What minor ocd traits do you have?

odyssey06

The old style cabinets with TV on top and dvd \ vhs player on shelf. If the shelf door is open it has to be completely open, I can't look at it straight on. Something about the edges.

The stuff on my desk needs to be on parallel lines, nothing crooked.

amacca

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122090981#Comment_122090981

I don't have a set number so maybe its not OCD but some other affliction but I definitely have to check if I've actually locked something a number of times…..in short succession….im fairly sure I have but its almost like I don't trust myself and I hate walking away/going about my business not being fully sure……hopefully not early dementia…don't think I ever had any particularly stressful childhood experiences around not locking things!

The Continental Op

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122094192#Comment_122094192

So you've no family left?

Eoinbmw

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122093904#Comment_122093904

A kindred spirit re time keeping I get quite annoyed with people not being on time no matter what the situation lol!

saabsaab

Closing doors or gates behind me even if I am leaving soon. Rearranging cutlery on tables in Restaurants.

MarkR

Its ok, it's from a TV show.

freshpopcorn

I'd set my Alarm for 8:02 instead of 8:00.

When drying my hair I count to 18 then to 12 then to 18 then to twelve.

Similar with other tasks such as stirring soups, sauces, stir frys, turning something in a frying pan.

It started a few years ago.

tayto lover

Sometimes I have my dinner after my dessert.

radiotrickster

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If I need cash for something like a physio appointment, I’ll check I took out the right amount of cash 5+ times on the day.

I’ll check my wallet has the cash, then count it even though I took out that specific amount from the ATM. Then when I’m happy I’ve got the right amount, I’ll worry I accidentally let some of the cash fall out of my wallet when I was checking it and will re-check multiple times throughout the day.

It’s an absolute pain but the fear of not having the right amount of cash and the potential awkwardness of embarrassing myself eats at me if I ignore the urge to check the cash.

mckildare

Napkins must be in the holder with the fold facing up because if sideways you could take out one by half and it wouldn't be folded anymore. Also why can't have a horizontal holder.

Toilet paper must be set so it rolls from the top front towards you and not from the back and under if that makes sense.

Victor

Folks, a chunk of the above is about being tidy or organised, or suffering from manipulation or seeking control, not having OCD.

It's not OCD until what you are doing is causing problems for you or others, note that it is obsessive-compulsive disorder - all three words need to apply.

Now, which fool decided to call a condition that typically has people being excessively tidy or organised a 'disorder'.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122090494#Comment_122090494

Ah, you want the forks to engage in spooning, no forking allowed?

Victor

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122094192#Comment_122094192

Careful now, that could attract the zombies.

Victor

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122091086#Comment_122091086

Dublin Fire Brigade warns against charging things overnight if you are asleep. Small devices (mobile phone up to scooter) are particularly problematic, as they tend to be indoors, can suffer rough handling during use and some of the chargers are outright dodgy.

The Continental Op

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122095984#Comment_122095984

Pointing out the obvious. Is that a minor OCD trait?

Pwindedd

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122091846#Comment_122091846

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122091893#Comment_122091893

Saw the thread title and came here to post exactly this about the same coloured pegs on each item of clothing !!

I feel like I've found long lost family 😁

highpitcheric

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122093055#Comment_122093055

If theres more than 1 of anything then we're generally in the realm of 'sets' or 'pairs'. industry orders in 10's, 100's, 1000's. Production is in even numbers. As are quotas. In work you're expected to complete 10's of this, 20's of that. And theres a comforting reassurance in those nice even numbers. They're mechanical, square, linear, solid, uniform.

5's, 15's are acceptable too for some of us volume botherers, some will allow it, not the puritans though. Its a bit like the protestant, catholic, or shia vs sunni thing. (personally I sometimes prefer a 15 to a 16, a guilty pleasure).

If theres an odd number it means something has been left undone. Something is wrong. Why is there an odd number, it infers a spare or a missing unit. That means something is wrong.

This rule also applies to other domestic devices such as the microwave or heating timers, odd numbers very possibly could summon satan. Why the non-even number people run this risk, I don't know. You're crazy.

The Continental Op

Taking the labels out of the back of shirts. If I leave them in I itch even if the label is quite soft. I know I'm not the only one that does this.

aero2k

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122096291#Comment_122096291

Whenever I or one of my siblings would hang out the clothes, my dear departed ma would go out after us and re-arrange things so that everything was hung "properly", and all socks were paired up. This was in the days of wooden pegs, so colour wasn't an issue.😀

Wanderer2010

If I see 13 likes on a YouTube clip I have to give it another 1 as I can't bear to leave it at 13.

iamstop

I like all my record spines to point out when on the shelves and the openings to point up when in a crate or bag.
TBH I don't think I have any OCD traits, minor or otherwise. I've a few habits about what pocket things usually go in; keys, wallet, phone etc. Similar with my back but it's really just to try to make my life a little easier by standardizing a few things.

I don't freak out, get upset or suffer panic attacks if things are not as I want or expect them. I just accept it and either go with the flow or change it to the way that I'm used to or that suits me.

That said, I'm off to brush the carpet on the stairs to all face the same way. /s

Declan05

I always use the same groups of websites in the same order in the same Chrome windows. If I'm in a hurry to open a website I'll go back later and open the other websites for that window and rearrange the tabs in the usual order.

Victor

In January, I emailed Louth County Council, asking why a road has one name at one end (complete with name plate) and a different name at the other end (complete with different name plate) and asking what the proper name is.

In March, I send a follow up email "I wonder if I could have a response to this query, even if it is "We don't know"."

We are now 20 emails into the discussion, via their data protection office, with no light shone.

The query hasn't made it out of customer service into the roads department yet. :(

ottolwinner

making sure all plugs are unplugged at night.
toilet roll rolls down from the top

Making sure pillow case isn’t open side towards the door. I think that one is from my upbringing.

Victor

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122125727#Comment_122125727

"toilet roll rolls down from the top" - there is no other way It always comes from the top!

The argument is whether it should come down against the wall or not.