OCD-ish habits.........

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  • ajedigecko
    ajedigecko \m/deplorable af \m/ Posts: 2,431
    anytime i have a pain.....i think of the worst outcome the pain could be.
    live and let live...unless it violates the pearligious doctrine.
  • Corduroyboy
    Corduroyboy Posts: 1,256
    I trim my fingernails and cuticles everyday. Even if there's only a nanometer of nail growth.
  • JaneNY
    JaneNY Posts: 4,438
    The only I can think of is when I'm leaving the house for a trip, I always think I left something on, or plugged in, and I'll go back in to check. So now, when I'm leaving I make it a point to check and pay attention to the fact that I'm checking the iron is off, the stove is off, water turned off etc... before I leave.
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  • iluvcats
    iluvcats Posts: 5,153
    Super Vedder wrote:
    What are you're things that could be considered a little OCD-ish??

    I'll start

    1. After drying cutlery i HAVE to put things away in knife fork spoon little spoon order.
    2. When watching tv the cupboard that the tv sits on HAS to have both doors open at the same angle.
    3. When tearing toilet paper off i CANT leave it unless its perfectly along the tear (no little tufts).
    4. When walking up stairs/steps my right foot HAS to be the one to get to the top first.
    5. When filling in my stat sheet at work i CANT stand up and leave my desk if im on number 13 in the column (no matter what).
    6. Im not allowed to eat my dinner at work unless its gone 12.40pm (no matter how hungry i am).
    7. When my wife is working nights i HAVE to lay the teddies/toys on the bed in the same place EVERY night.


    Im sure theres more but that'll do for now ;)

    gosh they have medicines (like Paxil) for this type of condition!
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  • iluvcats
    iluvcats Posts: 5,153
    JaneNY wrote:
    The only I can think of is when I'm leaving the house for a trip, I always think I left something on, or plugged in, and I'll go back in to check. So now, when I'm leaving I make it a point to check and pay attention to the fact that I'm checking the iron is off, the stove is off, water turned off etc... before I leave.

    that's good as long as you don't check 4 times like my neighbor used to
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  • Super Vedder
    Super Vedder Posts: 1,531
    iluvcats wrote:
    gosh they have medicines (like Paxil) for this type of condition!

    hee hee i kind of like "having" to do these things though, its become part of me :)

    oh yeah, and when im leaving the house i always feel in my pocket for my key, then when i open the door i stand outside and hold the key up in front of me so i know for definite that i have it :o
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  • Foxy Mop
    Foxy Mop Posts: 2,823
    Super Vedder wrote:
    hee hee i kind of like "having" to do these things though, its become part of me :)

    oh yeah, and when im leaving the house i always feel in my pocket for my key, then when i open the door i stand outside and hold the key up in front of me so i know for definite that i have it :o

    Don't you worry hon.. me and someone else I know on here have a very similar and probably longer list than yours. It just takes us a little longer to get things done, but we're still ok :)
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  • Super Vedder
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    Foxy Mop wrote:
    Don't you worry hon.. me and someone else I know on here have a very similar and probably longer list than yours. It just takes us a little longer to get things done, but we're still ok :)

    get em listed!!!!!!! :D
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  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    Super Vedder wrote:
    hee hee i kind of like "having" to do these things though, its become part of me :)

    oh yeah, and when im leaving the house i always feel in my pocket for my key, then when i open the door i stand outside and hold the key up in front of me so i know for definite that i have it :o
    I do that with my keys too.
    I also never lock or unlock my car with the key - only with the remote.
  • MattCameronKicksButt
    MattCameronKicksButt Posts: 4,317
    I used to have OCDish habits when I was younger but I seemed to have grown out of them. Does anyone know why certain people have OCD's?
  • iluvcats
    iluvcats Posts: 5,153
    MattCameronKicksButt wrote:
    I used to have OCDish habits when I was younger but I seemed to have grown out of them. Does anyone know why certain people have OCD's?

    that's good that you grew out of it. you are supposed to. I suffer from checking things. Some days, I seem normal and forget to check. Then I'll be driving down the road and turn around and go home to see if things are unplugged. I left the stove on once all day, I was lucky I did not have a fire.
    It was over 20 years ago and still haunts me.
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  • anotherclone
    anotherclone Posts: 1,688
    I leave in the morning for work and close the garage door. Then I drive around the block so I can check my house to be sure I shut the door.

    My daughter (who is 7), even teases me about it now.
  • Drop The Leash 10
    Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
    i hate it when i hear people chew. idk if thats OCD though
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    I used to live with a girl that had these little gnome figurines on a shelf on the dining room wall. (I know that should have been the first sign)

    I decided to move (rotate) a few ever so slightly...like millimeters from their original position. Within an hour or so they were all moved back...

    I did this a few times over the course of a couple weeks, until she actually confronted me about it.

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  • Super Vedder
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    Drop The Leash 10 wrote:
    i hate it when i hear people chew. idk if thats OCD though

    Eurgh yeah! I HATE watching people eat in work, nobody else seems to notice how disgusting they are, oh god it makes my blood boil at times, its sooooooo annoying i feel like i wanna hit them at times! :( perhaps its just me with the issues :confused:
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  • meme
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    decides2dream wrote:
    even in the dishwasher i divide the cutlery by type, to make it easier/faster to put away when emptied.

    I am pretty much a slob in many ways, but this I do always. It is just to practical... it drives me crazy when someone else fills my dishwasher :o
    ... and the will to show I will always be better than before.
  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,224
    Drop The Leash 10 wrote:
    i hate it when i hear people chew. idk if thats OCD though
    That's not really OCD behavior though.

    That's just an annoying pet peeve, of which I can't stand either....
  • Foxy Mop
    Foxy Mop Posts: 2,823
    MattCameronKicksButt wrote:
    I used to have OCDish habits when I was younger but I seemed to have grown out of them. Does anyone know why certain people have OCD's?

    There hasn't been a verified 'cause', but some factions think it's biological/neurological and some think it's psychological.

    Personally, I think it's hereditary, because my Nana and my dad (her son) had it, to different degrees - my Nana was more compulsive - checking the door locks 15x, counting, etc., - while my dad was more obsessive. I have it and we confirmed with the pediatrician that my daughter has a mild case of it as well.

    I also think that 'nurture' also affects how emphasized the 'nature' instinct goes. I try not to let my daughter witness my OCD related actions and consequently she has less of a tendency to pick up and emphasize her own latent OCD traits. At least I hope! :o
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  • jimed14
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    If I'm at a restaraunt eating ... if I, or anyone else, uses ketchup, mustard, tobasco, syrup ... anything that causes you to remove a cap before using ... I will put the cap back on ... even if I'm not using whatever the said item is.

    It kind of tweaks me out that it's still open as we eat.
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  • MattCameronKicksButt
    MattCameronKicksButt Posts: 4,317
    jimed14 wrote:
    If I'm at a restaraunt eating ... if I, or anyone else, uses ketchup, mustard, tobasco, syrup ... anything that causes you to remove a cap before using ... I will put the cap back on ... even if I'm not using whatever the said item is.

    It kind of tweaks me out that it's still open as we eat.

    I don't think many of these are considered as OCD. Maybe just quirky behaviour?

    I used to have a problem with our garden gate when I was little. I don't want to go into it but I was weird about it. :p

    My mum has an issue with ornaments and stuff so I think possibly it is hereditary.

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