OCD Confessions
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several several times a day I check my zipper on my pants to make sure it is zipped up. My ex never remembered to zip his up so this was the cause of my now ocd habit.0
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After reading all of these, I almost wish that I was more OCD. I'm the person who leaves the cabinet doors open and my closets look a mess.
I do have to have the radio volume ending in either "0" or "5" though.0 -
i just have one big one - put stuff back where it belongs.
Once a place has been assigned for something, then that is where it goes. Not one shelf up, not in a different cabinet, not in that other box, not left in the car, not sitting on a desk...no, no, no. Put it where it goes. Absolutely nothing drives me as insane as trying to find something that should go right THERE ----> <
only to find someone stashed it away or left it somewhere else.
And a small one - shut closet and dresser and cabinet doors. There are doors for a reason, to keep the areas separate. So close them.
I used to count. Counted everything: windows, cracks in the sidewalk, ceiling tiles, signposts, drags on a cigarette, taps/shakes of my foot, steps between locations, doors on a wall, coins in my purse, everything! The counting drove me nuts, so I forced myself to quit. Just consiously stopped the counting when I caught myself doing it, until it was no longer a habit. Thank God!0 -
Glad to know I'm not the only one with quirks!
I CANNOT watch a movie on my computer unless the computer, the table it's on, and the sofa are all perfectly aligned with one another. If things are slightly skewed, it drives me crazy!
I can't eat dinner if any of my cabinet doors are even slightly ajar.
The thought of what might be on bottom of shoes completely grosses me out. If anything touches the bottom of my shoes, I wash it.
My books are ordered by type, historical period (I read historical books), and then height.
I have alarms set on my phone to keep my day running as orderly as possible.
I don't like getting out of bed on a number that isn't a multiple of 5.
My furniture and decorations are pretty precisely aligned. I hate it when they get out of alignment.
I can't STAND power cords...they are TOO MESSY!
I edit and re-edit posts for silly little things. And I've already done that to this post...FIVE TIMES! Sigh...I need help! :-)
I'm sure there are more!0 -
I hate when people squeeze the middle of the toothpaste.
When people spit in the bathroom sink and just leave their tooth gunk in there for me to find later.
When I'm in the car, the radio volume can never be on 13.
I sort all of my vitamins and supplements out but size before I take them.0 -
oh my god. thank you for this. my OCD is really bringing me down right now. i mean, i don't just have "quirks." i see a therapist and everything. but right now i can barely focus on anything, let alone weight loss. i was really afraid to admit this in my "status update" but then i saw this forum topic. must be a sign from above that everything will be OK since i have support...
Well then I feel bad calling mine OCD when they really probably are quirks (though I really can not sleep if my bare feet are touching each other). The best thing for me about MFP is the freedom of anonymity. I can say whatever I want and not worry about being judged b/c really, no one on here knows me in my "real life".
It's like free therapy for me, so don't be afraid to say whatever you need to! And if anyone does judge, delete their butts! 0 -
~ I use 2 different utensils to make peanut butter & jam sandwiches for the kids, because the jam can't end up in the peanut butter & vice versa.
~ All the doors in the house have to be closed when I leave.
~ I count the stairs as I'm going up or down them.
~ I lose it when someone throws milk/water jugs or gallon size juice bottles into the trash can.0 -
I am totally with you on the first one with the "to-do" lists...I do that all the time...lol!
I cannot stand things off centered or a bottle turned so the front label isn't showing. I will catch myself straightening bottles/cans on the shelf in the store..lol
It drives me crazy to start a list (for my own use) and spell something wrong or not like the handwriting...I have written grocery lists 5 times just because I don't like the way it looks when I'm done!!
**Edited for misspelling...imagine that...lol
I am THE SAME WAY with my lists. I always tell people "you know how some people like to hear themselves talk? I like to watch myself write." I can spend way too much time re-writing my grocery list just to make sure I like the way it looks...oh and gosh forbid anyone come behind me and add something else to the list in another type or color of pen and in a diff handwriting.
I make lists for everything and I am absolutely enamored with spreadsheets. My life would collapse without excel. I always hit the unlock button on my car remote 4 times even though it doesn't do anything to push it more then once. If I'm not awake by 4:00a or 5:00a...if it's one minute past the hour then I stay in bed until 45min past the hour. Even if it makes me late.
It's really quite funny to read through these posts and see just how many people have gone back and edited their posts...0 -
*I "type" words in my head. Sometimes I will hear a word, and in my head (and sometimes I will move my fingers too) I will type it out to see how the letters flow
I type too, cannot believe there is someone else that does this.... so relieved.
Also I cannot handle burned out light bulbs I have to change them right away.
I have to make sure all clocks are set so no flashing 12:00 at my house
Also when I go grocery shopping I have a pattern I use to go through the store and I cannot break this pattern. I have now gotten my gf used to this pattern. Once I have finished my pattern I can go back and randomly shop all I want.0 -
*The volume in my car has to be at a multiple of 5. I usually keep it on 25.
*When I eat Skittles, I pour them all out of the bag, then I line them all up in a row, by color.
*Every door in my apartment has to be closed. I will walk around and close them all.
*I don't write the number 11, ever. I will spell it out if I have to, but I don't write it.
*When I lock apartment door, I check it three times.
*When I park my car for the night, every vent has to be the same direction; and I turn off the air.0 -
Ok I feel so normal reading these .. We all do have issues0
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I thought I was bad.....here's some of mine:-
Shoes have to be arranged in neat rows and pairs left/right (not right/left!)
Clothes have to be hung up and put away in separate colour groups...all reds together..all blues together etc...
Cushions have to be plumped up on the sofa if nobody is sitting on it
I also have a phobia about using public conveniences (loo seat, flush,door handles and taps) and carry disinfectant wipes in my handbag
Don't get me started on pubs and restaurants...I can't bear dirty tables or the thought of drinking out of a dirty cup or glass0 -
*The volume in my car has to be at a multiple of 5. I usually keep it on 25.
*When I eat Skittles, I pour them all out of the bag, then I line them all up in a row, by color.
*Every door in my apartment has to be closed. I will walk around and close them all.
*I don't write the number 11, ever. I will spell it out if I have to, but I don't write it.
*When I lock apartment door, I check it three times.
*When I park my car for the night, every vent has to be the same direction; and I turn off the air.
I too have to line up all the skittles sort them and eat them colour order!
I also have to do things in 3's (check oven is off, kiss my boyfriend 3 times, have him kiss me three times, three biscuits etc etc)!0 -
I count the steps as I travel up or down them
When I have a handful of candy that has different colors, I count how many of each color I have and the color that has the most number, I will eat down until it is equal with the next color count, then I alternately eat those 2 colors down until they are equal with the next color count...and so on. When I have an even number of all colors, I then eat them in a certain color order.
Toilet seat and lid MUST be down
When I put a stack of mail out for the carrier, they have to be arranged from the longest to the shortest and if two or more are the same length then they are arranged by height.0 -
When I have a handful of candy that has different colors, I count how many of each color I have and the color that has the most number, I will eat down until it is equal with the next color count, then I alternately eat those 2 colors down until they are equal with the next color count...and so on. When I have an even number of all colors, I then eat them in a certain color order.
I definitely do that one, too.0 -
I am a counter too. I count everythiing. People have noticed so I try to keep it to myself. I have always done it since I was a kid and I don't think I can stop. It doesn't seem to affect my everyday life other than people giving me strange looks when they notice the habit. lol
I check and double check the stove, flat iron, curling iron and candles to make sure they are off or blown out.
I double check locks on doors.
Certain foods have to be eaten in order. Usually from least tasty to most tasty. : )
I have a specific routine that has to be in order when getting out of the shower, getting reaady for bed and even changing into my clothes or workout gear. I feel like I will forget something if I don't do things in order.
I'd love to say that I am obsessive about being organized. While I'd love everything to be in its place, it is not. The rest of my life is utter chaos and I like it that way. But I know where everything is. Organized chaos?!0 -
When I was in grade school and the teacher was handing out a quiz or an assignment I would always switch with someone becasue I was convinved I would fail if I didn't have that specific piece of paper. This will still happen in the store, I feel like I have to have that box of mac and cheeses over all the other ones.
I can not study if the house is dirty. I feel like this is more an avoidance thing but once I start cleaning I can not stop. I notice the dust and dog hair and will get so upset about. I can't handel haveing a dirty house.
Everyonce in a while I will have this overwhelming urge to touch something. It might be a car I am passing by or a light post but I have to touch it.0 -
My DVD's must be organized alphabetically by title; CD's alphabetically by artist and then arranged in order of album release date!
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I count - a lot - I like to do things in 3s, but 7s, 10s and 13s are ok too. (Volume, squirts of shampoo you name it)
I hate the number 4. Can't abide it ever since I saw an HSBC advert which informed me that the chinese thought the number was unlucky becuase it's very close to the word for death. I hate when it's 4th of the month like today
If I bang one elbow I have to bang the other - God I have looked stupid doing this in public.
Hate seeing one magpie, I will hunt the other one out.
I have to sit on the left on pubic transport.
I have certain songs that if I hear I think I am going to have a bad day.
If I wear something and have a bad day I will then consider it unlucky and won't wear it again.
I won't step on grids or under road signs.
I used to be really bad when I was younger, I'd have to say this prayer every night which ould get longer and longer untl it took me an hour to finish. I also had to wear this ring even though it made my finger turn green, in the end one of my friends just threw it away. After that I got a lot better, although I still do all of the above so I am definitely not cured! Oh God just re-read this - I am a freak!0 -
I eat one thing at a time. If I start with my veggies I have to finish those before moving on to meat and then have to eat all of that. I can't stand for my food to be mixed on my plate or touching eachother unless it was made that way.
My money must be organized in my wallet.
I balance my checkbook daily.
Toys must be put away by color.0 -
water droplets in the sink, in the shower, on the floor, etc...after i shower, after i wash my hands, i wipe it down. i like things to be dry.0
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if you put trash in the pockets on the back of my car seats, i'll kill you.
don't dare put a pen right-side up on my pen cup.. i like them writing-side down so the ink runs towards the point.
it is spelled Y'ALL, not YA'LL.. i was taught in english that you put an apostrophe in the place of the missing letters in a conjunctive word.. since it is meant to say YOU ALL (not ya all), the apostrophe goes before ALL.. duh0 -
When I have a handful of candy that has different colors, I count how many of each color I have and the color that has the most number, I will eat down until it is equal with the next color count, then I alternately eat those 2 colors down until they are equal with the next color count...and so on. When I have an even number of all colors, I then eat them in a certain color order.
I definitely do that one, too.
I do this one too!
Also - I do math in my head all the time. I often look at people and by guessing their height and weight calculate how much they weigh per inch, or their age and ehight, how many mm they grow per day etc etc0 -
Im pretty laid back but I have a few. Lets see....
1. My workouts have to end in an even number. either the miles or the minutes. I keep going to round to the nicest whole number
2. Ugh... this one is so dumb.... when I cook something thats supposed to cook at 425. I cook it at 420. I guess it was funny once but now its stuck. Im the same way with the thermostat. Its on 69 instead of 700 -
When I have a handful of candy that has different colors, I count how many of each color I have and the color that has the most number, I will eat down until it is equal with the next color count, then I alternately eat those 2 colors down until they are equal with the next color count...and so on. When I have an even number of all colors, I then eat them in a certain color order.
i thought i was the only one who does this0 -
Im pretty laid back but I have a few. Lets see....
1. My workouts have to end in an even number. either the miles or the minutes. I keep going to round to the nicest whole number
2. Ugh... this one is so dumb.... when I cook something thats supposed to cook at 425. I cook it at 420. I guess it was funny once but now its stuck. Im the same way with the thermostat. Its on 69 instead of 70
I'm like that with the thermostat too.0 -
Im pretty laid back but I have a few. Lets see....
1. My workouts have to end in an even number. either the miles or the minutes. I keep going to round to the nicest whole number
2. Ugh... this one is so dumb.... when I cook something thats supposed to cook at 425. I cook it at 420. I guess it was funny once but now its stuck. Im the same way with the thermostat. Its on 69 instead of 70
I'm like that with the thermostat too.
:laugh: go figure!
Another one... I cant eat an odd number of things. If I have an oreo (which Im craving right now grrrr) I have to have two. Gets me in trouble.0 -
Im pretty laid back but I have a few. Lets see....
1. My workouts have to end in an even number. either the miles or the minutes. I keep going to round to the nicest whole number
2. Ugh... this one is so dumb.... when I cook something thats supposed to cook at 425. I cook it at 420. I guess it was funny once but now its stuck. Im the same way with the thermostat. Its on 69 instead of 70
I'm like that with the thermostat too.
:laugh: go figure!
Another one... I cant eat an odd number of things. If I have an oreo (which Im craving right now grrrr) I have to have two. Gets me in trouble.
Generally, when I have oreos, I have to have 4.... or 6... 2 just won't cut it.0 -
Im pretty laid back but I have a few. Lets see....
1. My workouts have to end in an even number. either the miles or the minutes. I keep going to round to the nicest whole number
2. Ugh... this one is so dumb.... when I cook something thats supposed to cook at 425. I cook it at 420. I guess it was funny once but now its stuck. Im the same way with the thermostat. Its on 69 instead of 70
I'm like that with the thermostat too.
:laugh: go figure!
Another one... I cant eat an odd number of things. If I have an oreo (which Im craving right now grrrr) I have to have two. Gets me in trouble.
Generally, when I have oreos, I have to have 4.... or 6... 2 just won't cut it.
eeeeexactly! Now no more oreo talk!!! :sad:0 -
I wonder what it is about even numbers, I'm that way too, although I'm okay with multiples of 5.
I like to eat M&Ms in twos, preferably by matching color. Also, when eating anything colorful, I eat them in order of the colors I like best.0
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