OCD habits

[cornflower]

Originally Posted by ChrisBrasel

I think it was swordwench that was talking about having a wall to your back.

I hate bars, and when I go to a resturant I want to sit in the the corner booth so I can see everything. I hate having my back exposed. Thats about it. More paranoia than OCD

It's the same for me, but it's mainly because I'm deaf. When I'm in a room, I prefer to be able to see the door, so I will know when someone enters and/or exits.

[QueenofSwords89]

When I eat mix-ups, (Sprees, Sweet Tarts and Shockers) I have to eat them in that order or I am unable to eat the rest. I also blink my left eye for no reason and can't stand the feel of wet hair on my back after a shower.

[RebelFencer]

I go through the very same mannerisms before every DE if that counts.

[swordwench]

Originally Posted by QueenofSwords89

When I eat mix-ups, (Sprees, Sweet Tarts and Shockers) I have to eat them in that order or I am unable to eat the rest. I also blink my left eye for no reason and can't stand the feel of wet hair on my back after a shower.

Wow, honey, you have hair on your back? They have some fantastic laser surgery these days, clear that right up.


Actually, I know that feeling. I can't abide the feeling of wetness on the inside of my wrists when I'm washing my hands or doing dishes. I have to dry it immediately.

Another weird habit of mine, which I never noticed but had pointed out to me. When I get touched when I'm moving forward on the strip, I mutter "Damn!" When I'm hit moving backwards, I mutter "Sh*t!" Never fails. And never reverses the order. Even when I don't say it out loud, these are the two words going through my head.

CB: according to my psych professor waaaaay back in college, the need to have a your back to a wall harkens back to our days on the savannah. If your back were exposed, you'd be more likely to be eaten by predators, so you kept your back to a large object or tribe-mates to lessen your exposure. It's a survival instinct that hasn't fully died out in some of us.

[sabreur]

Originally Posted by swordwench

If your back were exposed, you'd be more likely to be eaten by predators, so you kept your back to a large object or tribe-mates to lessen your exposure. It's a survival instinct that hasn't fully died out in some of us.

I'll be glad to watch your back any time.

I can't go anywhere without a couple of books--I have read that it actually demonstrates a pathological fear of being bored (for which there appears to be no Latin name), and stems from having a mother who was overly distant when you were an infant.

I prefer the company of my dogs to that of the vast majority of humanity, but that just makes me a pretty typical dog owner.

I have perhaps antiphobias, in that my desk is generally covered with a mass of papers, documents, books, CDs, etc. As is my work table at home. My books are double-shelved, somewhat randomly (I used to have them ordered, loosely, by period, genre and author, but then my cleaning lady took them all down to dust them and put them back on the shelves according to size ). Someday, I'll take them all down and put them back in order, but I can find what I need, so it doesn't really bother me.

(Oh, I just realized I do have some serious word tics--I hate the use of preventative, as opposed to preventive, and I'm always annoyed when someone uses enormity to mean something large, instead of something horrible.)

MR

[Aqua_volans]

my room MUST be messy. i don't know why but without some mess my favourtie being messy wiring i jus get very irritated and agitated. i must at least throw something once a day or i get worked up, i dunno why. i also get pissed whenever any electronics that belong to me gets screwed by someone. especially my PSP. i usually force the ****** to restore everything. if its some irritating dickie i have a 1.2 metre carbon fibre rod in my room. i will be more than happy to use it.

[latenight]

When playing goal I have to be the first player from our team on the court.....I also have to listen to the same music when stretching, and take exactly 19 practice shots, no more, no less. Finally, I have to smack the right post, then the left. Then I'm ready.

[Mauler]

When I'm driving, I instinctively call out ROW interactions between myself and other motorists... or between others. I also carry my penalty cards with me everyday, since well... I am a 7-days-a-week referee.... When I notice traffic violations, or general motorists' ettiquette violations, I instinctively pull out a card.

There's no thinking process. It just happens.

I have also been known to incorporate hints of (or sometimes direct copy of) Referee Hand Signal into my normal conversation... also as an instinct. Connection may sometimes be words (i.e. "No" with corresponding signal)... or even a concept (i.e. "Nah, you're thinking too much" with a preparation signal).

Again, there's no thinking process.... Same way a sign language expert eventually starts to sign without even realizing he/she is.

This is a sign that I have been refereeing too much lately.... From now on, first day that I will not be refereeing for money is probably .... mid-March? Most likely, I'll be visiting a local club to practice up my refereeing that night.

[sabreur]

Originally Posted by Mauler

When I'm driving, I instinctively call out ROW interactions between myself and other motorists... or between others. I also carry my penalty cards with me everyday, since well... I am a 7-days-a-week referee.... When I notice traffic violations, or general motorists' ettiquette violations, I instinctively pull out a card.

There's no thinking process. It just happens.

I have also been known to incorporate hints of (or sometimes direct copy of) Referee Hand Signal into my normal conversation... also as an instinct. Connection may sometimes be words (i.e. "No" with corresponding signal)... or even a concept (i.e. "Nah, you're thinking too much" with a preparation signal).

Again, there's no thinking process.... Same way a sign language expert eventually starts to sign without even realizing he/she is.

This is a sign that I have been refereeing too much lately.... From now on, first day that I will not be refereeing for money is probably .... mid-March? Most likely, I'll be visiting a local club to practice up my refereeing that night.

Dude, you need medication.

[MyrddinsPrecint]

Originally Posted by sabreur

Dude, you need medication.

or more car bombs

[RITFencing]

Like he said, medication.

[PerfectKnight42]

But dont we all?

This concludes your governments psych test. I'm very glad that all of you have participated to the extent that you have. I will be visiting all of your houses quite soon. Once you all are over your bad habits, we can move closer to the end goal of always: Uniform Behavior.

Remember children, Big Brother is always watching.

[Dmitrivna]

o.o

(lol)

[DE_Strip_Tease]

I thought of one today....


I organize all my clothes in my closet by sleeve length and color... spaghetti straps, tank tops, t-shirts, long sleeves, sweaters.... then it’s White, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Grey, Black... next I am putting them in order from tone of color. Like light green to dark green....

Amazingly, it helps me figure out what I am going to wear every morning!

[PerfectKnight42]

Wait, why get dressed if you strip for every DE round?

On the other subject:

Originally Posted by Gav
People who don't bother to use basic grammar and only have a vague idea of spelling and punctuation.
...
I have a good relationship with my boss so its taken well.

[Originally pointed out by Penguin]

I think we've all learned an important lesson.

[Go? Fencing?]

Originally Posted by PerfectKnight42

Wait, why get dressed if you strip for every DE round?

I would imagine that the strip tease is more asthetically pleasing if the clothing is also nice, as well as what's under it.

[PerfectKnight42]

In another thread I believe that the prospect of a "fencing fetish" was discussed...

[DE_Strip_Tease]

eww that guy was freaky...on to better and brighter things...


do you have OCD PK42?

[PerfectKnight42]

HAHA, take a look, I was the one who started this thread.

There are alot of other things I do though, but most of them involve random patterns I do right before I play music.

[DE_Strip_Tease]

0_0 my blonde just showed. *sigh*


hhm.... When I get anxious or nervous in a large group of people I start fixing my eye makeup if I have any on....


that's not really OCD though....