tiellover Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 I am a compulsive washer- clothes, hands, surfaces, door nobs, etc.I am also a neat freak. I like things clean and organized. I think my perfectionism also comes into play here.What about you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tray Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 all labels in my kitchen cupboards fridge and freezer have to be pointing the right way, any cans with ring pulls have to be pointing the right way, i like odd numbers, not even, i have odd numbers in food ect, i always put my left size in clothes first, like socks shoes ect. i always step with my left foot first in or out a room, or up/down the stairs...i have loads of little one's that i have to do, although as yet it doesn't really affect my life too much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life is sweet Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 I like to keep my room very neat and tidy. Not enough to be OCD, but I do like stuff just my way. Nothing else major. My life just needs to be kept clean and orderly as much as possible & organized so that my head feels more organized...:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily-Bee Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Everything needs to be organized and I am checker, check the gass etcAre these compulsions feecting your daily life, is it hard to function because of it, if so do you have help with it??Lilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiellover Posted January 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Lilly,For me? No, I'm ok now. It used to take up soooo much of my time. I was rediculous about it, but obviously couldn't help it, and didn't realize it was rediculous at the time. Now it's pretty much under control and everyone knows that's just how I am. A germaphobe and clean freak...Thanks though! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paris Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Mine is a silly one really, Im obssessive about my asthma inhaler, I take it all the time out of fear that if I dont I will have an asthma attack- sill really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamer Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Housecleaning. I mop floors atleast twice a week, sweep daily, usually more then once. I can't stand laundry to be in sight, dirty. A dish left in the sink bothers me. At the same time tho, I hate doing it period. But if I don't then I'm never settled and I pretty much do it constantly, so maybe I'm never settled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine_bear Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Mine at one point was washing I would get in the shower at least 6 times a day and always had to do things in threes. Like if I was washing my hair I couldnt lather and rinse once I had to do it three times. At the moment though its housework, I am compulsivly tidy. I cant go to bed or relax if my room is a mess it has to be tidy.sunshinex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chealsea Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 I am obsessed with people tummies, whatever i am doing and wherever i go. When watching telly i look at their tummies when out in town i look to see how thin people are, in magazines, drawn straight to them, on the internet i cut and paste them into word, its stupid. Also checking things, did i turn my straughteners off, the switches off, is everything right before i go out takes me ages to leave the housechealsea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kib0ne Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Mine is a silly one really, Im obssessive about my asthma inhaler, I take it all the time out of fear that if I dont I will have an asthma attack- sill really.Lou,... my nurse tells me to take it everywhere with me, but my asthma is pretty mild most of them time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kib0ne Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 I am checker, check the gass etcI'm a checker too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peach Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Checking things - starighteners, cooker, taps etcStaring at breasts, and mid-rifsTwitching - really odd body jerks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Fire !switching off the cooker, switching off the Gas fires, locking the door Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKyler1311 Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 Neatness, my bedroom is the only place that is just mine as I live with my parents, so it has to be perfect, all my DVD's and Cd's and videos are in alphabetical order, I have a trainer obesession, I have 9 pairs of Nike trainers, they are all lined up in my room, and they can't hang over the egde of the shoe rack they're on, I have posters on my wall but they have to be level, I have to do all my washing the same day, I can't have any dirty washing in the laundry basket when I go to bed, and I have obesessions with TV characters, two in particular, I have to tape every episode of a programme that they're in, even if they're on a chat show I record it and keep it, I also have masses of photos of them on my PC. My hair has to be neat, to the extent where I cannot let it grow, I have to be able to have it so the wind can't blow it around or make it untidy, I have now shaved my head as I couldn't afford to go to the hairdressers to get it done, and lastly cannot stand human contact, I am obsessive about people not touching me, think that's about it, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rain Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Recently I've always been checking if I've left anything behind, asking people too whether they see something I can't see. Checking if I have my keys with me...Though OCD is generally when you feel something will go wrong if you don't do it, I just have a wacky habit at the moment I think. I don't think that if I don't check that something bad will happen or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgiggle Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 losing keysthe bins falling overdripping tapstiolet roll having the paper roll off the rop of the rolltiolet seat being downrunning out of coffeeso many other silly things that nobody sees as important, yet i obsess away :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverborderline Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 I compulsively crack my knuckles and count ..I am OCD about checking my bank account, checking to see if the door is locked.. look in mirror to check for pimples, and a bunch of more things that I can"t think of off hand right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hexan1 Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 I am a compulsive washer- clothes, hands, surfaces, door nobs, etc.I am also a neat freak. I like things clean and organized. I think my perfectionism also comes into play here.What about you?My key word is organization, i actually have lists to remind me to check my lists!! I have a massive ocd about time!! everything i do has to be timed, i am on a time schedual at all times!!! even picking the kids up at school i have to leave at the same time, park in the same spot, arrive home at the same time, start making tea at 4.25 put it on the plate at 5.10 and if its cooked before 5.10 i have to put it in the oven cos theres no way i could put it out before 5.10! I have to spend exactly 30 min in town and have to arrive home at exactly 9.30am, its mad, no ones told me i have got to i just have to do it, even my dogs know they must be walked at 1.05pm no later or no sooner!!! i would love to be derestricted by my schedual its just I CARNT!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stupot Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 Hey I was just wondering how common ocd is? and at what point does it become a disorder! I am an electrician and get told quite often how neat my work is, I cant rest unless its perfect! this in turn gives me a good reputation and gets me more work which is a good thing, also I have to check I have locked the back door before I go out at least 3 times even though I know I have just checked it, does this mean I have mild ocd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverborderline Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 I am ocd about my new laptop..I clean every spec and if it gets dirty I cannot do anything until i clean it..constant obsessive worry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharcoalKiss Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 My biggest and most obvious ocpd trait is my books. They are perfectly organised. But not in any way that anyone would regonise. They are not alphabetical, or size ordered, or by category, they are ordered my way.When it comes to other people and my books i can't have it. I have just managed to come to terms with people taking the books off the shelves. But they CANNOT put them back. Even if the book is put back in exactly the same place as where they took it from, it is not right. And it will not be right in this instance until i have taken every book off the shelf (ANd there are a hell of a lot of books crammed into each shelf) dusted them and put them all back on. If i put the book back, all is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine_bear Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 I used to be OCD about washing and have to shower like 6 times a day and things had to be done in threesNow the only thing I am slightly obesessional about is how clean and tidy my home is but I kinda think thats a good thing. sunshinexoh almost forgot my books, vidoes and cds have to be in alphabetical order and the order they were released in lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel_31_uk Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 i guess i am a little ocd about my daughter - i guess most people with kids are - but i am over the top at time.i wrap her in cotton wool, but she got to big for the roll now but on a serious note i gotta let her fly i guess - not to far tho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine_bear Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 i guess i am a little ocd about my daughter - i guess most people with kids are - but i am over the top at time.i wrap her in cotton wool, but she got to big for the roll now but on a serious note i gotta let her fly i guess - not to far tho!thats sweet I guess I am like that with my little brother I raised him from 3 now hes 15 but I would wrap him up in cotton wool and put him in a protective bubble if I could. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diane-M Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 I am OCD about washing myself inside and out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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