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How to stop spending time looking up one random thing until i get it. its annoying and mostly unirrelevant to my life but i won't stop until i get it?

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OCD?: It sounds like you may have an obsessive compulsive personality, or even obsessive-compulsive disorder. Talk to your doctor, because it's very treatable.

Answered 12/30/2013

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A member asked:

How to stop spending time looking up one random thing until i get it. its annoying and mostly unirrelevant to my life but i won't stop until i get it?

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Dr. Joel Gallant answered

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