Home    General Stuff    General Chat
#1

OCD - I think i have it D:

Archive: 48 posts

Ok, we had some stupid talk today, and the guy made us think about everything we did, like, when we do it and why... And i realized that i can't stand having things crooked or out of order, or not evenly spaced etc. and it really annoys me, until i fix it...

I never really thought about what i was doing before now, but now that i think about it i have been doing it for years - For example, if one light is on in a room, and the one switch is out of line with all the rest ebcause it is the only one that is on, i get really annoyed and agitated until i go and make them all the same. Same with pictures that are crooked, or anything being out of line.un evenly spaced, i get annoyed until i can fix it...

Do i have some form of OCD, or am i just wierd? lol		2009-09-29 16:50:00

Author:
Unknown User

||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

Anything disturbing you in the above line? 		2009-09-29 17:02:00

Author:
Syroc
Posts: 3193

Yes. That sort of stuff really annoys me lol, get rid of it!

Can a mod edit it? D:		2009-09-29 17:08:00

Author:
Unknown User

Heh, I can do that myself.

Anyway, don't worry. A few years ago you would have been labeled a bit quaint. Today everything is either a disorder or gives you cancer.		2009-09-29 17:10:00

Author:
Syroc
Posts: 3193

Today everything is either a disorder or gives you cancer.

That, sir, is going in my sig 		2009-09-29 17:11:00

Author:
ARD
Posts: 4291

I wanted to sig that D:2009-09-29 17:17:00

Author:
Unknown User

You can sig this.
Um... ir0nmaid3nfan is...uh...great...

2009-09-29 17:18:00

Author:
ARD
Posts: 4291

I think most people have OCD it's just a lot worse in some people

I get it sometimes when watching people play games, like if they have 99% on a level but purposefully miss the last item i'll get really annoyed.
It's not much but apparently that counts as OCD xD		2009-09-29 17:19:00

Author:
Dexiro
Posts: 2100

I think most people have OCD it's just a lot worse in some people

I get it sometimes when watching people play games, like if they have 99% on a level but purposefully miss the last item i'll get really annoyed.
It's not much but apparently that counts as OCD xD

Aha. I got really annoyed with LBP because i couldn't get all the stuff. It really ****** me off. But i never thought of that as OCD...		2009-09-29 17:22:00

Author:
Unknown User

Test test test. Ok my avatar works again.2009-09-29 17:25:00

Author:
BasketSnake
Posts: 2391

Ha you'd hate my living room. We have a set up so their a two lights with two switches each, one at each side of the room. One switch is backwards though, every combination either gets you bad lighting or uneven switches...2009-09-29 17:36:00

Author:
adlingtont
Posts: 321

Ha you'd hate my living room. We have a set up so their a two lights with two switches each, one at each side of the room. One switch is backwards though, every combination either gets you bad lighting or uneven switches...

That would really annoy me lol. And then it would annoy you because the switches would HAVE to be even...		2009-09-29 17:58:00

Author:
Unknown User

Well... now being obsessive or compulsive (or both, as I am) does not necessarily make a person OCD. People who are genuinely stricken with this disorder have difficulty even functioning in day-to-day society. The grievances that you list as annoying to the point of distraction would/could render these people utterly dysfunctional. And many (most) are trapped in a prison of repetitive rituals that make everyday life and social interactions laborious and sometimes impossible.

[/armchair psych lesson]

2009-09-29 18:17:00

Author:
v0rtex
Posts: 1878

Well i assume there are various levels of OCD though - just because i'm not having a breakdown over that stuff doesn't necessarily mean i don't have it.... Does it?2009-09-29 18:25:00

Author:
Unknown User

Some people have a massive breakdown over tiny things, others just feel a weird urge or annoyance 2009-09-29 18:34:00

Author:
Dexiro
Posts: 2100

As v0rtex says, being obsessive or compulsive does not give you OCD. I, for instance, am a very obsessive person. I do not display any of the classic symptoms of OCD. You do though.

My understanding is that there are various levels of OCD. Now it's not a severe case, by any stretch of the imagination, but just because it's not a severe case doesn't mean that it's not OCD.

But reember as well that the behaviours you are displaying have been apparent for some time and you have been getting along just fine. Just because it now has a name doesn't change anything Plenty of people get by in life with mild OCD, so it's not something to worry about 		2009-09-29 18:40:00

Author:
rtm223
Posts: 6497

I wasn't necessarily worried per se - Though if i do have it, i would want to know...2009-09-29 18:44:00

Author:
Unknown User

Do you have OCD, or have you convinced yourself you have it? Are you just acting like you have OCD but telling yourself you have OCD?

There are some times when I just don't move. I don't know if I can't move or I'm just not moving.

Anyway, you're "OCD" would make you a great creator, wouldn't it?

Everyone's a little obsessive compulsive. You make sigs, don't you? Whenever there's something wrong with, doesn't it annoy you? It annoys me.

I think the only people who has OCD are the people who have to hop in and out of the threshold of their front door five times before they can leave the house. You know, those kinds of impulses, not being tidy. 		2009-09-29 20:03:00

Author:
qrtda235566
Posts: 3664

Anyway, you're "OCD" would make you a great creator, wouldn't it?

Yeah - I bet you LOVE the grid mode!! 		2009-09-29 20:06:00

Author:
v0rtex
Posts: 1878

I'm not telling my self i have it, nor do i particularly want it, I'll probably be getting checked though at some point soon to find out for sure.

As for create mode, i have never really even tried it

And for the sigs, yes i spend hours correcting things that you can't even see unless you look for them....

That may well be something i do anyways, it all the other stuff i do that suggests OCD, things that are nothing to do with me that i have to go out of my way to alter to stop myself getting really worked up and bothered by it....		2009-09-29 20:12:00

Author:
Unknown User

I wouldn't really call that OCD, more of just a strong appreciation for organization.

Personally, I like the volume on my television to be in multiples of 5. It's a bit strange, but I won't have an anxiety attack if it happens to be on a different number. I do know someone who would hyperventilate if the food on their plate touched other types of food on the plate though. That is a little OCD in my opinion.		2009-09-29 20:14:00

Author:
BSprague
Posts: 2325

aha. I dunno, we'll see soon enough, but as far as i can tell, i do have mid OCD....

As i said, no panic attacks/hyperventialation etc. but i go out of my way to make sure everything is lined up/evenly spaced/not crooked, and i have to check locks multiple times before leaving etc.		2009-09-29 20:19:00

Author:
Unknown User

I too ask myself the same question. Like BSprague, if i'm changing the volume it has to be a multiple of three (being my lucky number), I do this when I tweak things in LBP too!

If I see a plug switch on - but no plug in the switch, I have to turn it off. I don't think this is at all abnormal though.		2009-09-29 20:27:00

Author:
Leather-Monkey
Posts: 2266

Let's see...I have to always have my volume on my stereo in home or in car at an odd number. When I set my alarm the minute needs to end with a 3 or 7. I traded in some of my PS3 games because the shelf that they are on is full and I have to buy Uncharted 2 and Rachet and Clank and they can't be on a separate shelf. When I lock up for the night, I check to see if the door is locked, then as i walk away, I go back and check again, and do this until I don't even know when...I guess when I can get to my room lol. I am sure there is more, but that's all I can think of right now. We all have some weird quirks...doesn't make you OCD though...or at least not OCD enough to worry about. Just enjoy your weirdness.2009-09-29 20:38:00

Author:
Spider-Jew
Posts: 1090

I think you do have OCD, and like has been said, it's mild OCD. I have a cousin who I think is very similar to what you describe. He is minor OCD but you wouldn't know it from how he acts until you see him eat When he eats, he always makes his food super neat and spreads everything evenly and stuff like that.
But like has been said, it definitely sounds minor, and it's nothing you should be worried or feel self-conscious about. It's just a label and doesn't really mean anything.		2009-09-29 22:55:00

Author:
hilightnotes
Posts: 1230

Personally, I like the volume on my television to be in multiples of 5.

For me, it has to be a factor of 64 - the max volume on my TV.

ir0nmaid3nfan, I think, like others have said, you just have mild OCD. Many people have given examples on what strong OCD really is like. As for me, I have mild OCD come in waves. Like I said, I have that volume thing, but every now and then I suddenly get a compulsion, like you do, but much less in the last couple of years.		2009-09-29 23:12:00

Author:
dawesbr
Posts: 3280

Personally, I like the volume on my television to be in multiples of 5. .

I do the same thing! I mean, I don't really care, but I just like to have it a multiple of five.

I don't think OCD is something dealing with orginization. I think it's more like someone who has to count all the tiles on a tile floor and divide them by three just because. Someone who goes through weird rituals in the morning just because.		2009-09-30 03:25:00

Author:
qrtda235566
Posts: 3664

I'm pretty OCD. I got really angry at GH3 because I downloaded a Foo Fighters song and it was capitalized wrong.2009-09-30 04:03:00

Author:
BassDeluxe
Posts: 984

I don't think you have OCD. You might have OCPD (Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder), which is often confused for OCD, but which is not the same thing.

Look it up, and good luck!		2009-09-30 04:19:00

Author:
CaptainCowboyHat
Posts: 153

Your OCD is making you think you have OCD, when in reality, you just have cancer.

Or you know. . OCD.		2009-09-30 04:29:00

Author:
ChristmasJew
Posts: 431

I don't think you have OCD. You might have OCPD (Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder), which is often confused for OCD, but which is not the same thing.

Look it up, and good luck!

Yeah, except that OCPD people are wholly unaware that there's anything strange in their behavior. Blissfully unaware, it would seem - they are a much happier lot (even if actually, clinically more disturbed).		2009-09-30 05:29:00

Author:
v0rtex
Posts: 1878

Do you make sure your cars (if you have one) cigarette lighter picture is perfectly horizontal or that your game discs pics are aligned so the top of the pic is towards the top of the case?2009-09-30 11:43:00

Author:
Rabid-Coot
Posts: 6728

All i have to say from experience is to see a psychiatrist and/or a therapist, if you think it's not normal. Also they are very expensive and meds(to control the OCD).2009-09-30 14:32:00

Author:
PurpleAddiction
Posts: 119

Do you make sure your cars (if you have one) cigarette lighter picture is perfectly horizontal or that your game discs pics are aligned so the top of the pic is towards the top of the case?

I don't ahve a car, but my dad's i do that. And all my games are always the right way up in the box, same with dvd's cd's etc. :'0		2009-09-30 17:11:00

Author:
Unknown User

I don't ahve a car, but my dad's i do that. And all my games are always the right way up in the box, same with dvd's cd's etc. :'0

If always, you have it.

If sometimes, no. I do that soemtimes. When I'm bored. And hyperactive.
D:		2009-09-30 20:31:00

Author:
Astrosimi
Posts: 2046

I'd say that you probably have like a mild case or something. Iunno. I mean, you really could just like things to be a certain way, but that doesn't mean you absolutely have OCD, you know? Like, I like to have some things a certain way, but other stuff I don't care about. Like someone said the "make all the discs the right way up" thing or the "have the volume at a multiple of 5" thing. I do stuff like that, but I wouldn't consider myself OCD. I think the same could be said for you. I think.2009-09-30 20:40:00

Author:
dandygandy2704
Posts: 1002

I went to the doctors or whatever it was anyway - apparently i do have mild OCD... Though it's not like 'mild' mild, it's a bit worse...2009-09-30 21:10:00

Author:
Unknown User

So, like mild-to-moderate? I think that's the correct term. What're you gonna do about it?2009-09-30 21:46:00

Author:
dandygandy2704
Posts: 1002

So, like mild-to-moderate? I think that's the correct term. What're you gonna do about it?

I actually have no idea...

The guy said seeing as it hasn't affected me too much so far, i seem to be able to cope with it in school, so don't do anything yet, but if it gets worse, go back to him... He basically said it's mild-moderate as you say, but i seem to be able to not disrupt all my lessons... So see if it keeps getting worse or not. Apparently it can get worse if i've been under any stress recently, so that may be part of the reason i have noticed it more...		2009-09-30 21:49:00

Author:
Unknown User

Most brilliant people aren't completely spotless up in the head.
I have ADD, as well as ALOT of the people I know here. Heck, RockSauron has Asperger's! (You said it yourself, Rock, please don't kill me :C). I'm the top brass in my class despite that.

In conclusion, don't think less of yourself because of this. I did, it took me literally two years to dig myself out of the trench of depression I'd dug myself into. Infact, think higher of yourself.

BTW, did you get my PM about the avatar? I'm starting to think I never sent it 0_O		2009-09-30 22:09:00

Author:
Astrosimi
Posts: 2046

Thanks Astro.

And crap! I'm so sorry, i forgot to check my inbox - there it is! I'll get started on it asap - it will have to be tomorrow though...		2009-09-30 23:03:00

Author:
Unknown User

Yeah - I bet you LOVE the grid mode!!

I'm a perfectionist. I'm addicted to the grid, and I hate it lol. All my buildings and furniture look squarish 		2009-09-30 23:16:00

Author:
Incinerator22
Posts: 3251

http://img390.yfrog.com/img390/3880/6uu.png I can't make it unseen! :O2009-12-12 14:42:00

Author:
Syroc
Posts: 3193

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/funny-pictures-ocd-cat-fixes-your-picture-frame.jpg

There is a LOLcat for every situation.		2009-12-12 17:10:00

Author:
chezhead
Posts: 1063

Most brilliant people aren't completely spotless up in the head.
I have ADD, as well as ALOT of the people I know here. Heck, RockSauron has Asperger's! (You said it yourself, Rock, please don't kill me :C). I'm the top brass in my class despite that.

In conclusion, don't think less of yourself because of this. I did, it took me literally two years to dig myself out of the trench of depression I'd dug myself into. Infact, think higher of yourself.

BTW, did you get my PM about the avatar? I'm starting to think I never sent it 0_O

Yesh, and so does I.

I was wondering why Rock seemed quite a bit like me...

My dad has it too, and I think my brother has OCD or something...		2009-12-12 17:21:00

Author:
KlawwTheClown
Posts: 1106

Wow - that's a pretty significant bump! This thread was almost 3 months old (I know this because I have the compulsion to obsessively check posting dates).2009-12-12 17:45:00

Author:
v0rtex
Posts: 1878

It's the newest OCD thread. 2009-12-12 21:02:00

Author:
Syroc
Posts: 3193

I have OCDs...
I have OCDs...
I have OCDs...
I have OCDs...
I have OCDs...


Anyway, what are we on about?		2009-12-12 21:55:00

Author:
KoRnDawwg
Posts: 1424


LBPCentral Archive Statistics
Posts: 1077139    Threads: 69970    Members: 9661    Archive-Date: 2019-01-19

Datenschutz
Aus dem Archiv wurden alle persönlichen Daten wie Name, Anschrift, Email etc. - aber auch sämtliche Inhalte wie z.B. persönliche Nachrichten - entfernt.
Die Nutzung dieser Webseite erfolgt ohne Speicherung personenbezogener Daten. Es werden keinerlei Cookies, Logs, 3rd-Party-Plugins etc. verwendet.