OCD, what's yours?

Ok, not intentionally trying to revive this thread,...but my OCD has goten the better of me, I saw after the main bout of the thread the reply count ended at 199... and my OCD demanded that it be rounded up, so here I am adding that one more >.<
 
I have to check front door is locked at least twice before going out or to bed.
Check the kids every night before going to sleep-even if my wife has done it.
And as for the gas hob-OMG, how many times can a man check the knobs are turned off!:)
 
footman said:
I'm really sorry but I can't have rounded up number's.
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I knew someone would :(I would have been fine had it been any other number, but the fact it was asking to be rounded up >.<

Also, I don't turn lights on until it's absolutly neccessary, I'll not turn them on until I'm absolutly straining to see.

also recently, if I'm sitting at my pc, and knock something and it makes a noise, I'll lean over and mess around with my guitar trying to match the tone, for example: slapping the top of my forearm is E# whereas the underside of my forearm is G
 
Voltar said:
...Oddly, I would never, ever touch a hobo under any circumstance. Some are really really rude (they deserve a right hook) sometimes when you don't stop for them and listen to their BS. I wouldn't dream of getting into a fight with one due to their dirt. Moreover, the thought of one of them touching me makes my skin crawl somewhat.

I'm really strange lol...
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There but for the grace of God go I. Did you ever stop to think of why some people are disadvantaged and living on the street?
 
Plugs (wall sockets) - if I see one turned on without anything plugged in, I can't walk past without turning it off
 
I used to be slightly obsessed with having everything in my room perfect. but after moving to various other accomodation which has been far from perfect over the years that I have had little control over I have got over it.

I still like to brush my teeth evenly but other than that I am a mess. :D

I am happy now just to have curtains!
 
Like a lot of people I do the numbers thing, can't have something set to an odd number, not really satisfied unless it's a power of 2! Primes are a big no-no.

Also, if I step on 3 drain covers in a row while walking down the street, I have to hop twice to shake off the bad luck. And there's drain covers like this ALL THE WAY down my street :rolleyes:

When I'm eating a meal, I have to balance the foods so that my last bite is a mix, like the last bite of a curry MUST be accompanied by the last bit of rice, a fry up MUST end with the last of the bacon, sausage and egg etc.

Am I a loon?
 
I also suffer from the even number syndrome, the car stereo, the tv and ipod dock all have to be on an even number.

I have to sleep at the edge of the bed facing the wall.

Every time I'm in the kitchen at my mums house I have to look in the fridge and the cupboard above the microwave (Not sure what I'm looking for though).

Something really odd my gf noticed a few weeks ago, if we are watching tv or a movie and a character winks I automatically wink back. I have never noticed this before but now that I'm aware of it I HAVE to do it or I can't concentrate.:confused:
 
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Before leaving the house I have a set order to check all the lights are off, the iron isn't plugged in etc. I have to do it the correct way or I can't leave the house.

When I set my house alarm I flick the cover to close it. If the flick doesn't feel right I re-flick until it does.

Always press my car remote twice to lock the car.

Have to leave things till the last minute as I work better under pressure.
 
Hamzter said:
When I'm eating a meal, I have to balance the foods so that my last bite is a mix, like the last bite of a curry MUST be accompanied by the last bit of rice, a fry up MUST end with the last of the bacon, sausage and egg etc.

Am I a loon?
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I always do this. However, sometimes when it's a meal with loads of different types of food on the plate, like a roast dinner for example, there have been many times where the last mouthful, made up from all of the best bits of every food types on the plate, has gone to waste because I've literally bitten off more than I could chew and ended up having to spit it all out again.

Man I hate that.
 
When being a passenger in a car, I quickly and discretely "draw" the number plates of all cars ahead/passing with my finger as we travel. Can't stop doing it. I make tiny, tiny movements (it's not like I lift my hand and mime it) so it's basically unnoticable. I know what I'm doing, but have no power to cease the activity.
 
dunno if this is a common one, but on any word processing software if a paragraph is split between two pages I will format the document till every page ends with the end of a paragraph and the next starts with a new paragraph.

Any kind of pen set (markers, coloured fine liners) has to be in a respectable order of colour.

Also, whenever im packing something (suit case for holiday, rucksack etc) the items must "fit" together in the bag. Like, i wont throw things into a bag and be done with it, the items must be aligned properly and if i dont like this alignment they will be sorted out and re-arranged till this alignment is liked.
 
I put my fingers in my ears when I pee. I'm not even a nervou toilet go-er.

I have to lick the flavour off crisp before I eat them.

Black ink always, never blue, it just looks looney.

When I am in bed, I often become very aware of my breathing pattern and struggle to relax for ages because I feel like I am concentrating on living :p

I HAVE to tell my mum I love her before I go to sleep.

I never get up to an alarm straight away, I always snooze, because it makes me feel like I have some kind of authority.

Milk goes in after the tea bag comes out, and the sugar is already in. Why do people do it in other ways!?

5 stirs clockwise, 5 anti.

I have to clock out at work either on -0 or -5 minutes.

Errr, that's all I can think of at the minute :)
 
I always open my bedroom door and listen for any sounds before I go to bed, and I can't have my watch anything other than 2 minutes fast (compared to my radio clock thing). When the knobs on the oven are in their 'sticking out position' I always push them back into the 'pushed in position' (as long as it's off). Also I often put one hand behind my back when peeing unless I'm in a public toilet in which case I restrain the urge ...lol.
 
I bang my trainers on the ground before I put them on so that if a spider has crawled in there over night it will fall out.

I have yet to encounter one.
 
I stand at the toilet sideways (like instead of facing it, i'll be sideways on from it).
I always have to leave the handles of bolt locks pointing up.
Amp sound level has to be in multiplies of 5.
Application order on task bar has to be in a specific order.
Sometimes when I do something with one side of body I feel compelled to do it with the other - such as if I stratch my right leg I need to stratch my left leg.
Can't fall asleep when lying on stomach

That's about it :p couple of those are more habit really.
 
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