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A new fixation (quite stressful)

Oakling

I became very fixated on the weather and keeping the house cool during the summer heatwave. In fact it became an obsession. Not in the way that people often describe themselves as being ‘obsessed’ with something, when actually they just mean they like something a lot, but rather in the way that it became all I thought about, spoke about and acted on. It became quite stressful in the end. 

Well I’m heading that way again. This time it’s about condensation. I look in every window I can to see the levels of condensation. A recent walk became a condensation look rather than a nice relaxing dog walk. Every business I walked past would be gauged for levels of condensation. My focus is much stronger at home however. I am like the guardian of condensation. No amount of moisture is safe round me. I’m sort of on patrol it seems, window vac and towel in hand! It’s quite funny at the moment, but I am feeling those feelings of stress that I felt in summer starting to creep in. I’m going a bit tunnel visioned again it seems.

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  • Hi coffee guy. It's funny, your 2 fixations you mention were ones that I had as well. only recently realised / diagnosed autistic. I became obsessed with keeping the house cool during the heat wave, it became like a military operation. 

    As for the condensation issue, this is the one that really resonates with me, I became majorly fixated on it in the past. It started when we moved to our current house, which needed new windows. My thinking was that I must solve the condensation problem in the house before getting new windows as condensation would cause mold and ruin the windows. After much research my first strategy was to rid the house of excess water. So I converted part of the garage into a utility to house the washing machine and tumble dryer. Next was to install a fan in the bathroom, after much research to find the best option I could afford. so this was going well, next I bought some mini sensors for most rooms to monitor the humidity levels in the room. once convinced I'd improved the situation I was ready to buy the new windows. So the next dilemma was whether to have trickle vents in the windows. The salesman said why would you want to put holes in brand new windows....to stop condensation of course, i said. After lots more research I went with the trickle vents, so glad I did. The extra ventilation seemed to help as well. Anyway things were all going well until the cost Gas went through the roof, not heating the house has caused the condensation to return, but not as bad as before, thankfully. 

    Anyway, just thought I'd reply, kind of enjoyed writing this for some reason. When I see people who I identify with it makes me more confident in my diagnosis as I get days/ times when I doubt it.  

  • in reply to LostGUY

    The military operation side of things I can entirely relate to! I’m glad that I’m not alone in this fixation, but also pleased to see that it doesn’t dominate your time in the way it used to. I’m also pleased to see that me writing this down has somehow helped you, or at least alleviated some doubts (which I think many of us have from time to time). It’s nice to be able to relate. I doubted myself for even posting this series of rambling thoughts, but knowing that it’s helped in some small way feels nice. It was also nice to get it off my chest. Your journey with the windows sounds like the exact one I would have too. An odd sentence, but trickle vents all the way! The fact that the salesperson didn’t recognise this is odd to me. Take care and I hope you have a good, but low condensation levels, day today.

  • in reply to Oakling

    Hope you had a good day. I've got to say I feel very at ease on this forum. Wouldn't dream of posting this stuff else where without editing/masking myself. 

  • in reply to LostGUY

    I did have a nice day thank you. I allowed myself as many breaks from socialising as I needed and it made a real difference. I made it clear at the beginning of the day that I would do this and it was like a weight lifted. I hope you had a nice day too

    LostGUY said:
    I feel very at ease on this forum

    I do too. I occasionally feel the self doubt that I’ve practiced for my whole life creeping in, but I do my best to squash those feelings, as I truly feel very heard and understood here. 

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  • in reply to LostGUY

    I did have a nice day thank you. I allowed myself as many breaks from socialising as I needed and it made a real difference. I made it clear at the beginning of the day that I would do this and it was like a weight lifted. I hope you had a nice day too

    LostGUY said:
    I feel very at ease on this forum

    I do too. I occasionally feel the self doubt that I’ve practiced for my whole life creeping in, but I do my best to squash those feelings, as I truly feel very heard and understood here. 

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