OCD-type traits?

WilliamMunny said:
It’s prime numbers I have to avoid, so I can have the telly volume on 21 or 25, but not 23. Then I turn it up/down by factors of its starting point. So if 21 isn’t loud enough, it goes up to 24 or 27 or 30.

If the starting volume is 25, it goes up to 30 or down to 20.

I appreciate this is weird
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My stepdaughter is the same
 
Check, check and re-checking doors and windows are closed and locked.
Sometimes have to return home because uncertain house is secure.
Coat-hangers facing same direction in wardrobe.
Clothes have to be hung in order: trousers - polo shirts - dress shirts - casual jackets - fleeces - winter coats.
Phone, wallet, keys all have to be put in place immediately entering the house.
None can be just "put down" somewhere, or panic ensues.
Obsessive cleaning, sometimes continually washing hands.
Always anxious, something is missing or isn't right.
Need to feel and see things physically.
All records in alphabetical order.
All tools arranged in same way in tool-box and all kit with template on a board in shed.
Kitchen cupboard contents in perfect order.
Shoes polished and arranged in pairs in the same place.
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Ahhh I feel so at home amongst you lot. I think I do almost all of the above with extras.

Cutlery in dishwasher must face the same way
Undies is left leg first as are pants
If ironing shirts, t-shirts there must be no tram lines in sleeves
Banknotes have to face the same way and be stacked according to value
All shirts, t-shirts, are in colour groups in wardrobe

I know, I know...I need a shrink
 
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I made the mistake of saying "keep them out lads" when Chelsea were putting us under pressure with a corner in the first match at the Riverside.
Because we did keep them out I had to say it every game at every match for the next 25 yrs before I stopped. The odd one that did get scored were due to outside influences not my "keep them out lads".
People started calling me "corner corner".
The daft thing was I realised everyone I worked with who went to the match had many strange foibles and habits that they just couldn't not do.
It was all a bit odd really as we were all Psychiatric nurses.
 
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As a teacher, my days are stressful enough haha. But one of the worst OCD type traits I have during the school year is to make sure I lock my classroom door everytime I go somewhere and checking more than once that I actually did so; have had some issues in the past of theft happening in classrooms that were left open when the teacher had to step out.
 
WilliamMunny said:
It’s prime numbers I have to avoid, so I can have the telly volume on 21 or 25, but not 23. Then I turn it up/down by factors of its starting point. So if 21 isn’t loud enough, it goes up to 24 or 27 or 30.

If the starting volume is 25, it goes up to 30 or down to 20.

I appreciate this is weird 🤣
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I avoid irrational numbers. Can't have the tv volume set to the square root of 2.
 
I like the triple light switch at the bottom of the stairs and the double one at the top lined up so they're all the same way, I often walk up or down the stairs in the dark to achieve optimal switch placement.
 
I can't stop counting right angles, letters, lines, spots...basically anything and it drives me nuts,🤯 I think it has something to do from being in northern Ireland during my time in the forces
 
OCD is an "Anxiety Disorder" and can have serious impacts on a persons' functionality in daily life.
Although people try to make fun of the condition, that stems from their own ignorance.
Some people with OCD can face isolation and even suicide.
This may be useful for anyone experiencing OCD or who may be experiencing as yet undiagnosed symptoms:
www.nhs.uk

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)

Find out about obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), what causes it, where to get help, and what the main treatments are.
www.nhs.uk www.nhs.uk
 
Records must be organised alphabetically by band name, and artists by surname. Soundtracks and compilations at the end. Everything logged on Discogs as it's received and added if it's not already on there.

All records In a plastic outer sleeve with the opening facing upwards so that the cardboard doesn't hit the back of the shelves unprotected (and also inner sleeves can't slip out), and the shelves have an expanding railing covered with lagging at the back to give a consistent amount of distance records can be pushed back, as well as a soft surface.

Plain paper inner sleeves are binned for the nicer anti static ones, or I keep any with artwork or text on them but still swap out to an anti static. Inner sleeves go in with the opening pointing up so that records can't slip out of the packaging.

Luckily I don't have a huge collection, only 330 odd
 
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ThatFragranceGuy said:
Records must be organised alphabetically by band name, and artists by surname. Soundtracks and compilations at the end. Everything logged on Discogs as it's received and added if it's not already on there.

All records In a plastic outer sleeve with the opening facing upwards so that the cardboard doesn't hit the back of the shelves unprotected (and also inner sleeves can't slip out), and the shelves have an expanding railing covered with lagging at the back to give a consistent amount of distance records can be pushed back, as well as a soft surface.

Plain paper inner sleeves are binned for the nicer anti static ones, or I keep any with artwork or text on them but still swap out to an anti static. Inner sleeves go in with the opening pointing up so that records can't slip out of the packaging.

Luckily I don't have a huge collection, only 330 odd
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My records are always stored in the order of last played at the front. Hope some of you can cope with this :ROFLMAO:
 
I store proper Lps Alphabetically , Then Greatest Hits in a another section section alphabetically and lastly compilations in the last section .... dont start me on my 12" singles
 
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