Weird O.C.D s, obsessions and phobias

[Tonythion]

The alarm on my phone, my alarm clock, the volume of the phone and the volume of the TV all have to end in odd numbers. I also hang my clothes so they all face the same way (to the right).

I would hate to live with you. I have to have the volume on either an even number or a five. But if the number is four or six I MUST HAVE IT ON FIVE.

But I'm with you on the hangers. All my clothes face the same way and I have to have plastic hangers that match the color of my clothes.

OP! I HAVE MORE! When entering a new room I have to count how many windows or doors there are. Or count the tiles on the ceiling. I can't step on cracks or walk on sidewalks that have uneven sized blocks. Also I have a thing for folding. All my clothes have to be folded perfectly without wrinkles or uneven sides...that's why I have an unnatural fear of folding those damn stretchy bed sheets, I get itchy and angry and sometimes nauseous.

 

[ShindoL Shill]

i cant go into a room with sick in it, i collect anything that is connected to an out of the ordinary event (ie the centenary Irn Bru can (its the original can but a bit different), a ticket from Alton Towers) and i collect ring pulls and if i ever get chocolate buttons i need to have all the different animals. i dont know why.
i also cant clean if someone else is in the room, and when i do i have to re-alphabetise all of my CDs, DVDs and games.
also, i want to count to past the highest number someday year. s.

Assuming that you count at the speed of one number per second, you have been counting since the moment of your birth, and you will live to the first world average of approx 80 years old, then the highest number you will count to will be about 2522880000 (two billion five hundred and twenty two million eight hundred and eighty thousand). Is that as high as you're wanting to count?

no. gotta count faster. i can count to 37 in 10 seconds (slurring 22-25 then repeating them) so that will buy me some bonus time in the millions...

 

[RADlTZ]

Don't know if it counts, but Ive always been bugged by the fact that people in commercials NEVER BLINK! Its just creepy...

Oh I'm never going to be able to unnotice that now.

 

[Tdc2182]

I have the weirdest OCD thing.

Whenever I'm in an important conversation or meeting I always get the weirdest "It would be so fucked up if I started making out with this person right now", and I always get worried that I would end up not being able to contain myself and actually doing it.

Also, a little less of a weird one, If I tell myself I'll skip working out tonight, I'll always end up making myself do it anyway by just doing a few pushups or something. I guess it's one of the better OCDs to have.

 

[farscythe]

i have to tap the counter before taking my change from the staff. no idea where that came from but been doing it for years now.

 

[Tdc2182]

like having an unwanted sexual thought and having to say a prayer to dispell them.

So thinking about making out with a person whether I want to or not is actually normal? That's good to know.

 

[The Unworthy Gentleman]

Also I get annoyed if someone leaves a tv on in the other room, even if its "silent." My roommate in college had a habit of forgetting the TV on when he went out after using his PS3. That would leave it on the blue screen with no sound but I could still hear the tubes buzzing in the TV. Such is the difficulty of having freakishly good hearing.

Oh, I can't stand that. I can always hear a high pitched scream coming from my TV, as if it's in pain or something. I can hear it more than normal right now too.

OT: I can't stand people leaving a door open when it should be closed. It's okay if I don't know it's open or if someone is going to use it soon, but when you leave a room for good or enter one, you should be closing that door.

I must wash my hands after using the toilet and flush after every use. It's just not pleasant to walk in and see a bowl of urine festering there and to wash your hands, no matter what you've just done, is standard hygiene.

On that hygiene note, I always shower before leaving the house despite of time, place and occasion. You never know you who're going to run into when you go out and nobody likes to be around someone smelly or be the smelly one. Deodorant and anti-perspiration will mask things, not combat them.

 

[The Unworthy Gentleman]

I'm completely OCD about my books. I have to have them in order from largest to smallest and I don't let anyone borrow them, especially after my dad's wife borrowed my copy of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and it came back with water stains on the pages and the cover was all bent around the edges.

I always give rules when lending something. In the case of a book I'd tell them that the only acceptable damage is spine creases and that even then they should try and keep them as hidden as possible, not bending the book too much. Dog ears, pen marks, water damage and page or cover bending is unacceptable and they will have to buy a new one if the damage is too much. Every fellow nerd will appreciate and abide by the rules. Someone as careless as your Dad's wife should be frozen out for her lack of care.

I'm scared of people touching my neck. I can't watch movies or shows that depict people getting killed via the neck (mainly slitting, I can handle seeing people being strangled or broken). I literally freak the fuck out when someone goes near my neck.

I have a friend that hates the exact same thing. I don't think he's as bad for seeing it, but when we all went to the fire station for a demonstration on how to get out of a car crash, he was told that he would be given a spinal injury. With that issue, someone had to go behind him and hold his head in position while they cut the car roof off by holding his neck. He came out of the car shaking, if that had been anyone else then he would probably have punched them. To make things worse, he had to drive 4 guys somewhere for lunch. Not a good day for him at all.

 

[iRevanchist]

i have pretty bad ocd. my compulsion is that i always have to say "gross" whenever someone coughs, sneezes, or sniffles. i'm terrified that i'll get a cold or the flu, but nothing else. i'm ok with the stomach flu and stuff that does not include sniffling, even if that thing is deadly, but colds... ew.

 

[WolfThomas]

So thinking about making out with a person whether I want to or not is actually normal? That's good to know.

Well yeah if the thought is intrusive and unwanted than yeah it's an obsession, though it's not exactly normal (though it is a common psychological phenomena). Watch out for a compulsion too. If it really gets to the point of interefing with your life there are interventions, some people don't realise how pervasive it is till they're gone.

 

[Zeema]

Spider's and i hate them, hate em and i REALLY want Skyrim

A Impasse

 

[Rin Little]

Someone as careless as your Dad's wife should be frozen out for her lack of care.

I like the way you think dude lol

 

[Fbuh]

I am terribly afraid of heights, and get really dizzy and have to pull back if I get t close to a high up ledge.

As for OCD, I have to touch or tap most surfaces I pass.

 

[Bulldozer]

Phobia: Spiders, Heights and Snakes
OCD's: I don't allow myself to touch gaming equipment of any kind (Including but not limited to: Controllers, cords, the console itself and games) without making sure my hands are clean and that involves washing them a countless amout of times.

 

[LarenzoAOG]

I feel compelled to drink as much liquid as I can when I'm at a restaraunt.

I can't eat off another person's fork.

I hate people touching my head or face.

I dislike wearing shoes, I haven't worn any type of closed toe foot wear since my brother's wedding, that was the 4th of July.

I HATE talking on the phone, even with people I really like, even if it's a rivetting and fun conversation, I'll try to get it over with as soon as possible.

I love guns, I watch shows about them, I go to gun stores and just ask the employees about the guns, I've befriended people just because their parents own guns.

I can remember random facts I've heard years ago, but I can't remember my parents birthdays or anniversery, important things I've learned in school, or my friends last names.

I'm afraid of falling, but not heights, I've been on roller coasters, on top of mountains, to the top of the Eifel Tower, but if I trip and fall 4 feet my heart will be pounding out of my chest.