Habits

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Originally Posted by Bluewolf

I need to stack the dishwasher in a certain way, can't stand seeing mugs and glasses on the bottom rack

Also, for fear of reopening that particular can of worms, I hate seeing an apostrophe in the wrong place. The girl that used to do all our office work had a total blind spot when it came to punctuation and every time I went into the office there was a huge label marked "REQUISITION'S" staring me in the face.

When she left for another position I actually burnt that damned label...

Silly wee things like that totally get on your goat though. Start off as a silly wee thing and end up the single most irritating thing you can think of!

yip i'm with you on the jeans being shaped to suti this arrangement, i've worn little hole in a pair of jeans from where the corner of my wallet always rubs on the jeans! and yes the phone screen is always facing in!

Originally Posted by Wideboy

i got, wallet right back pocket, small change in left back pocket, phone in left front and keys in front right............ ALWAYS!!! i have a pair of jeans that has my phone outline imprinted on them where it aways is

one of my mates has ocd i think, his chick was moaning about it, saying he always has to iron his shirt the night before. just wasnt right ironing in the morning. she got drunk and blurted this out in the pub saying, even when she's 'begging' him to go to bed, he has to go iron his shirt for work! also he has to seperate all the food on his plate, for instance sunday roast would have meat in one section, potatos int he other then veg in another, and they cant touch! that like contaminates them!

I HAVE to turn my hands from side to side before I get on my bike

OCD is a distressing condition and shouldn't be joked about. http://ocduk.org/1/ocd.htm

Originally Posted by ArtyLady

OCD is a distressing condition and shouldn't be joked about. http://ocduk.org/1/ocd.htm

i havent read all the posts, but i dont think anyone is saying its not real or funny or anything. my housemate from last year has it and it made her life hell, and those around her.
but everyone does have OCD tendencies, i think thats all Nic is talking about, or little habits that become stuck or superstition.

i for example, cant queue up in tescos etc and just stand there, if there are boxes of gum or sweets or something i will make sure that the columns are equal (gum boxes usually have 2 columns per box of packets of gum) and if there is an uneven number, i'll put the last packet so its in the centre of the 2 columns.

Originally Posted by Graciepants

i havent read all the posts, but i dont think anyone is saying its not real or funny or anything. my housemate from last year has it and it made her life hell, and those around her.
but everyone does have OCD tendencies, i think thats all Nic is talking about, or little habits that become stuck or superstition.

i for example, cant queue up in tescos etc and just stand there, if there are boxes of gum or sweets or something i will make sure that the columns are equal (gum boxes usually have 2 columns per box of packets of gum) and if there is an uneven number, i'll put the last packet so its in the centre of the 2 columns.

Yes everyone has a level of anxiety - that's normal but it only becomes OCD when it is serious enough to significantly affect one's life and the phrase OCD is bandied about with regard to quirky habits in a way that can feel quite offensive to sufferers.

as i said, i dont think it was meant to be that kind of thing, as Nic has called the thread "habits"

Originally Posted by Graciepants

as i said, i dont think it was meant to be that kind of thing, as Nic has called the thread "habits"

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Originally Posted by Milky Bar Kid

So, following on from another thread...

I have a few OCD type habits and I was wondering how many of us on here have similar?

I personally have a thing about handwashing. Wash my hands LOADS of times a day and I am never seen without my alcohol hand gel. I can't handle touching things other people touch, including handrails, shopping baskets, money etc etc.

I also have a few other habits like making all my coathangers point the same direction etc etc.

so, out of interest, what do you guys do?

but shes not claiming to have OCD, or saying that its funny subject, actually it sounds to me like she's a little worried by her obsessive hand washing and whats to know if other people have obsessive behaviour or if its something she should worry about

and in no way in the OP does she make OCD seem humourous, or not to be taken seriously