Obsessive-Compulsive Tweaks?

[DragonFirenze]

I was listening to a segment on a radio station this morning discussing those weird little things some people do, an example is someone who will only take the 2nd item off a shopping shelf. Its a compulsive tweak that you just cant help but do, and i remember thinking "I have SO many of those". So does anyone else have these crazy little things they HAVE to do?

 

 

 

For me, i cant stand being in the same room when a toaster goes off.

 

I wont stand next to a microwave when its running

 

I will only leave the bathroom if the central heating fan is running :oops:

 

And i cant go to sleep unless my computer is turned off at the power point.

 

 

 

So if you have any of these tweaks share them so i wont feel like a complete freak :(

[OldJoe]

Aint alone man.

 

 

 

I double check everything, say if i made a sandwhich in the night.. ate it and then went to sleep, i only think about if i closed the fridge/freezer door.. So i go up an check again. And many similar things.

 

Another thing is that i can't stop a song if it's playing. I must listen to it.

 

 

 

Can't remember if there's anything else, but the checking-twice (sometimes three times) is the most frequent thing i do.

[Tbfgraphx14]

I try to ignore it the best I can, but sometimes I have like little challenges for myself like shoot the puck 5 times into the net off the ice, can't do anything until that's done :-k

[kelem_ryu]

I avoid pissoirs.

[DragonFirenze]

I try to ignore it the best I can, but sometimes I have like little challenges for myself like shoot the puck 5 times into the net off the ice, can't do anything until that's done :-k

 

 

 

Oh thank god, i do the exact same thing lol. Its just ridiculous, i even make bets with myself.

[warri0r45]

The only tweaks that come to mind are those that I do when walking home from my bus stop. I take the keys out of my pocket and put them into my jacket pocket and do the same with my wallet and phone. Also, when I get to around 30ish meters from my house, where there's this little alley walkway to the right and a branching street to the left, I look down the alley, behind me, towards the branching street and finally towards home. It's nothing to do with being paranoid at all as I mostly get to my bus stop at around midday and it only takes 5 minutes to walk from the stop to home. It probably sounds stupid, but I suppose it's just because my neigbourhood looks quiet and peaceful during the middle of the day and I like the sentimental familiar feeling of the place.

[Denismage]

I try to ignore it the best I can, but sometimes I have like little challenges for myself like shoot the puck 5 times into the net off the ice, can't do anything until that's done :-k

 

 

 

Oh thank god, i do the exact same thing lol. Its just ridiculous, i even make bets with myself.

 

 

 

Same here, I want to do something like 30 push ups but when I get close to thirty I bet myself I can do 10 more, then 10 more, then 10 more, until I can't lift myself up anymore.

 

Same thing applies to running and pretty much anything else.

[Achilleus]

I think my only "tweak" Is always checking if my key is in my wallet every 5 minutes haha, only when I just leave the house though

 

 

 

Also worrying about leaving the Front door open

 

 

 

I used to always just out of bed if i heard a noise outside (thought is was burgalars) :oops:

[happybappy]

I step on the same color of tiles if I am on a tiled floor. :oops: :P

[Bubsa]

Everyone seems to have this tweak: When someone talks about OCD symptoms, they say "Oh em Gee, I do that too!"

[willysp]

Every so often I twitch, like my head angles to the side suddenly and violently, it doesnt hurt but its quick and whenever it happens someone around me is like "Wtf"

 

 

 

I also stutter from time to time, like once a week ill stutter really bad, like ill say "So i w-w-w-w-ent to school and was late" or somethin, my brother always makes fun of me for it.

[Barihawk]

I am obsessed with spatial orientation. All chairs/desks/other items must be arranged parallel and perpendicular to one another in relation to the room.

 

 

 

This seems to be a fairly common OCD.

[mrmyk]

Taking the second item off a shelf isn't bad..the first one usually has had the hands of some sweaty guy on them :P If you look the second or those behind usually are in better condition.

 

 

 

I'm not sure how many I have but i keep moving my hair up incase it g oes all wierd >.< Easily shaped ftl

[andufusthebronze]

I can't stop in the middle of the song, I have to listen to it.

 

I always look back at people, always. Say I meet my friend, I always like in the first 5 secs look away and back.

[How2PK]

When I'm at work. We've got these enveloppes in which we keep the discs. When I look into an enveloppe I can see what CD/DVD/Game it holds, and then I know what it is. But I still need to get the disc out to check what's in it. It's kind of stupid, and I know I'm doing it, but I can't stop doing it.

[Lenin64]

When there is a readout of the volume on a tv, radio, etc. as a numbe,r not just those lines, it always has to be amultiple of 5. It irks me if it isn;t and I want to change it, but sometimes it would be kinda inappropriate to do so.

[Rainy_Day]

I'm obsessed with the number 7. When I get it in my head, I follow it up in the times table (7, 14, 21, 28) etc until my mind just blanks it out. Really weird. :-k

 

 

 

I step on the same color of tiles if I am on a tiled floor.

 

 

 

Same :XD: I feel like I've failed something big if I miss one. :-w

[Ragen]

I don't have any. Do I win?

[Barihawk]

I don't have any. Do I win?

 

 

 

You win nothing, as being crazy is what it is all about.

[Alan_1134]

Whenever I see someone I know's hood inside out I put it back to normal. Really weird

 

 

 

:oops:

[warren211]

How many of yall sort Skittles or M&Ms by color before you eat em? *raises hand* :oops:

[ThurinEthir]

Eh, I have way too many to list. A few...

 

-Every action must be done a number of times. Usually one, but if I do something twice for some reason, I must do it again.

 

-Smaller objects must come in even numbers, preferably 10. Two pencils, four pens.

 

-For some things, there must be an even number. I have two pencils, two blue pens and two red pens in my backpack. When I'm eating M&M's or something, there must be an even number of each color. If there are 7 blues, 4 browns and 6 reds, I eat 3 blues and 2 reds ASAP. At once. Then I eat a blue, brown and red at the same time, keeping them equal.

 

-Sort of like Barihawk...I don't do it on large scales, but I make things parallel/perpendicular to each other on desks/tables.

 

-I never take the first of anything. For example, cups. When I'm at a large gathering, and I'm getting a drink, I remove two cups from the pile. I then take the one on the bottom, and put the other one back on.

 

-I do the exact same thing every night before going to bed.

 

-I'm quite paranoid/pessimistic. (Those two go quite well hand-in-hand) I'm always thinking of the worst. I'm always wondering whether or not I've locked the door, turned off the oven etc.

 

-I have a undying curiosity. Yay for exaggerations. But seriously, I am extremely curious, and must know as much as possible. When I'm watching DVDs, I'm constantly rewinding so I know every single word that's been said. When I'm reading, I read everything a few times to make sure I've read everything.

 

-I do the "step-on-same-color-of-tiles" thing. If there aren't different colors, but there's an organized pattern, I step in a pattern.

 

-When I used to play RuneScape, I had to examine everything. Not once, not twice, not three times, but five. I guess this sort of is a mix between the "odd-number-of-actions" and the curiosity thing.

 

-When I copy and paste something, I press Ctrl+C three times. Usually three. Sometimes five. And after I paste it, I copy and paste some random thing. Usually one letter. And once again, Ctrl+C three times.

 

-Etc.

 

(Oh yeah, I doubt it counts, but making long posts :D )

[No_OnE]

My worst is probably choosing random numbers. If someone asks me to choose a random three or more digit number, it takes a while. I can't choose something with all even or all odd digits. The number can't be 369 or 123 or anything with an obvious pattern. Numbers like 358 are out because 3+5=8. Because of this, my favorite number happens to be 472. It doesn't bother me. It's a number I can live with.

 

 

 

In addition to this:

 

I can't stand next to a microwave while it's running. Someone else said this too. Nice to know I'm not alone.

 

I can't sleep unless the thermostat in my house is set to 72 degrees.

 

I always have to finish songs.

 

I eat food in groups. If I have steak, a baked potato, and cauliflower. I have to eat one thing at a time. In that particular situation, I would eat the potato, the cauliflower, and then the steak.

 

In settings that have numbers (like opacity or flow on Photoshop) I always use increments of 5.

 

 

 

That's about all. Not too bad. Definitely doesn't affect my life like some people with severe OCD.

[meol]

I'm a normal guy, not like all you obsessive freaks out there!

 

 

 

Except for the not-standing-near-a-microwave-while-it's-running thingy, stepping on patterns, examining everything on Runescape, not standing writing a word wrong, even in Chats, trying to be systematic while solving problems, and the like...

 

Hmm... :oops:

[The Real ET]

I have soooooo many of these including, but not limited to:

 

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  [*:1nww6ove]Having to sit in the corner seat of a booth on the opposite side that I approached it on at restaurants.
   
  [*:1nww6ove]I have really messy handwriting, but will randomly get freaked out and erase things 5 times befor I like it.
   
  [*:1nww6ove]When in school my desk always had to be lined up with the desk in front of me.

 

 

 

That's just three and I could go on and on, but I need my sleep.