I'm wondering if anyone would like to share their own with me? I can't say that I've been diagnosed with OCD, but some of my habits or "quirks" as everyone else refers to them strongly suggests I do.
Mine include:
- Having to have my bed made constantly.
My bed is pretty much my sanctuary. If there is one thing that never fails to irritate me, it's when people are on my bed. It requires that I remake and smooth out every wrinkle after they do, it has to be made when I'm up in the morning, before I go to bed in case it's been messed up in any way and often if I wake up in the middle of the night and it's messy, no matter the time I remake it again.
- My areas must always be in the specific order I put them in.
My dresser, my desk, etc. Everything has a place in which it should not be moved. For instance, my desktop. I can automatically tell if my monitor has been moved, my speakers, tower. From across my room (which is large) I can spot if anything is askew, I'm constantly readjusting things to make sure they're aligned with how I like them. I suppose it comes in handy, if I'm away for awhile and return I can always tell if someone has messed with my stuff. Not because I have anything to hide but because only I know exactly where everything goes.
- Restaurants.
It's an awful habit of mine, like above when I'm eating somewhere that I'm constantly putting things in their place. Silverware goes in a specific order, my drink, plate and anything that surrounds my "area". Of course I never invade anyone elses space but in my head I will pinpoint things that should be moved or need to be picked up. It's strange that I'm not so much a neat freak really, I keep things decently clean. When dining out somewhere though you'll never find a more clean table :
:. My family is always scolding me to leave things alone because it's not my job to clean them, that's what waiters get paid for. But I can't seem to help it.
I always feel ashamed of these compulsions, I don't want to indulge them but it's just a part of who I am now. I can't count the number of times someone I know has called me anal about the way I do things, which only serves to make me feel worse. It's really my own things I have a need to do this with but sometimes...every time I will be at someone's house and see things that need to be corrected. I don't want another person thinking I'm snobbish for it, I certainly don't mean to be and I would never point them out. Just small things, pictures that aren't straight or are crooked, angled wrong I notice. Tell me someone else has this problem as well??
Mine include:
- Having to have my bed made constantly.
My bed is pretty much my sanctuary. If there is one thing that never fails to irritate me, it's when people are on my bed. It requires that I remake and smooth out every wrinkle after they do, it has to be made when I'm up in the morning, before I go to bed in case it's been messed up in any way and often if I wake up in the middle of the night and it's messy, no matter the time I remake it again.
- My areas must always be in the specific order I put them in.
My dresser, my desk, etc. Everything has a place in which it should not be moved. For instance, my desktop. I can automatically tell if my monitor has been moved, my speakers, tower. From across my room (which is large) I can spot if anything is askew, I'm constantly readjusting things to make sure they're aligned with how I like them. I suppose it comes in handy, if I'm away for awhile and return I can always tell if someone has messed with my stuff. Not because I have anything to hide but because only I know exactly where everything goes.
- Restaurants.
It's an awful habit of mine, like above when I'm eating somewhere that I'm constantly putting things in their place. Silverware goes in a specific order, my drink, plate and anything that surrounds my "area". Of course I never invade anyone elses space but in my head I will pinpoint things that should be moved or need to be picked up. It's strange that I'm not so much a neat freak really, I keep things decently clean. When dining out somewhere though you'll never find a more clean table :
:. My family is always scolding me to leave things alone because it's not my job to clean them, that's what waiters get paid for. But I can't seem to help it.I always feel ashamed of these compulsions, I don't want to indulge them but it's just a part of who I am now. I can't count the number of times someone I know has called me anal about the way I do things, which only serves to make me feel worse. It's really my own things I have a need to do this with but sometimes...every time I will be at someone's house and see things that need to be corrected. I don't want another person thinking I'm snobbish for it, I certainly don't mean to be and I would never point them out. Just small things, pictures that aren't straight or are crooked, angled wrong I notice. Tell me someone else has this problem as well??
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