What's your little OCD?

[mpitts]

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[Jeff7181]

LOL... what's that guy's name on Crank Yankers? Hahahahahaha... see the one where he's caught in the bathroom stall and calls the soap company?

 

[Jeff7181]

Oh... BTW... it REALLY bothers me when there's one cracker left, and two chunks of cheese :| lol

 

[TekDemon]

Originally posted by: mpitts

Originally posted by: Jeff7181

Originally posted by: mpitts

Originally posted by: kranky
I have a friend with OCD and I couldn't begin to list all the things that he does. It nearly controls his life.

- Ketchup must be stored on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator door. Nowhere else.
- Inspecting each and every bite of restaurant food before eating it in case something looks amiss.
- Must park his car so one of the five spokes on the rims is pointing straight up. Sometimes this means getting out and looking two or three times before being satisfied.

Anyone who parks their car, gets out and looks at the spokes of his wheels, then possibly reparks his car due to where they are pointing has WAY too much free time in his life.

Hence the term Obcessive Compulsive Disorder

The ketchup thing is an OCD you can talk to a psychologist about.

The car parking thing might require a team.

I don't even know if the ketchup is really OCD...it might just be a preference, or some weird nazi-like organization system in the fridge.

But a lot of common OCD things would be:
Counting the squares in the sidewalk and making sure a specific pattern is kept up with your feet(like both feet must touch down in each square, every other square, maybe your left foot has to have been in the same # of square as your right foot before you get to your destination, etc.)
Washing your hands a bazillion gajillion fashillion times a day...

There's other stuff but these things are probably pretty generic OCD things...since most of us have to walk on sidewalks at some point, and wash our hands. Some of the other stuff is specific to locations and situations. But words can be weird triggers too, where a specific word has to be canceled out by another word or you go insane, etc. It can manifest in pretty much any ridiculous thing no matter how illogical.

Only then is it even true OCD because otherwise it's just that you're neurotic =p

 

[kranky]

The reason for the ketchup having to be on the lower shelf of the refrigerator door is to keep it as far as possible from the milk. Apparently, there is potential contamination of the milk which could result from them being too close.

I once asked him why none of the other items in the refrigerator were dangerous to the milk, and he just laughed and said he knows it's stupid, but the ketchup just has to be far away from the milk.

With these types of things, there's no way to explain it. It's a compulsion, and makes no sense.

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: kranky
The reason for the ketchup having to be on the lower shelf of the refrigerator door is to keep it as far as possible from the milk. Apparently, there is potential contamination of the milk which could result from them being too close.

I once asked him why none of the other items in the refrigerator were dangerous to the milk, and he just laughed and said he knows it's stupid, but the ketchup just has to be far away from the milk.

With these types of things, there's no way to explain it. It's a compulsion, and makes no sense.

Put the ketchup in a ziplock bag and see what happens!

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: kranky
The reason for the ketchup having to be on the lower shelf of the refrigerator door is to keep it as far as possible from the milk. Apparently, there is potential contamination of the milk which could result from them being too close.

I once asked him why none of the other items in the refrigerator were dangerous to the milk, and he just laughed and said he knows it's stupid, but the ketchup just has to be far away from the milk.

With these types of things, there's no way to explain it. It's a compulsion, and makes no sense.

Don't assume all compulsions are illogical and without reason.

 

[stormbv]

I have OCD, and I wouldn't have it any other way. I had to learn to overcome my brain's deception and follow my heart instead. Everyone's senses deceive them, they just don't know it. My environment molded me into a nervous basketcase, but my "mental illness" wouldn't let me stop doubting the validity of the "real world", which turned out to be a huge conditioning center where the human race is bound by their own "knowledge".

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: stormbv
I have OCD, and I wouldn't have it any other way. I had to learn to overcome my brain's deception and follow my heart instead. Everyone's senses deceive them, they just don't know it. My environment molded me into a nervous basketcase, but my "mental illness" wouldn't let me stop doubting the validity of the "real world", which turned out to be a huge conditioning center where the human race is bound by their own "knowledge".

, said the guy in the straight jacket. Just kidding

 

[stormbv]

Originally posted by: Jeff7181

Originally posted by: stormbv
I have OCD, and I wouldn't have it any other way. I had to learn to overcome my brain's deception and follow my heart instead. Everyone's senses deceive them, they just don't know it. My environment molded me into a nervous basketcase, but my "mental illness" wouldn't let me stop doubting the validity of the "real world", which turned out to be a huge conditioning center where the human race is bound by their own "knowledge".

, said the guy in the straight jacket. Just kidding

How do you know the guy in the straight jacket is really insane? What if he is sane and everyone else on the planet is insane?

 

[wampa]

Originally posted by: stormbv

Originally posted by: Jeff7181

Originally posted by: stormbv
I have OCD, and I wouldn't have it any other way. I had to learn to overcome my brain's deception and follow my heart instead. Everyone's senses deceive them, they just don't know it. My environment molded me into a nervous basketcase, but my "mental illness" wouldn't let me stop doubting the validity of the "real world", which turned out to be a huge conditioning center where the human race is bound by their own "knowledge".

, said the guy in the straight jacket. Just kidding

How do you know the guy in the straight jacket is really insane? What if he is sane and everyone else on the planet is insane?

its like the movie Matrix ...

 

[Electric Amish]

I just remembered another one...

I MUST straighten out twist ties...

 

[thirtythree]

maybe I'll make a list after school...

 

[nebula]

Originally posted by: kranky
It nearly controls his life.

If that's true, he doesn't have to live with it. There are many meds that can be taken for OCD.

 

[KarenMarie]

I am too weird for words and my list would go on for ages.

 

[speed01]

Symmetry, Even numbers when performing a task that could be done more than one time (ie. blinking), any small peice of wire (twist ties and the like) must be folded exactly in half and then twisted before it can be put away.

Speed

 

[ExplodingBoy]

A couple a times I've driven off and then been bothered by the thought I might have forgotten to close the garage door. So I irritate my wife by going back to check. Then I joke that it is a good thing we don't have double doors or else we'd have to drive back twice to check.



Any1 with a big screen TV must develop OCD to constantly check if the TV was turned off (instead of just the DVD player, playstation, etc.) because otherwise you GET BURN IN OMG!!!

 

[thirtythree]

-I clear out my clipboard, recent documents, website history, and temporary internet files multiple times a day. I also check my mail and a few websites rather obsessively.
-things always have to be uniform. for example, if I used correct capitalization on just one sentence in this post, I'd have to edit it. or... if I decide to change how I encode ripped mp3s, I'll re-rip my entire cd collection (this happen just recently).
-I read over e-mails, letters, posts, etc. over and over before sending or posting them. before finalizing my posts, I go back to make sure no new posts have been made since I started my reply.
-I change my aim profile several times a day but usually end up returning it to what it was.
-I put toilet paper on the toilet seat before sitting down.
-I do laundry every week even if I don't need to.
-whenever I do something someone else will check up on, I'm always sure to check it many, many times.
-after making sure my car lights are off, I'll still worry about it throughout the day.
-I back up my conversation logs, e-mails, and personal documents very frequently.
-it bothers me when lists are incomplete, but oh well. you can die if you don't like it.

 

[RU482]

When I walk around in a crowded public place, say a mall, I've deveolped this habit of every 5 min or so checking to make sure my wallet hasn't been swiped. I think it all started when I went to Mexico.

the funny thing is, I'm not even conscious of it until after I do it.

most of the other OCD things I used to do (lots) went away when I started taking Zoloft

 

[CaseTragedy]

1) if my face is wet i have to wipe it 8 times exactly.
2) i enjoy eating at the Y and must do so everytime.

--these 2 are conflicting and can cause problems.

 

[WannaFly]

Lets see.
I have this little 'check' where i compulsivlly check to make sure i have my wallet, keys, and cell phone on me(back right pocket, and both front pockets checked) if one of my pockets are empty i get worried until i remember where the missing item is, i do this like 100000000 times a day.

I fly, and i'm VERY cumpulsive about checking the fuel, for obvious reasons, i'll check it(physically, not read the gauge) like 3 times before i takeoff.

 

[caitlion]

Originally posted by: NL5

Originally posted by: caitlion
i am just really paranoid. about everything.

Is that related to the question you posted the other day? ....LOL J/K

hahahha. good point. but no.. i dont really smoke too often.

 

[JoeKing]

Originally posted by: WannaFly

I fly, and i'm VERY cumpulsive about checking the fuel, for obvious reasons, i'll check it(physically, not read the gauge) like 3 times before i takeoff.

I'd only hope all pilots were OC about that

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

When I read websites, I constantly highlight text on the page and then click off it. In the time it took me to read this thread, I may have highlighted random text 30-40 times.

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: KnightBreed
When I read websites, I constantly highlight text on the page and then click off it. In the time it took me to read this thread, I may have highlighted random text 30-40 times.

Hope you have a quiet mouse, touchpad, or at least no one around you =)