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06-05-08, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sv-robo

Oh man....and i thought i was weird

So did I.

Mods, can you change my username to Normalness, because compared to this bunch of loonies, I'm pretty sane!

06-05-08, 08:54 PM

I can relate to a lot of these, but what about keys?

Keys on a keyring *have* to be in size order. And the jagerty bits have to point the same way.

And I can't get out of bed unless it's a "round" number on the clock. Round in this case means 5 mins. 6 mins past? no good, gotta stay in 'till 10!

Shoe laces in a new pair of shoes can't have twists in 'em.

I'm sure I have a whole lot more

06-05-08, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by svpilot

Shoe laces in a new pair of shoes can't have twists in 'em.

...and corded phones... why do their owners let the cord get in such a twisted mess

Stingo · 06-05-08, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ed

...and corded phones... why do their owners let the cord get in such a twisted mess

Yes - I too am of a like mind here. Just gotta untwist that thing...

And I can't boil a kettle without filling it up...

06-05-08, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by svpilot

I can relate to a lot of these, but what about keys?

Keys on a keyring *have* to be in size order. And the jagerty bits have to point the same way.

And I can't get out of bed unless it's a "round" number on the clock. Round in this case means 5 mins. 6 mins past? no good, gotta stay in 'till 10!

Shoe laces in a new pair of shoes can't have twists in 'em.

I'm sure I have a whole lot more

Yup! Keys have to be in that order for me too. The bed thing isn't I problem anymore although it used to be and I've got shoes that are almost a year old and the laces are still not twisted!! I've got loads thinking about it!!

Alex

06-05-08, 10:04 PM

Guys, sorry to come across as all PC but OCD is no laughing matter. It can be so severe that is truly disabling. It is normal to have healthy levels of anxiety but in some people the anxiety goes into overdrive, the part of the brain that normally dismisses fleeting thoughts gets "stuck" and then the sufferer is tormented by distressing and disturbing thoughts which they try to get rid of by performing compulsions. All the compulsive behaviour does is reinforce the obsessions and it becomes a vicious tormenting circle. Sufferers live in fear of imagined/possible catastrophes. Not fun and not funny. Waiting lists for therapy can be up to 18 months.

BanannaMan · 07-05-08, 01:50 AM

Everything (tools,etc) have to be clean and in their proper place at my shop....at all times.

But even more so... the SV must be absolutely "spotless" (chain included) before a ride.

Lissa · 07-05-08, 05:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BanannaMan

But even more so... the SV must be absolutely "spotless" (chain included) before a ride.

That's not OCD...............that's love

And it's perfectly normal

07-05-08, 08:31 AM

My son, now aged 15, used to suffer with OCD when he was very young. His bedroom was immaculate, spotless and absolutely everything had a place and was to be found in it at all times or he'd go completely mental. He was only about 3 or 4 at the time, and I think he picked up the habits from me with my obsessive tidyness.

If I needed to punish him it was easy, I'd just remove one shoe from the line under his bed. I did this once with a new pair of trainers, just took one away. Next day I was emptying the kitchen bin out into the wheelie and found the other trainer sitting on top - he just couldn't stand to have only one shoe in his room so he threw it out even though he knew I had the other one.

My ex told me I had to stop doing this to him as it was basically mental torture....but it was fun watching him running around the house in a fluster trying desperately to find what was missing.

Nowadays it's a different story, his room is a typical teenage tip, which is healthy.

06-05-08, 08:54 PM	#42
svpilot Guest Posts: n/a	Re: O.C.D I can relate to a lot of these, but what about keys? Keys on a keyring have to be in size order. And the jagerty bits have to point the same way. And I can't get out of bed unless it's a "round" number on the clock. Round in this case means 5 mins. 6 mins past? no good, gotta stay in 'till 10! Shoe laces in a new pair of shoes can't have twists in 'em. I'm sure I have a whole lot more

06-05-08, 10:04 PM	#46
ArtyLady Guest Posts: n/a	Re: O.C.D Guys, sorry to come across as all PC but OCD is no laughing matter. It can be so severe that is truly disabling. It is normal to have healthy levels of anxiety but in some people the anxiety goes into overdrive, the part of the brain that normally dismisses fleeting thoughts gets "stuck" and then the sufferer is tormented by distressing and disturbing thoughts which they try to get rid of by performing compulsions. All the compulsive behaviour does is reinforce the obsessions and it becomes a vicious tormenting circle. Sufferers live in fear of imagined/possible catastrophes. Not fun and not funny. Waiting lists for therapy can be up to 18 months.

07-05-08, 01:50 AM	#47
BanannaMan Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Appalachia Posts: 419	Re: O.C.D Everything (tools,etc) have to be clean and in their proper place at my shop....at all times. But even more so... the SV must be absolutely "spotless" (chain included) before a ride. Last edited by BanannaMan; 07-05-08 at 04:22 AM.

07-05-08, 08:31 AM	#49
Lozzo Guest Posts: n/a	Re: O.C.D My son, now aged 15, used to suffer with OCD when he was very young. His bedroom was immaculate, spotless and absolutely everything had a place and was to be found in it at all times or he'd go completely mental. He was only about 3 or 4 at the time, and I think he picked up the habits from me with my obsessive tidyness. If I needed to punish him it was easy, I'd just remove one shoe from the line under his bed. I did this once with a new pair of trainers, just took one away. Next day I was emptying the kitchen bin out into the wheelie and found the other trainer sitting on top - he just couldn't stand to have only one shoe in his room so he threw it out even though he knew I had the other one. My ex told me I had to stop doing this to him as it was basically mental torture....but it was fun watching him running around the house in a fluster trying desperately to find what was missing. Nowadays it's a different story, his room is a typical teenage tip, which is healthy.