Foibles or OCD???
It has just struck me whilst conducting ablutions this morning....that many people have different routines and oddities that they always do.
Mine is I never leave the tap running when I brush my teeth, just turn on and off as required. So, are tidy cupboards where the Salt and Pepper have a cross on the spot where they belong a foible or is it OCD....what is strange about a routine like that. Is it in fact strange or just good practice? Does anyone else have little things they do? Does anyone do things to annoy other people who have little routines which if not followed would upset them for the day? |
Re: Foibles or OCD???
Turning off the tap saves wasting water and also saves money when your water is metered as it is here ... that's being environmentally conscious and sensible.
Marking the salt and pepper pots spaces in the cupboard with an X? Well that's plain weird. Definitely OCD! :p |
Re: Foibles or OCD???
Originally Posted by Harrypottermouse
(Post 6504574)
tidy cupboards where the Salt and Pepper have a cross on the spot where they belong
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Re: Foibles or OCD???
Originally Posted by Harrypottermouse
(Post 6504574)
Does anyone do things to annoy other people who have little routines which if not followed would upset them for the day?
Sorry, couldn't resist. Sas x |
Re: Foibles or OCD???
Originally Posted by destinationnovascotia
(Post 6504630)
You would need therapy...or valium...or both if you had to live with my kitchen cupboards
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Re: Foibles or OCD???
Originally Posted by Harrypottermouse
(Post 6504635)
So is that X marks the spot or Chaos United...
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Re: Foibles or OCD???
Originally Posted by destinationnovascotia
(Post 6504653)
You wouldn't be able to see an X in my cupboards. Too much chaos:eek:
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Re: Foibles or OCD???
Originally Posted by Harrypottermouse
(Post 6504574)
So, are tidy cupboards where the Salt and Pepper have a cross on the spot where they belong a foible or is it OCD....what is strange about a routine like that. Is it in fact strange or just good practice?
Personally, my filing/organising system only goes as far as remembering where I last left something. |
Re: Foibles or OCD???
Originally Posted by Harrypottermouse
(Post 6504574)
It has just struck me whilst conducting ablutions this morning....that many people have different routines and oddities that they always do.
Mine is I never leave the tap running when I brush my teeth, just turn on and off as required. So, are tidy cupboards where the Salt and Pepper have a cross on the spot where they belong a foible or is it OCD....what is strange about a routine like that. Is it in fact strange or just good practice? Does anyone else have little things they do? Does anyone do things to annoy other people who have little routines which if not followed would upset them for the day? It is getting better with age, but generally I am a little strange. :lol: |
Re: Foibles or OCD???
Originally Posted by smelly
(Post 6506047)
Hmmmmm I hate to admit it, but I think I might cross a little into OCD territory. I have to check locks, 2 or three times. My husband thinks I am obsessed with making sure the house/car is locked. :lol: :o:eek:
It is getting better with age, but generally I am a little strange. :lol: But the other thing I genuinely don't understand is when does something become an obsession, or a compulsion or both? |
Re: Foibles or OCD???
Originally Posted by Harrypottermouse
(Post 6506102)
I think this is why it came to me this morning, I figured that I couldn't be alone in the world thinking that a lot of people would do something which seems perfectly normal to them, but in another's eyes would be like chopping off your hand with a tooth pick or something equally as weird.
But the other thing I genuinely don't understand is when does something become an obsession, or a compulsion or both? When I used to live in London, I was stressed with general stuff going on and I used to obsess about it more.:o But since coming to Canada . I am RELAXED ! :) :thumbsup: |
Re: Foibles or OCD???
Originally Posted by smelly
(Post 6506174)
I think it can be something to do with stress or anxiety, stemming from life events. Some one can attempt to ignore or surpress these thoughts by an action or impulse.
When I used to live in London, I was stressed with general stuff going on and I used to obsess about it more.:o But since coming to Canada . I am RELAXED ! :) :thumbsup: |
Re: Foibles or OCD???
Originally Posted by smelly
(Post 6506047)
Hmmmmm I hate to admit it, but I think I might cross a little into OCD territory. I have to check locks, 2 or three times. My husband thinks I am obsessed with making sure the house/car is locked. :lol: :o:eek:
It is getting better with age, but generally I am a little strange. :lol: I cannot function without having a handkerchief in my pocket, even when I'm wearing swimming trunks. |
Re: Foibles or OCD???
Originally Posted by Souvenir
(Post 6506209)
I do that too.
I cannot function without having a handkerchief in my pocket, even when I'm wearing swimming trunks. My particular foible is that after washing up I cannot bear to see soap suds in the sink - it has to be clean! (yet can have a pile of washing in the bathroom for weeks - go figure) |
Re: Foibles or OCD???
Originally Posted by mandymoochops
(Post 6506230)
Souv c'mon at least bolster your ego with a pair of socks - a hankie is just not cutting the mustard:sneaky:
My particular foible is that after washing up I cannot bear to see soap suds in the sink - it has to be clean! (yet can have a pile of washing in the bathroom for weeks - go figure) Patting the last bag of groceries put into the trunk. I have no idea why I do that. |
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