OCD Quirks and Irks

Um, any liquid in a closed tub, container, or jar, I absolutely have to shake it a few times before I open it. ANYTHING... Even my contact solution, like I think it may have separated over night...:noway:

I realllllllllly can't stand when people wait until the last minute to get into the correct lane. I immediately get into the correct lane, even if I won't be turning for at least 5 miles, because you never know what traffic or other impediments might get in your way if you wait to move over.

Also, mushrooms gross me out more than anything in the world -- other, perhaps, than feet. I can't understand why anyone would want to eat them. They are a FUNGUS. Athlete's Foot is a fungus. Eating a mushroom is like eating Athlete's Foot's dirty cousin.
Ewwwwww!

I also have a thing about expiration dates on food. I know they are really "best by" dates, but I won't eat most meats or refridgerated products that are within two or three days BEFORE their expiration date - including eggs, which even I know is ridiculous because eggs stay good for a lot longer than the date on the carton - but I just can't help it.

Also, I hate ice in my water. No matter how clean and well-filtered the water was when it was made into ice, there are ALWAYS tiny little white floaties after the ice melts in the water, and it just grosses me out.

Tara - you would hate my house. My husband ALWAYS leaves the cabinets open. Sometimes I come home for lunch and he has opened EVERY SINGLE cabinet in the kitchen, even ones I know he didn't need to get into for anything (like the one with the baking supplies - he doesn't even cook, let alone bake, so he has no need to get into the flour). It doesn't really bother me, though. I sometimes close them but other times don't even bother since they'll be opened again soon anyway.

I also HATE it when cabinet doors get left open. They have to be shut!

My fiance does this quite often, drives me bonkers!

Also, mushrooms gross me out more than anything in the world -- other, perhaps, than feet. I can't understand why anyone would want to eat them. They are a FUNGUS. Athlete's Foot is a fungus. Eating a mushroom is like eating Athlete's Foot's dirty cousin.

That made me laugh out loud! Scared the cat in my lap!

I can't stand when M&Ms or Reese's Pieces or candies like that scrape together in my mouth. I have to eat them one at a time. It's like nails on a chalkboard to me. My mother used to freeze M&Ms, and then pour a whole handful into her mouth... Just thinking about it now... *shudder*

I lock my car incessantly. I'll get out at the store and lock the doors on my way out. Then I'll hit the clicker again and watch the lights flash on my car indicating it's locked. Then I'm about 10 feet away and I hit the clicker again and watch the lights flash on my car. Then walk another 10 feet and then wonder, What if I hit the "unlock" on the clicker and now the car is unlocked? So I "unlock" the car with the clicker and then relock it. It's cyclical. I can never just "run in" to the store. And, god forbid, my husband is in charge of the clicker -- "honey, are you sure you locked the car? Please please click it again. Again. Are you sure you didn't just unlock the car?" It annoys the hell outta him

Melanie

I can't stand the feel of holographic cards. I get goosebumps even thinking about the scratching sound of running my fingernails down one. I hate when they put the holographic images on kid's clothes!

As far as OCD goes, I check to see if all my doors are locked a million times a day. Before I go to bed at night I check the front door at least three times, and then I go to the cellar to make sure the cellar door is locked, even though I know we haven't used it.

Whanever store i go into, i HAVE to go to my right and start my shopping there
I dont know why :ohwell:

I have a slight case of OCD I know it and happily admit it. When I eat M&M's I have to eat all the blue ones last, I can eat everything else first in no particular order but the blue ones have to be last. I also have an issue with my truck doors being locked and locking them 3 or 4 times before I even walk away from it. Clutter of any kind drives me nuts i have to clean it up wherever I am. On my desk at work there are certain things that have their spot and god forbid you move them when I am here. I am sure I have a ton more but these are just a few that I have thought of. :happy:

I can't eat M&Ms anymore because of my milk allergy but I could NOT eat the blue ones. In fact, I can't eat blue food. If you think about it, there is no such thing as a naturally blue food - even blueberries are more purple than blue - and I just can't eat anything blue. You would also hate my house, I am a pack rat and my husband is even worse - we have a LOT of clutter.

I have a slight case of OCD I know it and happily admit it. When I eat M&M's I have to eat all the blue ones last, I can eat everything else first in no particular order but the blue ones have to be last. I also have an issue with my truck doors being locked and locking them 3 or 4 times before I even walk away from it. Clutter of any kind drives me nuts i have to clean it up wherever I am. On my desk at work there are certain things that have their spot and god forbid you move them when I am here. I am sure I have a ton more but these are just a few that I have thought of. :happy:

I can't eat M&Ms anymore because of my milk allergy but I could NOT eat the blue ones. In fact, I can't eat blue food. If you think about it, there is no such thing as a naturally blue food - even blueberries are more purple than blue - and I just can't eat anything blue. You would also hate my house, I am a pack rat and my husband is even worse - we have a LOT of clutter.

Well if you ever wanted your house cleaned out I would be able to do an awesome job for you :bigsmile: Peter Walsh and I would get along great.

I don't know what any of you are talking about.

And it CDO(like OCD except the letters are in order like they should be.) lol

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What an interesting post...... lovely to see other people have their little quirks too.

Mine are, I hate feet, (except babies feet), cant stand the idea of long fingernails incase they bend backwards, hate feet rubbing on carpet, I need to have all cushions standing up, curtains in the proper place, and straightened bed spreads / duvets, I hate the labels in clothes sticking out (a lady at the bus stop in front of me had one sticking out, and I needed to ask her if I could poke it back in again, luckily she did it herself, and need everything in its place before bed! I also must be the only person who scrubs the house before she goes on holiday / vacation, probably because I dont like returning to a dirty house.

My new obsession is this site, and tracking everything that passes my lips, which is not such a bad thing. Thanks all for the wonderful support by the way, all you guys are awsome

OMG I am queen of OCD... my house being perfect pillows fluffed, cushions in on my sofa fluffed pushed in, chairs pushed in shutting doors... omg i can go on and on.. dishes left in the sink. My husband not making the bed if hes the last one out.. i have to make my bed every day.. or i make it before i get into it at night..

crap laying around.. omg.. i can go on and on.. i prob drive my husband nuts... but he drives me nuts.. think he doesnt follow my instructions just to get me mad. hahah.. i need to learn to let go... lol

good to see im not the only one.

like the gal above.. i also have to clean my house before i leave for vacation.. change my sheets etc..i can tell if somone has been in my house.. its nuts. i know.

My boyfriend can't touch wooden spoons.

OMG, i'm so glad to hear I'm not the only one. Mine goes beyond that, to all wooden products, and my friends constantly make fun of me!

I hate hate HATE when someone says they are going to show up at a certain time and don't or even worse don't come at all!

OCD wise: I cannot watch someone else do any housework or cooking at my house, I like wanna tell them to do it the way I am used to!

With me it's mostly numbers.

The people that mentioned their alarm clocks: you guys are CRAZY!:laugh: Everyone knows your time HAS to end with a 5 or 0!

I HATE HATE HATE odd numbers, except 5, because it's halfway between tens.

So basically, I can't STAND to look at any number that ends with a 1,3,7,or 9.
Like the TV volume. I have to have it on 12, 15, or 18, but can NOT watch TV if it is at 11, 13, 17, etc.

Same thing with the car radio volume numbers.