Not your normal daily routine...

We've all heard of the people with OCD, and how they have to do many tasks repetitively...

What I want to know is, does anyone have any strange daily routines?

Or any odd ways you have to do something, like only eating an even or odd amount of a certain food...

It seems to me my life is fairly dull, I don't need to circle my house four times, knock on every door 3 times, and jump up and down in front of the window before I go in, I simply open the door...

So people, we got any weirdos out there

I count stairs...always going up them, never when going down them.

Also...money HAS to be organized from smallest bill (in the front) to largest bill in my wallet.

Lastly...you should all know how I feel about saliva.

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Originally posted by Sugarpie

Lastly...you should all know how I feel about saliva.

Oh? do tell, were dying to know....

Nah, I'm the typical well rounded Monk who may or may not knock 3 times,keep the food on the plate separate,count everything twice,step over cracks,
(if you do you must walk backward 37 steps and take a new way around the crack. So I'm perfectly normal. I've no idea what this OCD you speak of
is.

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Originally posted by DAWG47

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Oh? do tell, were dying to know....

Ya, it's not as good as you might think


37 steps backwards eh, I've been doing it wrong

Hah !

Money....check !

Stairs (up)....check !

Saliva.....uh, you sure about that phobia ? Dunno about you.... I know a GREAT therapist for that

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Originally posted by Sugarpie

I count stairs...always going up them, never when going down them.

Also...money HAS to be organized from smallest bill (in the front) to largest bill in my wallet.

Lastly...you should all know how I feel about saliva.

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Originally posted by Notech

keep the food on the plate separate

Oh yes!! I forgot about this one. I don't think thats really a trait of OCD though is it. I mean...its just normal right??


I also have thought about my salavia issue, and I don't think its a OCD trait or phobia either...its just good hygiene.

I also count things,,steps,like up or down stairs or how many steps to the car, or how long it takes to fill the coffee pot with water

I have mild OCD, when I leave my car and lock it I have to go back and check it is locked 7 times, I also have to do this with my front door. My coasters have to be equidistant from the side and edge of the coffee table, my clothes and hangers all face the same way in the wardrobe, I have many other things I do but these are just a few, it's not a nice thing to have

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Originally posted by NEONZERO

...my clothes and hangers all face the same way in the wardrobe

Dear lord...there is anotherone I forgot.


I'm begining to think that my few little quirks is actually full blown OCD.

I do the clothes thing in the closet, I am superstitious about clothing, if something really bad happens when I am wearing a certain shirt etc, I usually don't wear that shirt, or whatever again. Am recovering slowly.

All my clothes in the closet also have to be facing the same direction, but I do it for convenience rather than a compulsion, that way if it is a buttoned shirt I can just reach my left hand in an unbutton it and pull it off the hanger easily...

Money, yes, it all has to be arranged in the correct order, small bills in front, large bills to the back, and none of it upside down

I am the same with money, also with things in pockets in trousers or a jacket etc, certain things in certain pockets always, and never mix them up. towels must hang a certain way in my bathroom, books are arranged from tallest to smallest in my bookcase, the list goes on........

It drives me mad when people say "oh you have a lovely clean and tidy house, I wish I was this organised", I smile politely but in my head i'm saying "oh no you don't, there is a huge difference betwen being neat and tidy and having OCD that controls 80% of your life every single day", I should seek help I suppose but I don't have time......

How else would you organize over 1000 cds of classical music? By composer, of course! Then by genre (piano concertos together, in order), etc. I also have all my movie soundtrack cds sorted by title.

I enjoy crossword puzzles so much that when I can't finish the daily puzzle, I cut it out and save it for later. I have a stack of puzzles (esp. Sunday NYT puzzles) just waiting for me. . . lol

As for daily routines, nothing out of the ordinary I suppose. I do reset the trip odometer EVERY time I fill up with gas.

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Originally posted by Demodad68

All my clothes in the closet also have to be facing the same direction, but I do it for convenience rather than a compulsion, that way if it is a buttoned shirt I can just reach my left hand in an unbutton it and pull it off the hanger easily...

Money, yes, it all has to be arranged in the correct order, small bills in front, large bills to the back, and none of it upside down

Uh-huh. Keep telling yourself its just for convenience.


Also, when I actually had my Cd's out for use they HAD to be in alphabetical order. However, I've since transfered everything over to my computer so I don't have the CD's out anymore.

Where do I start? I check my house doors four or five times minimum to be certain they are locked. When I park my car I go back to be sure it's locked three or four times. When I'm doing anything I triple check it before I proceed. I'm tormented by my obsession with perfection.

ummm....ok..

when i make my toast in the morning, i always use the same 2 slots on the toaster, never the other one...that ones for everyone else..
i check all doors and lights before i leave the house.
my clothes that are hanged, are organised by colour. With white always on the left. On the right just dont make sense to me.
my shoes are organised by 'type' shoes i wear only at home been on the right side, closer to the door.
always fold my clothes, i hate it when the wife shoves my clothes into my drawers...cause it means i have to pull them all out of that drawer and fold them again.
I count letters in street signs, even made a game out of it in my head. Certain letters have certain numerical values......although im doing that less these days, thank god lol
with my work, everything has to be in its place before i can do any work. I have 2 screens and i have certain softwares only to be displayed one one screen etc, every day before i begin working I arrange my desk so its in the order i want.....while i work its chaos, but when im finished i stack everything on one side of the desk.
I dont like my foods to be 'all mixed up' on my plate. I like it separated when its served....i may mix it up, but dont fucking do it for me... how the hell am i supposed to believe you when you tell me youve made a certain food if i cant see it???


i think i better stop there....

Here I thought I was the only nut case with the closet and dresser drawer thing going on, my clothes in the dresser are all arranged so that I can reach in in the dark and get whatever I need, all quite neat and tidy

@ Latino - the toast thing is kinda weird mate

Alot of door lock checking going on around here also, which leads me to another question Does anyone that checks locks repeatedly live or work in a high crime area?

no way man...i dont like to mix my bread with everybody elses...thats not weird

But when it comes out it is no longer bread, it is toast