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Lee, There are all sorts of addictions, and not surprisingly, that also means there are many different types of treatments, ranging from, shall we say, the less than pleasant to the complete opposite: obsessively pleasant! Correct, not only is OPCD (Obsessive Palm Collection Disorder) very obsessive in itself but the actual recommended treatment, in order to be effective, is JUST as obsessive. And very pleasant! PalmTalk has been designed specifically for those individuals who have the good fortune to develop the rare OPCD. The intention is certainly not to cure OPCD but rather to enhance it by exposing the victim (and I use that word in the loosest sense) to other OPCD "sufferers" in order to create the illusion that everything in our lives should revolve around our passion for palms. The feedback here on PalmTalk from other members of the truly exclusive OPCD family serves this purpose extremely well. I believe Philippe, as one of our newer members, can attest to that! PalmTalk's second objective, needless to say, is to spread the disorder to all those poor souls who may be struggling with other less pleasant addictions. Make them realize that they have a choice between very unpleasant addictions and addictions that are fun and exciting! In other words, "The More, The Merrier". And yes, I also have PalmTalk as my homepage (on my main computer)! Goes without saying! Thank you, Dr. Lundkvist for your clear and comprehensive description of my affliction. I had no idea that my obsession had already been described in psychiatric journals. Your description of the OPCD affliction and insightful diagnosis was both helpful and reassuring because it is clear that you have also suffered from it, are personally familiar with the symptoms, have been able accept the affliction and live a nearly normal life. The fact that there is no cure for OPCD and that thousands of others suffer from the same disorder is very reassuring because as an authority on OPCD I am sure you know that the worst part of any disorder is the belief that you are suffering alone. Now that I understand and have accepted that I too will always have OPCD I no longer feel guilty about the amount of time and money the affliction costs and can continue to spend the majority of every day thinking and reading about palms without guilt because OPCD is, in fact, one of an exclusive group of fun and worthwhile additions. But best of all is the news that there is an online therapy group called Palm Talk where no one is interested in curing themselves! In fact, when my compulsion to buy another palm (for which there is no room in our garden) overcomes me the other members of the group will not only support me – they will congratulate me! Therefore I solemnly vow that as member of the Palm Talk OPCD I will uphold the OPCD credo and convert every unfortunate person with a dreadful and unpleasant addiction to turn their lives around by joining the Palm Talk OPCD! Lee

Shouldn't need anonymity unless you're still in the stage in which you're hiding the addiction from your family and fiends. However, if you are also trying to hide it from other PT members, forget it. We all know whose addicted! However, if you still feel the need for anonymity perhaps we could get Dean to start a new forum which would only be available to the truly afflicted addits. In order to participate, PT members would have to submit a statement describing the extent of their addiction. Only those who are seriously addicted would be admitted and, to insure anonymity they would enter with a secret password and be identified by a number. Lee

Its a Copernicia baileyana indeed. Alexander

Lee, There are all sorts of addictions, and not surprisingly, that also means there are many different types of treatments, ranging from, shall we say, the less than pleasant to the complete opposite: obsessively pleasant! Correct, not only is OPCD (Obsessive Palm Collection Disorder) very obsessive in itself but the actual recommended treatment, in order to be effective, is JUST as obsessive. And very pleasant! PalmTalk has been designed specifically for those individuals who have the good fortune to develop the rare OPCD. The intention is certainly not to cure OPCD but rather to enhance it by exposing the victim (and I use that word in the loosest sense) to other OPCD "sufferers" in order to create the illusion that everything in our lives should revolve around our passion for palms. The feedback here on PalmTalk from other members of the truly exclusive OPCD family serves this purpose extremely well. I believe Philippe, as one of our newer members, can attest to that! PalmTalk's second objective, needless to say, is to spread the disorder to all those poor souls who may be struggling with other less pleasant addictions. Make them realize that they have a choice between very unpleasant addictions and addictions that are fun and exciting! In other words, "The More, The Merrier". And yes, I also have PalmTalk as my homepage (on my main computer)! Goes without saying! Bo-Göran