Scoop 0 #1 January 10, 2006 Does anyone else find a row of books or DVDs that arent all lined up properly with their spines together annoying? Or the one pair of shoes in a different way to all the others. When I put things down on my desk they all have to be aligned to some sort of imaginary grid so everythings straight or at right angles to each other. I only noticed because my mates get annoyed when I start rearranging the CD collection in their cars or on their shelves. Everything has to be in its place, and in its place neatly! I just went downstairs to wash up and ended up scrubbing clean the oven... argggghhhhhhhh! Please tell me this is normal! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #2 January 10, 2006 You can come over to my house for a couple of days...My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RhondaLea 3 #3 January 10, 2006 Sure it's normal... ...for people with obsessive-compulsive disorder. If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #4 January 10, 2006 QuoteSure it's normal... ...for people with obsessive-compulsive disorder. You beat me to it, soooo... SECOND THAT!!!! Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scoop 0 #6 January 10, 2006 QuoteHey Monk!! Fuck off! Im not that bad! Is worrying though. I wonder how long my packjobs are going to take Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexCrowley 0 #7 January 10, 2006 heh heh Wife has OCD. My favorite is to move the tableclotch a fraction skewed, enough that its unrecognizable but subliminally noticable. Picture frames are an endless source of entertainment. but dont tell her I told you that. I have another friend who cannot handle there being an odd number of things on a table - it all has to be in twos. Fun and frivolaty of adding 1 bottle of hot sauce, or an extra salt shaker. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big_Red 0 #8 January 10, 2006 I am like that with my stuff (CD's and DVD's) but I tend to leave everyone else's alone. Alphabetized based on the type of DVD Case...all perfectly lined up. Everything in my work space has to have its own place and that is where it stays till I decide it needs a new one. My friends love to come over and move my shit around...they get a kick out of the fact that I can talk into my room and know something is off. I had a Rigger in Cali ask me if I was Anal as he watched me tie up my shoes. When my friends said Yes...he commented on how I would make a good Rigger. *shrug*Derec Davies Big_Red Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegreekone 0 #9 January 10, 2006 QuoteHey Monk!! Wipe! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scoop 0 #10 January 10, 2006 QuoteI have another friend who cannot handle there being an odd number of things on a table - it all has to be in twos. Fun and frivolaty of adding 1 bottle of hot sauce, or an extra salt shaker. I do that Or the placemats have to be opposites. Or when I turn the volume up in my car it has to be to an even number, unless its something important like 15. Ah well I did used to go mad at my mates if they skewed the passenger footmat in my car. Then I got one of them screw down things Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GiaKrembs 0 #11 January 10, 2006 Quoteendless source of entertainment Evil I wonder if people fuck with me and I'm just not aware of it.... It wouldn't surprise me though. g Raddest ho this side of Jersey #1 - rest in peace brother Beth lost her cherry and I missed it .... you want access to it, but you don't want to break it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rebecca 0 #12 January 10, 2006 2 friends and I went to Austin and hung out at my brother's. While waiting for him to get ready, I HAD to scurry around righting things - not moving them, just stacking and arranging neatly at right angles... My two friends took turns distracting me while the other flipped up rug corners, tilted pictures, pushed stacks askew... Fuckers. you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexCrowley 0 #13 January 10, 2006 O C D TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexCrowley 0 #14 January 10, 2006 I have severe A.D.D. (diagnosed, not imagined for coolness sake) Oh the fun we have! TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scoop 0 #15 January 10, 2006 QuoteI have severe A.D.D. (diagnosed, not imagined for coolness sake) Oh the fun we have! That explains alot Yeah come on people.. what problems do you have!? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GiaKrembs 0 #16 January 10, 2006 Enough of my friends and family give me shit about my OCD, it really wouldn't be too much of a shock to know that they are fucking with me as well. Now that I think of it, I'm sure my ex. would intentionally fuck up the dishwasher loading to drive me absolutely insane g Raddest ho this side of Jersey #1 - rest in peace brother Beth lost her cherry and I missed it .... you want access to it, but you don't want to break it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #17 January 10, 2006 QuoteQuoteI have severe A.D.D. (diagnosed, not imagined for coolness sake) Oh the fun we have! That explains alot Yeah come on people.. what problems do you have!? I am completely intolerant of people with OCD. . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kenz 0 #18 January 10, 2006 its definitely ocd... but not severe... i have it myself... i work with about 80 kids everyday at an afterschool care program, and we give them snack... now the kids could give a rats ass about how the food is lined up, but it drives me nuts... i have to have the same # of snacks in each row, all of the labels have to be facing the same way etc etc... its so bad that even my co-workers have it down cause they know i'll come around to the table and fix it"life does throw curveballs sometimes but it doesn't mean we shouldn't still swing for the homerun" ~ me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 24 #19 January 10, 2006 QuoteIs this normal? Thank god... I was afraid this was going to be another stripper thread!Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scoop 0 #20 January 10, 2006 QuoteQuoteIs this normal? Thank god... I was afraid this was going to be another stripper thread! Sorry to dissapoint Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scoop 0 #21 January 10, 2006 I do that as well. If lining up lots of similar items they have to all be same way. Actually... you should keep an eye on those kids. I used to be the one that would get frustrated when I ran out of lego bricks the same colour. I would at least have to fisnish off that row of bricks with the same colour. If I ran out of bricks it was paddy time! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mcneill79 0 #22 January 10, 2006 I am like that... I'm also OCD about lists here being in alphabetical order Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The111 1 #23 January 10, 2006 How about this, is it normal? I think my OCD and laziness battle each other. My shit gets WAY out of order and messy for weeks at a time, and then I'll go crazy and spend hours organizing it meticulously. I also often drink heavily while going on my organizing sprees. What would you call that? Lazy OCD alcoholism?www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #24 January 10, 2006 QuoteHey Monk!! I thought exactly the same thing! "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexCrowley 0 #25 January 10, 2006 Actually its considered an indicator of ADD hyperfocus. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
