Sentences with phrase «compulsive about»

They have a firm knowledge of what the hiring company does, why the firm has the job opening and are compulsive about only sending in those job seekers who can thrive in the position.

I could probably be labeled a little obsessive compulsive about the application process, but I believe my logic is sound.

She is beyond perfectionist, very obsessive - compulsive about almost everything she does.»

These cages provide good ventilation and air flow, but you may find that some hamsters become compulsive about chewing on the wires.

The dogs become obsessive about chasing lights and shadows, to the point of becoming compulsive about it, running around the yard or home, not being able to relax, and causing the dog to enter into a state of almost permanent anxiety.

I'm sure it's possible to be compulsive about pretty much anything, so I don't see why finances would be any different.

I had an odd thought last night when I was falling asleep... could I be too compulsive about my finances?

No, the Eldridge family, who live in Redding, Calif., wasn't compulsive about bringing along outfits for every conceivable function or occasion; instead, they had to find room to fit all of the books they planned to read.

Her new novel is penetrating and emotionally tasking, but there's something compulsive about it — something that hooks a nerve and tugs again and again.

I'm revealing this information to protect you from becoming obsessive compulsive about Protein in the hopes that it will build you more muscle.

Diets Make You Crazy and Obsessed and Compulsive about food, eating, restricting, and compensating; and it's disturbingly Self Perpetuating.

Thinking back, I clearly had some version of an eating disorder that led me to be obsessive compulsive about food and have a completely unhealthy body image.

but I was compulsive about it.

It has gotten increasingly tougher; grandparents universally describe today's parents as totally compulsive about the baby.

Beavers, slapping their tails against the threat of passing canoes, possess a kind of goofy charm — they're about my favorite animal, Still, there is something remarkably compulsive about them.

Not exact matches

I don't know about anyone else, but this sort of thing appeals to the obsessive compulsive in me.

People who have used the Demetricator tell Grosser that it makes them aware of how competitive, and compulsive, those metrics make them about their social media use.

In the case of compulsive hand - washing, this involved a patient acknowledging that his hands were in fact clean (relabeling); attributing anxieties and doubts about his hands being dirty to a misfunctioning brain (reattributing); directing his thoughts and actions away from handwashing and toward productive ends (refocusing); and, lastly, understanding at a deep level the senselessness of OCD messages (revaluing).

The Maps about Nothing blog describes itself as «the most detailed, comprehensive and downright obsessive - compulsive archive of Seinfeld geography on the planet.»

But there has been a compulsive concentration on the means of attaining success with little concern about the broader terms in which success is to be measured.

William James warned us about the pitfalls of this compulsive preoccupation, what he called he called the bitch - goddess SUCCESS, around the turn of the century.

The more compulsive a person is, the less creative he can be about the use of these factors and the more machinelike are his reactions.

How can we speak truthfully about lying in a schizoid environment torn between deceitful hype and compulsive confession?

Agreed; we spend too much time and effort worrying about obsessive compulsive religious activities than we do the education of our children.

She spent a decade on the school board in our hometown, and another decade speaking bravely and publicly about her battle with Obsessive - Compulsive Disorder.

We feel the same way about so - called compulsive gamblers.

He answered that Harrah's felt no shame about its activities and needed no policy on compulsive gamblers.

This might have opened B. to talk about his awful feelings of weakness and of being trapped by his compulsive drinking and distorted thinking.

A primary goal in exposing her to the facts about alcoholism is to help her accept the fact that her husband is suffering from a compulsive - addictive illness of which she is not the basic cause.

In spite of all that has been written and said about alcoholism being a compulsive illness and an addiction, many Americans still think of it in moralistic, willpower terms.

The Roman Canon Law, still in force, had all sorts of superstitious regulations about the consecrated bread, that it was not to be touched by anyone other than a priest, that if one of the breads was dropped various purificatory rules had to be performed; now instead of simply lifting the rules, on the contrary, they almost compel everyone to touch the Sacrament, with a kind of compulsive hysteria, as far removed from the Gospel as the Roman rules themselves, though in the opposite direction.

Eventually, compulsive exercising can breed other compulsive behavior, from strict dieting to obsessive thoughts about perceived flaws.

Also, she was in cloth diapers full - time for her first year, and while at home for her second year, and never cared about being in a wet / dirty diaper, she was quite happy to sit in her own mess until I checked her (which of course made me somewhat compulsive).

Symptoms include obsessive - compulsive behaviors, such as waking up every 15 minutes to make sure baby is still breathing, furious housecleaning or obsessive thoughts about harming the baby.

Obsessive - compulsive disorder, depression during pregnancy, and anxiety are problems some moms have but don't hear much about.

«Once their babies are born, they show more obsessive - compulsive symptoms — like over-worrying about their baby's health — than mothers who developed depression before or during pregnancy.»

The national charity Rethink Mental Illness has commended Richard Hammond for speaking openly about his experiences of depression and obsessive compulsive behaviour.

In the study, 255 boys and girls between 8 and 12 years of age, all healthy, and without any diagnosis of any mental health disorder, were asked to answer a questionnaire about the presence of mild obsessive - compulsive symptoms.

But what about the most common personality disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder, or OCPD?

Complex computer modeling demonstrates that obsessive - compulsive disorder patients learn about their environments but don't use that information to guide their actions

Their experiments provide clues about the neural circuits and signaling pathways involved in compulsive behavior and may provide a useful animal model for studying OCD and evaluating treatments.

An international research consortium led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the University of Chicago has answered several questions about the genetic background of obsessive - compulsive disorder (OCD) and Tourette syndrome (TS), providing the first direct confirmation that both are highly heritable and also revealing major differences between the underlying genetic makeup of the disorders.

October 24, 2013 Genetic analysis reveals novel insights into the genetic architecture of obsessive - compulsive disorder, Tourette syndrome An international research consortium led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the University of Chicago has answered several questions about the genetic background of obsessive - compulsive disorder (OCD) and Tourette syndrome (TS), providing the first direct confirmation that both are highly heritable and also revealing major differences between the underlying genetic makeup of the disorders.

Amanda Seyfried got candid about her experience with obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD, in the November issue of Allure.

Quirks like this can usually be chalked up to personality or preference, but in some cases they may point to a more serious issue: obsessive - compulsive disorder (OCD), a condition marked by obsessive thoughts and compulsions that affects about 1 % of U.S. adults.

While researching the relationship between Bipolar Disorder and Celiac Disease, I came across information about the relationship between Celiac Disease and Trichotillomania, or compulsive hair pulling.

There's a reason you can't stop thinking about that special new guy or girl in your life: MRI scans have shown that falling in love sends blood rushing to the «pleasure center» areas of the brain — the same areas that are responsible for obsessive - compulsive behaviors.

Way up from my compulsive decades of consuming Low Fat / No Fat foods, (until my inevitable binges), where I stressed, starved, and worried every single day about my weight.

You also want to verify that the coach you are excited about working with has helped her previous coaching clients to end their binge eating, yo - yo dieting, compulsive overeating, food obsessions and depression so that you can lose weight struggle - free.

And a reality that few talk about is most chronically - overweight people are either food addicted or compulsive overeaters.