I do this all the time. My wife hates it. My 3 year old brother-in-law has learned how to say "STOP PICKING!" because she says it so much to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Calliander
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I do this all the time. My wife hates it. My 3 year old brother-in-law has learned how to say "STOP PICKING!" because she says it so much to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Calliander
I used to have symptoms of OCD, but I managed to wean myself off of them, as they were getting to be really fucking annoying. To date I no longer show any signs of it. I was never really considered myself that bad, especially after I read a book called "The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Washing", which chronicled several cases of people who had severe OCD. It's a fascinating book, and I really recommend it to anyone that has an interest in learning about this disorder. Some of the cases contained within are really bizarre.
The problems I used to have varied, some not a big deal, and some very annoying. I never had any compulsions with washing or germs, I was always very normal in that respect. But I did have a problem with counting. Basically, if I did something, took something, or checked something, I would try to do it in 4's. Or, if doing it 4 times in a row wasn't working, it had to be at least an even number. Also, I had compulsions about things being in their correct place. Keep in mind that I was never a neat freak...I would have clothes laying around the floor of my room all the time. It's just that all the things in my room, books, toys, knick-knacks, etc., had to be in the correct spot. And if they were moved even a little bit, I'd notice and have to move them back. My ex-girlfriend and I used to play this game where I'd leave the room, she'd movie various things out of place, and I'd come back in and try to find everything that she moved. And 9 times out of 10, I'd find everything, even if it was barely moved. She found this funny and disturbing at the same time. And there was that dish towel in the kitchen that always had to be in the right spot, hung through the handle of the kitchen drawer just so.
But the big deal was a problem I developed with my games. The CDs had to be put back in the case right side up- with the title going directly from left to right. Also, the cases had to be in perfect shape- no cracks or scratches. If I went to buy a game at a store, I examined the case for any imperfection before I would leave the store, and if there was anything wrong, I'd ask for a new copy. I used to do this with DVD cases as well. It got really annoying, and I used to envy people I'd see in the stores that just grabbed any old copy of a game or DVD off the shelf without having to go over it with a fine-tooth comb and brought it up to the register. When I'd find that perfect copy, I'd bring it up to the check out, and freak if they slapped it on the counter or rubbed it on the sensor to deactivate the anti-theft device.
I also used to check my alarm clock constantly to make sure it was on and set to the right time to wake me up.
One day, while listening to on the radio, of all people, Howard Stern, I heard him talk about having the same problem, and how he just forced himself to stop doing it. Since I had read about OCD and knew what I had was mild compared to a lot of people who were affilcted with it, I decided to try the same thing, and hey, it worked. Here and there I'd get absent-minded and catch myself doing something, but for the most part it wasn't that hard. It was just more habit for me than anything else. Now, I don't do any of that stuff, nor do I get any urge to. It's such a relief it's not even funny. I feel completely normal now.
The weird thing about OCD is that you KNOW what you're doing is crazy, even while you're doing it, but you have to do it anyway. Why? I'm not sure why. I felt like, if I did these things, that all would be right. It was like my way of keeping something "bad" from happening, like I was keeping balance in my little universe. What bad thing? Beats me. The book I talked about up above mentioned that many of the patients interviewed felt like they were preventing some horrible, unknown circumstance from occuring but doing what they did. Of course, most of these people had to actually take drugs to stop their behavior. What I had was more like annoying habits, but OCD in it's more severe form can cripple people. It's no joke.
If all that just wasn't just a mistake on your part, X, then that's the greatest post ever. :lol: :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by FighterX
Like I was just telling Dole on AIM, I even have OCD about posting on the internet and on messengers......if I see 1 error, I must correct it.
Here's my other disorders:
- I never buy the copy in front (of anything). I will sift through 30 copies to find the best looking version.
- My time-old saying - "Never buy the one in front". If there's only one, I feel insecure about my purchase, and not being able to have a choice.
- I used to hate to buy a magazine if it has those little "finger-devots" that people put in the cover/back cover when they look through it by bending the cover partily back. I've beaten this OD.
- If I crack my left knuckle, I crack my right knuckle.
- My CD's have to be absolutely PERFECT in condition and in placement.
- When I was little (and to this day), I ALWAYS WORE SHOES, even when playing outside. To this day, I refuse to wear sandals.
- eBay - if I want an item, then NO ONE MUST WIN IT EXCEPT FOR ME. I'd sit at work with a spare window of my auction, observing the price change.
Everyone has some ocd traits in them, it's all about moderation.
You guys don't have a disorder, you're just fussy.Quote:
- I never buy the copy in front (of anything). I will sift through 30 copies to find the best looking version.
- My time-old saying - "Never buy the one in front". If there's only one, I feel insecure about my purchase, and not being able to have a choice.
- I used to hate to buy a magazine if it has those little "finger-devots" that people put in the cover/back cover when they look through it by bending the cover partily back. I've beaten this OD.
- If I crack my left knuckle, I crack my right knuckle.
- My CD's have to be absolutely PERFECT in condition and in placement.
- When I was little (and to this day), I ALWAYS WORE SHOES, even when playing outside. To this day, I refuse to wear sandals.
- eBay - if I want an item, then NO ONE MUST WIN IT EXCEPT FOR ME. I'd sit at work with a spare window of my auction, observing the price change.
When 30-odd people can commiserate about their 'disorder' on a small messageboard, then it's not likely that you guys actually have a disorder. If you did have a disorder, you probably wouldn't be interested in sharing the problem with other people on some messageboard, because you'd be self-conscious about it.
Well it's not a big secret and most people seem to only have
minor traits, that aren't intrusive.
Umm... I like to have my shoelaces nice and tight. If I feel them loosening, I'll stop and tighten them again.
I tend to click my right and left mouse buttons alot when reading a long amount of text, but that's more of a nervous twitch than obsessive compulsive...
As for the hand-washing thing, washing alot is only obsessive compulsive when there is no reason. Ya gotta wash every time you go to the washroom, or get something on them in the kitchen or outside, or before you eat or something. That all can easily add-up to 10 times a day.
Antibacterial soap and Purell work wonders. It makes you
get sick less often too.
Ok, that's BULLSHIT. You NEED to get a bit dirty, it keeps your natural defences running.Quote:
Originally Posted by Korian
The reason so many kids have allergies nowadays is because they've been relentlessly defended from dirt by their parents.
Anyways, I have to add that anyone who has a NeoGeo is likely a sufferer of obessive compulsive disorder.
-whenever I empty a revolver I have to spin the cylinder
-I always turn the radio on when I shit
-I can't be comfortable in a restaurant unless I'm in a corner, facing the door
Yeah, I'm not very fucked up :(
Does NGPC count? I can only own the hardcase versions of games too...