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*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 08-01-2005, 02:34 AM

Plenty of us have ****ed up OCD things we do. Why not get together and share them? Here are mine

-have to stare at the numbers on my medicine the right way before i take it
-takes me forever to read because i have to perfectly comprehend each word before i move on
-when i was maybe 11 id cry trying to set my glasses down perfectly before I went to bed
-whenever i swear i have to mumble sorry under my breath
- have to stare at the vent where the chair is slightly over it for half a minute every night to make sure its okay and that nothing will catch on fire even though its summer and its ****ing cold air
-the classic light switch one, I don't do it as much as I did when I was little, but I still do every once in awhile...especially when there's water near it and I have to keep flicking it to make sure the water doesn't make it spark...makes a lot of sense lol
-i always have to check my dogs water bowl and if i dont fill it, even if theres still slightly some in there, i feel like i cant do anything
-when i eat something like popcorn i have to take two at once and put one on either side of my mouth
-i have to say goodnight to my dog the right way at night or i think shes going to die
-i have to push the off button on the oven even when its off, just in case
-sometimes if im in the same room with someone when im sleeping i have to see if theyre breathing by seeing if their stomach goes up in down, otherwise i cant sleep...
-I feel like I HAVE to have an at LEAST partially full water bottle near me before I sleep
-If I touch my feet or something I feel like I HAVE to wash my hands
-when I put the caps on pens, the clip part has to be on the writing
-this weird thing where I feel like I always have to touch the palm of my hand with my index finger, especially if I'm scared or something bad's happening...lately I've had to touch my knees together, too

that's mostly all current stuff. When I was little it was far worse.

Rene · 08-01-2005, 02:41 AM

this is kind of embarassing but i have to sleep with my toy light saber next to me before i go to bed or i get nervous

"sometimes if im in the same room with someone when im sleeping i have to see if theyre breathing but seeing if their stomach goes up in down, otherwise i cant sleep..."

omfg i do the same thing i sometimes nudge them to see if they make a noise!!!

if i wear one peice of jewelry one day i have to wear it everyday after that for good luck

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 08-01-2005, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by darlene_conner

this is kind of embarassing but i have to sleep with my toy light saber next to me before i go to bed or i get nervous

"sometimes if im in the same room with someone when im sleeping i have to see if theyre breathing but seeing if their stomach goes up in down, otherwise i cant sleep..."

omfg i do the same thing i sometimes nudge them to see if they make a noise!!!

if i wear one peice of jewelry one day i have to wear it everyday after that for good luck

Yeah, I once stopped wearing a necklace just because bad stuff kept happening wheneve I wore it. It was pretty, too -_-

Chad22 · 08-01-2005, 02:42 AM

Lets see...

I Wish my hands probably 30 times a day.

I Check the door about 4 times before going to bed to make sure its locked.

I Have to say goodnight to each of my animals at night seperately.

I Used to make weird noises, Cause I Didnt feel right If I Didnt.

I HAVE To go to the bathroom before going to bed. Even If I Don't have to go, I Force myself to go, Or I Won't be able to sleep.

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 08-01-2005, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by C Doody

I Check the door about 4 times before going to bed to make sure its locked.

I Used to make weird noises, Cause I Didnt feel right If I Didnt.

Yup, check those for me, too.

Rene · 08-01-2005, 02:43 AM

lol when i go to the bathroom i go back like 19 times to make sure i flushed the toilet or didnt get pee on the toilet seat

vienna waits · 08-01-2005, 02:44 AM

I have to touch my alarm clock over and over and over to make sure that it is on.

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 08-01-2005, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by darlene_conner

lol when i go to the bathroom i go back like 19 times to make sure i flushed the toilet or didnt get pee on the toilet seat

AHAHA YES. My sister calls me a scumbag for checking for pee lmao. I can't help it, I always tilt my head back to see if any liquid on the seat catches the light. Lmao OCD is a pain in the ass but it sounds freaking hilarious just talking about it.

Rene · 08-01-2005, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by *Pleasant Tomorrow*

AHAHA YES. My sister calls me a scumbag for checking for pee lmao. I can't help it, I always tilt my head back to see if any liquid on the seat catches the light. Lmao OCD is a pain in the ass but it sounds freaking hilarious just talking about it.

lol i know- sometimes you miss things the first 10 times you back to check and i like knowing that other people are kinda nuerotic like me

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 08-01-2005, 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by darlene_conner

lol i know- sometimes you miss things the first 10 times you back to check and i like knowing that other people are kinda nuerotic like me

Yeah. Hell, the stuff doesn't seem weird to me anymore because it's such a part of my life. What a pain in the ass, though...

Kristen J. · 08-01-2005, 02:51 AM

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Originally Posted by darlene_conner

this is kind of embarassing but i have to sleep with my toy light saber next to me before i go to bed or i get nervous

This is embarassing for me because I'm almost 15, but I have to sleep with my stuffed bear or a blanket or something to hold during the night or I can't sleep.

Even during the day I have to hold onto something like when I'm watching tv or on the computer. I'm holding my bear right now!

lol

I just wanna cuddle.

Kristina · 08-01-2005, 02:52 AM

OCD is a disease/disorder, you all are just listing bad or annoying habits. There is a difference.

Lots of people have weird quirks that they practice, only if it gets to the point where it is so severe that it interferes with everyday life to the point where you cannot function as a normal person (without medicine and therapy) is it OCD. While I'm sure some other people here do have OCD, it's not fair for us that really do suffer from OCD to compare it to quirks and habits.

Rene · 08-01-2005, 02:52 AM

oh and another thing i always make sure i dont say things like "ill do this even if it kills me" or id rather die than..." im always afraid that if i say that it will happen

vienna waits · 08-01-2005, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Kristina

OCD is a disease/disorder, you all are just listing bad or annoying habits. There is a difference.

Lots of people have weird quirks that they practice, only if it gets to the point where it is so severe that it interferes with everyday life to the point where you cannot function as a normal person (without medicine and therapy) is it OCD. While I'm sure some other people here do have OCD, it's not fair for us that really do suffer from OCD to compare it to quirks and habits.

i know i don't have anything like what you've described before but i have had uncontrollable urges to do things like touch my alarm clock frequently when i know inside it's ridculous. it's not severe but it is obsessive-compulsive in my mind.

Kristina · 08-01-2005, 03:15 AM

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Originally Posted by vienna waits

i know i don't have anything like what you've described before but i have had uncontrollable urges to do things like touch my alarm clock frequently when i know inside it's ridculous. it's not severe but it is obsessive-compulsive in my mind.

It is obsessive-compulsive but I wouldn't say it was obsessive-compulsive disorder, lots of habits and things people do for good luck or feel compelled to do are often obsessive-compulsive. But only when it becomes a huge problem and interferes with life is it the disorder. I think habit or quirk is a better way to describe things like that.

I hope I don't offend anyone with my post, but for people with severe OCD it's kind of offensive to see habits being compared to the actual disorder. Just don't want to come off as sounding like my problems are bigger than yours, it's not that at all. It's just the comparison of habits with mild obessive-compulsiveness (k i dont think thats a word lol) to the awful disorder has always kind of bothered me.

08-01-2005, 02:34 AM	#1
Pleasant Tomorrow Member Forum Addict Join Date: Feb 19, 2003 Location: New York Posts: 69,525	The OCD Thread Plenty of us have **ed up OCD things we do. Why not get together and share them? Here are mine -have to stare at the numbers on my medicine the right way before i take it -takes me forever to read because i have to perfectly comprehend each word before i move on -when i was maybe 11 id cry trying to set my glasses down perfectly before I went to bed -whenever i swear i have to mumble sorry under my breath - have to stare at the vent where the chair is slightly over it for half a minute every night to make sure its okay and that nothing will catch on fire even though its summer and its **ing cold air -the classic light switch one, I don't do it as much as I did when I was little, but I still do every once in awhile...especially when there's water near it and I have to keep flicking it to make sure the water doesn't make it spark...makes a lot of sense lol -i always have to check my dogs water bowl and if i dont fill it, even if theres still slightly some in there, i feel like i cant do anything -when i eat something like popcorn i have to take two at once and put one on either side of my mouth -i have to say goodnight to my dog the right way at night or i think shes going to die -i have to push the off button on the oven even when its off, just in case -sometimes if im in the same room with someone when im sleeping i have to see if theyre breathing by seeing if their stomach goes up in down, otherwise i cant sleep... -I feel like I HAVE to have an at LEAST partially full water bottle near me before I sleep -If I touch my feet or something I feel like I HAVE to wash my hands -when I put the caps on pens, the clip part has to be on the writing -this weird thing where I feel like I always have to touch the palm of my hand with my index finger, especially if I'm scared or something bad's happening...lately I've had to touch my knees together, too that's mostly all current stuff. When I was little it was far worse.
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08-01-2005, 02:41 AM	#2
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08-01-2005, 02:42 AM	#4
Chad22 Captain Juke N Jive Moderator Forum Addict Join Date: Nov 23, 2002 Location: Caribou, Maine Posts: 71,661	Lets see... I Wish my hands probably 30 times a day. I Check the door about 4 times before going to bed to make sure its locked. I Have to say goodnight to each of my animals at night seperately. I Used to make weird noises, Cause I Didnt feel right If I Didnt. I HAVE To go to the bathroom before going to bed. Even If I Don't have to go, I Force myself to go, Or I Won't be able to sleep.

08-01-2005, 02:43 AM	#6
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08-01-2005, 02:52 AM	#12
Kristina Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Mar 27, 2001 Location: CaLiFoRnIa, UsA Posts: 8,890	OCD is a disease/disorder, you all are just listing bad or annoying habits. There is a difference. Lots of people have weird quirks that they practice, only if it gets to the point where it is so severe that it interferes with everyday life to the point where you cannot function as a normal person (without medicine and therapy) is it OCD. While I'm sure some other people here do have OCD, it's not fair for us that really do suffer from OCD to compare it to quirks and habits.