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Do any of you deal with constant picture taking as a compulsion?

Question about OCD

I have these miniature figurines that I collect. There is one in particular that I have repainted many times because of my OCD. I have been obsessing over this figurine for 4 years now by taking pictures of it and zooming in on the pictures to check for any flaws. Whenever I take the pictures and analyze them, I feel the need to repaint or take paint off. I remove the paint with rubbing alcohol and end up reapplying. This figurine is 30 years old so it does have normal wear but viewing it from a normal distance it looks good. My OCD can't seem to accept the fact that it looks good from normal viewing and makes me take pictures of it and analyze it close up. I love my figurines and it feels like my OCD has robbed me of them. This figurine isn't broken, it just has normal wear for its age but my OCD wants it to look perfect as if it is brand new. It's horrible dealing with this. I am going to paint it for the last time and try not to take any more pictures of it. Looking at the photos of the figurine zoomed in makes my OCD tell me that there is something wrong with it by telling me there is too much paint or it needs more paint. Have any of you dealt with anything similar to this?

Posted Jan 10, 2026, 12:23 AM UTC

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