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I'm obsessed with karma, so I'll be sitting down and I'll say to myself if the commercial ends in five seconds I"m going to succeed with my future plans, or if my itch goes away in 5 seconds then I'm going to get a great job, is that normal??
Do you think it's normal?
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Anonymous
2005-04-30 12:50:36
Is that karma?
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Anonymous
2005-05-01 12:03:43
I would say that magical thinking is normal but realize it is silly. Also this is not how karma works - look it up.
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Anonymous
2005-05-02 08:49:01
and you are silly.
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Anonymous
2005-05-02 21:02:55
Hey, I do that too!
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Anonymous
2005-05-02 23:59:53
Hey, it's okay to be silly.
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Anonymous
2005-05-23 23:47:47
what in the hell are you talking about weirdo??
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Anonymous
2005-05-24 02:18:02
WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU, WHAT DRUGS ARE YOU TAKING, AND WHERE CAN I GET THEM. SERIOUSLY, WHAT THE FUCK MAN? YOU FUCKING PSYCOPATH
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hmmm (508)
2005-07-03 16:21:28
its good to have stupid fun once in a while but don't let it progress into and obsession ok? cuz i don't want to meet you when it does :3
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Anonymous
2005-07-09 22:42:53
I do that as well, but it is not an obsession with Karma.
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Anonymous
2005-07-10 08:10:45
That isn't karma at all.
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TommyFilth1 (763)
2005-08-25 17:18:06
Karma is not something that you can control; nor does it have anything to do with outside influences. Karma is a sort of cosmic "rewards system", if you will. You do bad, bad will come back to you, you do good, good will come to you. But no amount of belief or ritual will change it.

In fact, what you are describing sounds a lot closer to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and while your actions themselves are probably abnormal (and they probably drive you crazy), they aren't exactly your fault. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is actually fairly common, and highly treatable.

See a doctor, they should be able to prescribe you something that will make that desire to do those things go away.
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TommyFilth1 (763)
2005-08-25 17:19:55
@: Anonymous
It's nice to be able to randomly insult strangers for no good reason, isn't it?
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angola (770)
2005-08-31 00:05:26
@: TommyFilth1
I think we all do that to a certain extend.
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citizenpremier (159)
2005-11-26 01:04:42
That doesn't sound like karma, sounds like OCD.
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moonie (1027)
2005-12-06 20:49:22
to insult others
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Axeadventurer (1114)
2005-12-22 01:56:08
@: citizenpremier
This is NOT OCD, it is not karma either. All you are doing is putting your faith in fate. This is comparible to asking for guidance from god, i.e. putting your faith in the unseen.
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summergirl (2485)
2006-06-21 16:37:32
omg i totaly do that too, but i think "karma" isn't the right word for it. but any way, like i'll walk past a room, and think to my self "if i dotn shut off the light, something bad will happen to me" (my mom is always on me about turning off lights)
i dont think its normal, but i do it to.
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BadMood23 (15380)
2008-08-23 19:02:27
Karma is: what you give is what you get returned.
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