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OCD Me!
June 27, 2006 at
09:59 PM
Time to 'fess up...
We all have strange habits/superstitions/compulsions. Give it up--let's hear yours.
Here are a couple of mine. I have a strange distaste for odd numbers. If I can control something and I have a choice between even or odd--for example, my home theater receiver volume displays in digits--I will always choose an even number.
I also "write" phrases with my finger on any surface (the arm of my chair, the car door, my thigh) that I hear on the television, radio, etc. I alternate between cursive and print, and sometimes I try to keep up with whomever I'm copying. For example, if the news is on and the anchor says "a shocking double murder in the District this evening," I will be scribbling this phrase on the couch cushion to my right.
I've also practiced wiping my butt with my left hand in case my right hand gets cut off or mangled in some horrible accident.
Your turn.
We all have strange habits/superstitions/compulsions. Give it up--let's hear yours.
Here are a couple of mine. I have a strange distaste for odd numbers. If I can control something and I have a choice between even or odd--for example, my home theater receiver volume displays in digits--I will always choose an even number.
I also "write" phrases with my finger on any surface (the arm of my chair, the car door, my thigh) that I hear on the television, radio, etc. I alternate between cursive and print, and sometimes I try to keep up with whomever I'm copying. For example, if the news is on and the anchor says "a shocking double murder in the District this evening," I will be scribbling this phrase on the couch cushion to my right.
I've also practiced wiping my butt with my left hand in case my right hand gets cut off or mangled in some horrible accident.
Your turn.
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I love picking!
And no, not boogers!
Like it totally bugs me when people have dried up shampoo or soap in their ears and it's sorta peeking out.
Or if someone gets a sunburn, I can't WAIT for their skin to start peeling. I love me some peelies
When my cat or DH yawns, I have to really hold back on trying to stick my finger in their mouth in it's fullest yawn position.
Dork I am.
I love picking!
And no, not boogers!
Like it totally bugs me when people have dried up shampoo or soap in their ears and it's sorta peeking out.
Or if someone gets a sunburn, I can't WAIT for their skin to start peeling. I love me some peelies
When my cat or DH yawns, I have to really hold back on trying to stick my finger in their mouth in it's fullest yawn position.
Dork I am.
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players etc.
On sidewalks I always try not to step on the dividing lines.
I remember this from a closed/deleted thread. OP had ocd about
cheerios not sinking into the milk. VBS knows all too well.
and then sometimes when im really bored in class, ill write all the websites I go to in cursive.... so, slickdeals.net, cfbnews.com, email.usc.edu, espn.com, yahoomail, etc etc etc
:idontknow thats all i can think of...
I usually check and double check if the door is locked. Drives my husband mad when I whisper to him after we are in bed already "did you check the door??"
His are worse though. If he is pumping gas it has to end on a round number, preferably the change ending in .00 or .50 ~no extra pennies floating around there.
He also checks his alarm over and over at night, making sure its good to go.
I usually check and double check if the door is locked. Drives my husband mad when I whisper to him after we are in bed already "did you check the door??"
His are worse though. If he is pumping gas it has to end on a round number, preferably the change ending in .00 or .50 ~no extra pennies floating around there.
He also checks his alarm over and over at night, making sure its good to go.
I also check my alarm several times. My bedside clock is 34 minutes fast, btw. The clock in my truck is 12 minutes fast and all of my wristwatches are at least 6 minutes fast. I guess that's another one.
I have issues.
its from when we actually could pay before we pumped
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The only exception is if it's at a place where it's first come first served on seating then I'll be there an hour early to get good seats.