Under the drawer...
When packing for the most recent dance trip, I was looking for a pair of (new) socks that I _knew_ I'd put away recently. Couldn't find them anywhere. Eventually, I figured out how to take the drawer out of the nightstand and there they were. Under the drawer...
The face of "my humans are eating popcorn chicken that my favourite human cooked from scratch"
September 5, 2026 at 9:44 AM
The face of "my humans are eating popcorn chicken that my favourite human cooked from scratch"
Some days, you can do nothing but stare at the email from the person who earns 2-3 times as much as you, claiming that they _have_ to have their pay arrive a day before everyone else because they need the buffer time before automated payments come out of the account.
August 4, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Some days, you can do nothing but stare at the email from the person who earns 2-3 times as much as you, claiming that they _have_ to have their pay arrive a day before everyone else because they need the buffer time before automated payments come out of the account.
Another day, another person jumping up and down about having not been paid... Into the bank account that they haven't provided details for... *Eyeroll*
July 23, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Another day, another person jumping up and down about having not been paid... Into the bank account that they haven't provided details for... *Eyeroll*
New glasses. What the _fuck_...
(I was right that I had binocular vision dysfunction. I was wrong about needing near work glasses. Apparently the letters on my keyboard are meant to be discernable...!)
(I was right that I had binocular vision dysfunction. I was wrong about needing near work glasses. Apparently the letters on my keyboard are meant to be discernable...!)
July 14, 2026 at 1:57 AM
New glasses. What the _fuck_...
(I was right that I had binocular vision dysfunction. I was wrong about needing near work glasses. Apparently the letters on my keyboard are meant to be discernable...!)
(I was right that I had binocular vision dysfunction. I was wrong about needing near work glasses. Apparently the letters on my keyboard are meant to be discernable...!)
In other "how did they not diagnose you as a kid?!?" news, I realised today that my grandfather's phone number is still listed as a favourite contact in my phone. His funeral was ten years ago...
... And it's still in my phone.
... And it's still in my phone.
June 18, 2026 at 12:50 PM
In other "how did they not diagnose you as a kid?!?" news, I realised today that my grandfather's phone number is still listed as a favourite contact in my phone. His funeral was ten years ago...
... And it's still in my phone.
... And it's still in my phone.
Sarcastic yaaaayyy... The panic attacks are back. And panic attack paralysis makes the panic attack worse.
Have been off panic attack meds for a while now (over a year); have an appointment to get referrals done and ask for something different to help.
Have been off panic attack meds for a while now (over a year); have an appointment to get referrals done and ask for something different to help.
June 2, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Sarcastic yaaaayyy... The panic attacks are back. And panic attack paralysis makes the panic attack worse.
Have been off panic attack meds for a while now (over a year); have an appointment to get referrals done and ask for something different to help.
Have been off panic attack meds for a while now (over a year); have an appointment to get referrals done and ask for something different to help.
I just had to tell someone that, as far as I knew, what they were doing with what they were gleefully telling me _over email_ was a legal grey area, was the only definitely legal possibility, and could they please not tell me anything different.
I have a headache.
I have a headache.
May 25, 2026 at 7:16 AM
I just had to tell someone that, as far as I knew, what they were doing with what they were gleefully telling me _over email_ was a legal grey area, was the only definitely legal possibility, and could they please not tell me anything different.
I have a headache.
I have a headache.
1000 year old burial site of a Very Good indigenous pupper exposed by erosion. Archeologists, with guidance from local indigenous people, excavate, and then once analysis was complete, respectfully pass the remains back so the pupper can be returned to Country.
archaeologymag.com/2026/05/1000...
archaeologymag.com/2026/05/1000...
archaeologymag.com
May 21, 2026 at 11:12 AM
1000 year old burial site of a Very Good indigenous pupper exposed by erosion. Archeologists, with guidance from local indigenous people, excavate, and then once analysis was complete, respectfully pass the remains back so the pupper can be returned to Country.
archaeologymag.com/2026/05/1000...
archaeologymag.com/2026/05/1000...
Sleepy pupper is sleepy
May 14, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Sleepy pupper is sleepy
Investigating something else just led me to realise that the needle shield for one of my injectable meds contains latex. Which explains why those injection sites itch so much and why I seem to need my snorty antihistamines more often on injection days...
May 13, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Investigating something else just led me to realise that the needle shield for one of my injectable meds contains latex. Which explains why those injection sites itch so much and why I seem to need my snorty antihistamines more often on injection days...
So they're doing something with the powerline transformer thingies, and so our power is out right now.
So before he left for work, when the power was still on, my husband boiled the kettle and filled up a thermos so I could have coffee before driving to work.
Best human ever <3
So before he left for work, when the power was still on, my husband boiled the kettle and filled up a thermos so I could have coffee before driving to work.
Best human ever <3
April 29, 2026 at 11:08 PM
So they're doing something with the powerline transformer thingies, and so our power is out right now.
So before he left for work, when the power was still on, my husband boiled the kettle and filled up a thermos so I could have coffee before driving to work.
Best human ever <3
So before he left for work, when the power was still on, my husband boiled the kettle and filled up a thermos so I could have coffee before driving to work.
Best human ever <3
Also, I email asking for an appointment with a doctor so I don't have to deal with parsing audio. Which is why I've now done the original email last night, a phonecall, two text messages and an email in response, another email from me asking wtf, a voicemail because at work, and another phonecall.
April 23, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Also, I email asking for an appointment with a doctor so I don't have to deal with parsing audio. Which is why I've now done the original email last night, a phonecall, two text messages and an email in response, another email from me asking wtf, a voicemail because at work, and another phonecall.
Feeling kind of emotionally broken today for unsolvable reasons that have nothing to do with any of you, so please, have a picture of my dog pouting at me ❤️
April 23, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Feeling kind of emotionally broken today for unsolvable reasons that have nothing to do with any of you, so please, have a picture of my dog pouting at me ❤️
Small moments of joy: the ADHD meds made it possible for me to remember and use the alternate route to and from work (my regular route is going to be undergoing roadworks for at least six months) after just over a week of using GPS every day.
April 3, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Small moments of joy: the ADHD meds made it possible for me to remember and use the alternate route to and from work (my regular route is going to be undergoing roadworks for at least six months) after just over a week of using GPS every day.
I swear, every time today that a particular coworker has been on a call with a particular client's people, that's when the rain started bucketing down today.
February 25, 2026 at 6:02 AM
I swear, every time today that a particular coworker has been on a call with a particular client's people, that's when the rain started bucketing down today.
Someone has been exiled from the lounge room for drooling on me while his favourite human ate home made pizza (I'd already finished mine)
February 21, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Someone has been exiled from the lounge room for drooling on me while his favourite human ate home made pizza (I'd already finished mine)
I despise brands that advertise their shoes as being super wide in the toe box, and then I look at their size chart and my husband (who is usually standard width in mens shoes) has to go up three sizes to get a pair wide enough for him.
February 21, 2026 at 12:46 AM
I despise brands that advertise their shoes as being super wide in the toe box, and then I look at their size chart and my husband (who is usually standard width in mens shoes) has to go up three sizes to get a pair wide enough for him.
... One of the latest emails from bookkeeping program Xero has a thing advertising their Sustainability Hub, where small businesses can learn about how to do simple things to make their business more sustainable.
... It includes the quote "practical tools like AI-powered search".
What.
... It includes the quote "practical tools like AI-powered search".
What.
February 12, 2026 at 12:49 AM
... One of the latest emails from bookkeeping program Xero has a thing advertising their Sustainability Hub, where small businesses can learn about how to do simple things to make their business more sustainable.
... It includes the quote "practical tools like AI-powered search".
What.
... It includes the quote "practical tools like AI-powered search".
What.
First harvest of peach season. Every branch with peaches on is overloaded and breaking or broken... There's no point in actually picking the things, just shake the branch and rake up the windfalls...
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
First harvest of peach season. Every branch with peaches on is overloaded and breaking or broken... There's no point in actually picking the things, just shake the branch and rake up the windfalls...
... Waiting for the pharmacy people to do the paperwork so I can order the meds that come in a blunt pre-loaded syringe is not my idea of a good time
February 4, 2026 at 8:00 AM
... Waiting for the pharmacy people to do the paperwork so I can order the meds that come in a blunt pre-loaded syringe is not my idea of a good time