DRIVEs me CRAZY

Obsessive-compulsive syndrome (OCS) – clinically diagnosed as an anxiety disorder. People who suffer from this have distressing and obsessive thoughts, which usually cause them to perform repetitive behaviors.

My first encounter with OCS is during our mini-chikahan-in-the-office-to-fight-sleepiness moment, an officemate just mentioned that our other officemate has OCS. She’s into checking the lock of the door and checking for any plugged appliances. We didn’t discuss any details about it so I shrug the OCS thing off. But during pagpapanggap na review for IELTS exam, I’ve encountered once again about OCS in one of the reading test and got a glimpse of what OCS is. Third encounter is while I’m watching SCRUB (current series na pinagkakapuyatan ko), one of the doctor there is suffering from OCS, hmmm now I can really see an example of a person with OCS. An encounter with OCS in 3 straight days. Weird! Having been exposed to its definition, nature and symptoms made my brain cells to wonder if I’m one of those who is experiencing OCS *freak-out mode whehehe.

Lately, I’ve been into the “park the car…walk away…go back…check if I put the gear in P(which means park) and if I pull the hand break up” mode…yep, so far e alang palya, I feel the urge to double check it everytime I park. Hassle talaga. I’m thinking if it’s OCS or is it just that my brain cells are into vacation mode lately whehehe, in short being forgetful (signs of aging daw! Fine!). Super forgetful naman ata yun if just after I close the car door and take a few steps , I’ll make a 180 degrees turn just to check the gear. Duh! I’m also thinking maybe it’s paranoia. Why paranoia? Well, I’ve experienced a few car-driving-related-mishap, nothing serious naman, that maybe, just maybe contributed to my so called parking-the-car-right-syndrome (whehehe):

· Got stuck in an intersection during the busiest hour of the day- reason: DRIVING WHILE THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY (feeling ko e may reserved fuel ang car whehehe)

· I’ve locked the door while the car key is hanging in the ignition not once but TWICE. Tragic isn’t? The good thing is Jane has a duplicate key.

· Got stopped by the police TWICE. Driving an unregistered car and driving with headlights off (actually pundido cya at kasalubong ko pa ang mamang pulis).

· Right after parking the car (take note we’re still inside the car) nagmega usok ang makina ng kotse, sa kapal ng usok akala naming e magkakaron na ng pagsabog or di kaya ay may lalabas ng genie *grin. Reason: nasunog lang naman ang starter.

· Sometimes I’ll change the gear from drive to park just before the car made a full stop so ang result parang nagugulat ang kotse at ang mga pasahero e pang susubsob *grin

· May mga little mishap pa but I can’t remember na hehehe (memory gap daw!)

Ano nga kaya ito! Hmmm whatever it is, it just makes me more human *wink and obviously it’s makes my life here in this island a little bit more exciting.*wink *wink.

~ ni halfcracked sa Hulyo 8, 2008.