R U OCD and how did u find out

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  • bleacheblonde
    bleacheblonde Posts: 333
    Not OCD but a bit anal retentive.
    When I am finished working on a car/bike/boat, ALL of the tools MUST be wiped down and put away exactly where they belong.
    And my toolbox is organised with all metric wrenches in one place, by size; Standard in another drawer.
    Same goes with sockets, screwdrivers, ect. All lined up or otherwise organised perfectly.

    It is so bad that I had to buy my wife her own tool belt. I picked up some basic tools, hung them on the tool belt, and hung the tool belt on the wall. She has pretty much everything she needs and she can keep it as messy as she wants.

    Also, if I am on a particularly difficult task with the car, I photograph each step and list each tool so I can later blog about it on one of the hot rod sites. I have had people on the FSB (Full Size Bronco) site thank me for this a few times.

    That sounds like my fiance....his garage looks like a small hardware store, with everything clean and hanging in rows on pegs, and some even have labels. He's very organized! He labels a lot of my stuff too...which I'm totally okay with as it helps me find things :)
  • LuckyAng
    LuckyAng Posts: 1,173 Member
    I have it. Diagnosed in my early 20's. Just reading this thread made me feel a little anxious. I won't go into all of my 'things', but here's just one. I have to spit in the toilet if I see the water. So, before I go and after. If I look at it again after I spit, I have to spit again. I've never heard of anyone else having this issue.
  • MANdown_145
    MANdown_145 Posts: 46
    Should have asked if you have oct obsessive-compulsive tendencies. Maybe the topic would not offended anyone with OCD
  • Lone_Wolf70
    Lone_Wolf70 Posts: 2,820 Member
    does hitting the refresh buttong 800x a day on your Newsfeed count?
  • hiker359
    hiker359 Posts: 577 Member
    Nah, but text speak drives me to no end of crazy.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    Myself yes, a mfp of mine yes watched Monk and said " what's so bad about him"

    When I read this thread title and post and my head nearly exploded.
  • Ncdaniel16
    Ncdaniel16 Posts: 56 Member
    I am OCD...I was diagnosed when I found out I had GAD...& color coding my socks, wardrobe and food pantry at 3am was a good sign that something was not right...But not everyone that exhibits severe oragnization has OCD.
  • photorific
    photorific Posts: 577 Member
    I'd agree with most here. I definitely have OCD tendencies. EVERYTHING has to be in groups of 5.

    Funny - I have an issue with groups of 5 as well...which makes the tv volume particularly interesting when DH asks me to turn it up/down a notch. I also tap my toes the exact time they pass particular things when I'm driving (usually driveways or mailboxes if I'm in a neighborhood, reflector poles if I'm on the highway), and the toe that gets tapped is on the same side of my body as the side of the street that the object is on. I could keep going...
  • tamtamzz
    tamtamzz Posts: 142
    I could never understand why people equate OCD with organization or cleanliness. I guess it's the stereotype.

    I have a friend who suffers from OCD, but on the hoarding/acquiring side of things. It's not cute nor funny to watch her drag, buy, and not want to let go of useless junk. I remember when I was at her house, and I needed to use an umbrella to run out to the car. The anxiety she had about me using that umbrella was really bad. She made me promise over and over that I was going to bring it back.

    I can't really seem to tell if this post is supposed to a lighthearted ribbing about a mental disorder, so if it is, sorry to be a buzzkill.
  • amandajam2012
    amandajam2012 Posts: 82
    I have oc tendencies. I won't look in the mirror in a dark room. In fact I take the long way to the bathroom from the bedroom at night so I can turn on the light switch. Bathroom has two doors. I cannot stand to have things touch my ears. The boyfriend likes to torture me with that one...I used to be a lot worse as a kid I would straiten the shelves at Walmart as I was walking down the isle. Needless to say I got left behind a lot.
  • Troll
    Troll Posts: 922 Member
    i have tendencies. i check our doors repeatedly, and will drive back to my house to check it, even if im running late. i also do things by 5 counts, except rinsing things (3 times) or brushing my teeth (twice). my fiance though it would be funny if he kept opening our front door after id checked it, causing me to check it again. he finally grabbed me so i couldnt check it again and i flipped smooth out. i dont know why im convinced im the only one alive that shuts doors correctly. i do it atother houses, not judt mine. eh.
  • Troll
    Troll Posts: 922 Member
    Not OCD but a bit anal retentive.
    When I am finished working on a car/bike/boat, ALL of the tools MUST be wiped down and put away exactly where they belong.
    And my toolbox is organised with all metric wrenches in one place, by size; Standard in another drawer.
    Same goes with sockets, screwdrivers, ect. All lined up or otherwise organised perfectly.

    It is so bad that I had to buy my wife her own tool belt. I picked up some basic tools, hung them on the tool belt, and hung the tool belt on the wall. She has pretty much everything she needs and she can keep it as messy as she wants.

    Also, if I am on a particularly difficult task with the car, I photograph each step and list each tool so I can later blog about it on one of the hot rod sites. I have had people on the FSB (Full Size Bronco) site thank me for this a few times.

    thats efficient, we're forever losing tools while working on cars. i arrange parts in a pattern so i know where they go....but my fiance puts them near the area he removed them, which screws us both up.
  • cole_carter
    cole_carter Posts: 174 Member
    OCD? Let me see ... I can't leave the house without going back in at least once to check if the stove is off. I can't park my car without going back at least once to check that the brake is on. I start thinking about something and well ... I can't get it out of my head for days.

    Yeah I am an OCD victim.


    The bright side is that I can utilize it to my advantage at times. IE: I start exercising an hour everyday and after a week or two, I cannot stop. I miss a day of exercise and I start to feel uncomfortable. Similarly when Dieting for a while and counting calories: I it becomes hard to go over my limit even a little bit.

    One the one hand it is good to hear that there are others out there like me ... but on the other hand, there is something to be said for being "Terminally Unique".
  • alsunrise
    alsunrise Posts: 386 Member
    and this explains why my husband bought me a tool kit....
  • jenny95662
    jenny95662 Posts: 997 Member
    i have tendency's, volume on radio and tv have to be certain numbers. If I tap one finger i have to touch each one after that. I repeditly check things like my stove lights and much more. When I said good night to my husband i have to be the last one to say it like i say night he says it and theni say it again if he does (he knows not to) i end up having to say it again. There is a lot more never diagnosed with it but def have tendencys. And the way you wrote the title made me feel nervous i want to fix it lol.
  • smiley245
    smiley245 Posts: 420 Member
    I have it. Diagnosed in my early 20's. Just reading this thread made me feel a little anxious. I won't go into all of my 'things', but here's just one. I have to spit in the toilet if I see the water. So, before I go and after. If I look at it again after I spit, I have to spit again. I've never heard of anyone else having this issue.

    OMG This is something my ex would do. I never under stood why, he always said he just had too it was a habit. He absolutely could not pee without spitting in the toilet first and after whilst it was flushing.
    But he also has many OCD quirks or tendencies, he was never evaluated for it though.
    He also had this intense fear of us dying if we were not all in the vehicle with him. (taking 2 seperate vehicles to get to one place)
    And he owns (owned....we are not together any more so I have no clue) Left and right socks
    I was apparently a dumb b*tch for not knowing the difference and washing only right ones???:huh: ..... So he went and bought socks and numbered them all with sharpies. 1-1, 2-2 and so on......
  • RiverMelSong
    RiverMelSong Posts: 456 Member
    Like many people here, I've never been diagnosed with OCD (thankfully!!) But I have obsessive compulsive tendencies. Like when I buy something (let's say milk) I cannot buy the first bottle on the shelf (I mean the one in front of all the other bottles). Any other bottle is fine, but never the first one. If there is only one left in stock I can't buy it. Also the volume on the tv or stereo has to be a multiple of 5. Luckily my boyfriend has the same quirk so we never fight about this :p He can get a bit fed up with me running to 3 different grocery stores to buy one bottle of milk though xD
  • tomomatic
    tomomatic Posts: 1,794 Member
    I'm OCD about my room and desk being clean/organized before I can start work on anything. Cluttered desk = cluttered mind. (sigh) But now I have kids and my whole house is messed up. I can't keep up with the cleaning so I take a xanax to quiet the demons.
  • htimpaired
    htimpaired Posts: 1,404 Member
    Well I have actual OCD, and I found out by going to a psychiatrist. It would be nice if it was just about having cute little quirks, but unfortunately it usually makes life a living hell for the person who's suffering from it untreated. Not trying to be all serious and bring down the thread here, but it does irritate me sometimes when people make jokes about OCD like it's "omg so funny." Because it actually sucks.

    ^
    this
  • iAMsmiling
    iAMsmiling Posts: 2,394 Member
    My wife claims she is CDO...that's OCD with the letters in the correct order.
  • slkehl
    slkehl Posts: 3,801 Member
    My sister has it. It manifests in different ways. One is that she NEVER throws away anything that she attaches a sentimental value to. Like when we were little she'd save her Halloween candy for like a year and my mom would have to throw it away and then there would be tears.
  • _Wits_
    _Wits_ Posts: 1,286 Member
    Well I have actual OCD, and I found out by going to a psychiatrist. It would be nice if it was just about having cute little quirks, but unfortunately it usually makes life a living hell for the person who's suffering from it untreated. Not trying to be all serious and bring down the thread here, but it does irritate me sometimes when people make jokes about OCD like it's "omg so funny." Because it actually sucks.

    This. Over and over.

    People say "I'm so OCD about blah". No ..you're anal about blah. There is a difference.
    I was diagnosed 6 years ago, along with anxiety disorder and it took me 4 years to get on the right meds and to finally have a somewhat normal life again. It caused serious stress and strain in my life, on my relationship...it's been hell.
  • Emmarogers2008
    Emmarogers2008 Posts: 26
    I think alot of people mislabel obsessive quirks and tendancies as OCD. OCD is only diagnosed if you quirks or tendancies take over your whole life not if they just make you feel less stressed. We all have stupid things that we do to reduce our stress levels but these do not define our lives. being houseproud is often lable as OCD but it's not. I have several Obsessive tendancies and quirks but theses started after my mum died when i was a teenager. I was told that they start as forms of control when something happens you could not control. Originally these were classed as OCD but as i learned to live with the grief the began to become tendancies and quirks not a disorder. My Tendancies (these are less controlable than the quirks) include tracing letters and numbers with my eyes atleast 4 time per word/number. I cannot misplace things if i do i cannot rest until i find it no matter how small or large even the kids things.(if they misplace a puzzle piece or game piece if i cannot find it within an hour i throw it away as this tendacy can have disasterous outcomes. my daughter once hid her one of her new shoes it distracted me so much that when trimming my husbands hair i couldn't concentrate and gave him a skin head without realising. My quirks (i can cotrol these so some degree) size ordering things books, dvds etc. Sorting things drawers cupboards. I do my kitchen and pantry weekly and the rest of the house monthly (before kids it was daily/ weekly)
  • kittyhasclaws
    kittyhasclaws Posts: 446 Member
    I have some obsessive qualities, but not bad enough to be considered "OCD". And yes, it is through someone trained in the psychiatric field that tells you if you have OCD.

    OCD will actually disrupt your life. It's not a simple, "OMG, I have to have things in certain orders!" I like my DVDs in alphabetically order and it irks me when someone messes them up, but it doesn't ruin my life.

    And you can't "be OCD". You cannot BE a disorder. You can have it. You can display some symptoms of it. But you can't "be" it.
  • paulaviki
    paulaviki Posts: 678 Member
    I don't think I have OCD, at least I've never been diagnosed but I do have something called dermatophagia where I bite the skin on my fingers which apparently is a form of OCD. I've done it since I was about 11 and I'm 30 now! I also have an obsession with touching my eyelashes after I've taken my make-up off as I like the way they feel crunchy! :laugh:

    Wow that makes me sound a bit odd! Anyway other than that I am very anal about where things belong and I can't sleep if the wardrobe door or a drawer is open.
  • miadvh
    miadvh Posts: 290 Member
    I definitely have quite a few obsessive compulsive tendencies, but I don't believe I actually have OCD and it hasn't been confirmed by a pyschiatrist. Can't stand when people say they have OCD just because they keep every super neat, tidy, and everything in it's place..that's just being neat and tidy if that's all. I'm actually bad about being somewhat messy and am more along the lines of having rituals for almost everything I do, thankfully it isn't to the point of consuming my life.

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