"Unusual" habits you, or people you know, have?

Every time I walk into a room that I have to sit down in I go straight for a seat at the back in a corner. Always. It's just a more comfortable location for me. When I put the sharp knives back into their slots, I always put the ones on the outer slots in first just so, eh, the inner knives will be, eh, cuddled (I'm sure there's a better explanation!). Similarly, I put all the cutlery in the outer trays first, and I instinctively always tackle the worst jobs first. I also invariably reverse the car when I'm parking - and sometimes I park in the outer parking space just so the other cars will be, eh, cuddled! Not quite Melvin Udall in As Good as it Gets, but something.

What foibles do you have, or do you see in people you know?

One More Toy

I make myself sneeze when im bored.

Feels so good

freshpopcorn

I like to do things in even number when possible!

dreamers75

Someone I work with has to have the volume on the radio in there van on even numbers.

Another person I work with has to have their desk arranged in a certain way.

I **** with them both by changing the volume and moving **** around on his desk.

The Princess Bride

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I like to do things in even number when possible!

Twitches.
Odd numbers always for me!

padd b1975

When having dinner, I always leave the meat until last.

Gremlinertia

Even numbers here too. And i prefer numbers like 56 because 5+6=11, 1+1=2

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

I have to tell people I have OCD three times.

PandaPoo

When I go to the toilet somewhere I always use that one from then on.

Volumes have to be odd numbers, but no multiples of 5. My alarms are set like that too.

justfillmein

I have to fix my food all the time.
I can't just eat anything as it's presented. it's usually about 10mins of fixing before I get to take the first bite:D

Then I'm a like a sloth eating.

I have a thing with napkins too.
I need looooads of them.
everyone else can get their own. my napkins are for me!

I also set up a cleaning station at the table, and clean the cutlery and glasses.

basically I'd imagine I'm very annoying to eat around:pac:.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

I have to tell people I have OCD three times.

Greyfox

Whether it's the front/back door windows and heating for everything I have to check 3 times to make sure all are locked/off before I go to bed, checking twice is not good enough

Charlie19

I still save the seagulls.

I remember an episode of the Simpsons were Lisa talked about it and ever since then, I break the plastic rings.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23l_F992-Ko

James Bond Junior

dreamers75 wrote: »

Someone I work with has to have the volume on the radio in there van on even numbers.

Another person I work with has to have their desk arranged in a certain way.

I **** with them both by changing the volume and moving **** around on his desk.

I like to correct people on the right way to use there, their and they're.

pleas advice

I like things done in a certain way, but it doesn't bother me if they're not

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

I have to tell people I have OCD three times.

joeguevara

I eat my food in sections. Never mix it. Eat all potatoes first. Then vegetables separately. Finally meat. If I get a Chinese I will eat the rice first. Then sauce. Finally meat.

When I drive to Tescos at home, I will always park in the same spot which is at the top left hand corner. Nowhere near the entrance. Don’t know why, it is pure autopilot. If the space is taken I will leave and come back later. I do realize while leaving how crazy it is but never change my mind. I never feel that something bad will happen if I don’t park there, so can’t be considered an obsessive compulsion. More of a quirk.

thesandeman

I like to be on top!


On a serious note, I can't take a sip out of a drink unless it's on a beermat. I've been known to take a ramble to neighbouring pubs to borrow one if the place I'm drinking happens to run out.
The paper type ones that some hotels/fancy type places do don't float my boat either. If I know I have to be in one of those places I bring my own mats.

Sam Quentin

What most you guys are calling ocd is actually an extension of your character, signs of ocd almost inevitably show that you are a thoughtful empathetic person..
A NICE PERSON.

Rubberchikken

I admire anyone who has the energy to do any of tje things mentioned in the other posts.
Im soooo lazy

joeguevara

Sam Quentin wrote: »

What most you guys are calling ocd is actually an extension of your character, signs of ocd almost inevitably show that you are a thoughtful empathetic person..
A NICE PERSON.

There was a woman on the radio (model/novellist/journalis) who suffered most of her life with OCD and practically ruined her life. She explained that what most people think is OCD is just embedded rituals or routines. A clinical diagnosis of OCD is first the obsession. You have to do something. Then the compulsion. If you don’t do it then something bad will happen such as family dying, house burn down or go bankrupt etc. That is the crippling part. She said that it would take up to 4 hours to leave the house because she had to complete lists of tasks and if she didn’t she was convinced that her daughter would be kidnapped and murdered. Puts, going back to see if you locked the front door into perspective.

Sam Quentin

joeguevara wrote: »

There was a woman on the radio (model/novellist/journalis) who suffered most of her life with OCD and practically ruined her life. She explained that what most people think is OCD is just embedded rituals or routines. A clinical diagnosis of OCD is first the obsession. You have to do something. Then the compulsion. If you don’t do it then something bad will happen such as family dying, house burn down or go bankrupt etc. That is the crippling part. She said that it would take up to 4 hours to leave the house because she had to complete lists of tasks and if she didn’t she was convinced that her daughter would be kidnapped and murdered. Puts, going back to see if you locked the front door into perspective.

Yes exactly it can get out of hand.
Most extreme cases start of mild and non invasive and usually just thinking about safety issues and dangers that may befall yourself, friends or family..
Most people at an early stage realise 'wow' I'm thinking nonsense!?
And can sustain the mildness of their 'obsessions'.. But some just let it run run run until it controls/takes over their lives.. And that's when it becomes a real issue.

the_syco

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

I have to tell people I have OCD three times.

You tell them what?

joeguevara

If it gets really bad people suffer from CDO. They have to arrange the letters in alphabetical order.

Jim Bob Scratcher

Double checking things, better to be safe than sorry I guess

Mister Vain

padd b1975 wrote: »

When having dinner, I always leave the meat until last.

I always eat the meat first. When I'm eating my sandwiches in work, I always leave a small piece in the bag. No idea why.

Tokyo

Every day I check up on a 20 year old internet forum.

AndyBoBandy

When placing cans/bottles of beer/cola in the fridge, the label must always be facing outwards.

When my OH fills the dishwasher, I’ll empty it and fill it properly.

EPAndlee

I'll always have my money folded a certain way, the hook on the coat hanger has to be facing the back of the wardrobe,my clothes in the wardrobe are in order of colour, the vents in the car have to be facing the same way, the radio has to be on an even number, my games and dvds have to be in alphabetical order,I eat my dinner in a certain order and the list goes on and on.

I have way to much time on my hands

tringle

I can't sit in a room with the door open.
I can't sit in a room with my back to the door.

I sleep in the bed on the side furthest from the door. I hate new trendy hotels with no door or a glass door to the bathroom, can't stay in these. And I can't use a bathroom with no lock.

Totally unrelated to doors is eating a mandarin/ satsuma/ easy peeler orange. Sit on the couch, peel the orange and divide into segments, bite the pith/ membrane off first. Then organise the segments along my knee according to size, then eat from smallest to largest.
Similar with popcorn, bite the kernel off each first then eat the soft white bits from smallest to largest.

Timberrrrrrrr

dreamers75 wrote: »

Someone I work with has to have the volume on the radio in there van on even numbers.

Another person I work with has to have their desk arranged in a certain way.

I **** with them both by changing the volume and moving **** around on his desk.

I'm the same with this, tv has to be on an even number too!

storker

joeguevara wrote: »

I eat my food in sections. Never mix it.

Likewise. I think it's because I don't wan't the bits I like best diluted/contaminated by other stuff. If eating a roast beef dinner, for example, as much as I love the beef, roast potato and Yorkshire pudding, I'll never mix them on the fork.

Eat all potatoes first. Then vegetables separately. Finally meat.

A complete reversal of the order in which I do it!

If I get a Chinese I will eat the rice first. Then sauce. Finally meat.

Similar, but back-to-front again...I'll eat the meat first, then the mushrooms, then the veg, then the rice, after it's had a good soaking in the sauce.

When I drive to Tescos at home, I will always park in the same spot which is at the top left hand corner. Nowhere near the entrance.

I try to do this too, but it's not a problem if I can't. It's more that I have a section of the car park that I prefer.

When I make a sandwich, I have to cover every square millimetre of the bread with the filling, especially if it's cheese...which it usually is.

I hate eating with non-matching cutlery.

When I play chess, it annoys me when opponents don't properly centre their pieces on their squares.

I hate dish-cloths.


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Agent_47

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

I have to tell people I have OCD three times.

You mean that you have Orange Choclate Drizzle

RhubarbCrumble

Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »

I'm the same with this, tv has to be on an even number too!

That's me. Downstairs TV has to be on 40, 45 or 50 and upstairs one on 15 or 20.

Ted_YNWA

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

I have to tell people I have OCD three times.

Never have I wanted a mod to delete a post so much.



I always have to have phone/wallet/keys in the same combination of pockets for whatever I am wearing.

Beanntraigheach

I always put my underpants on first, then my trousers.

I know, mad!

arybvtcw0eolkf

I worked almost exclusively with morse code for a number of years, now I can't see a poster (for example) or text printed somewhere without tapping it out on my fingers.

When I'm up in the mountains driving, riding my bike or hill walking I'm always thinking tactically. Looking at ridge & tree lines etc, 'Dash, Down, Crawl, Observe [sights] Fire.. I'm a soldier.

From Judo competitions I also mentally judge peoples weight and height (for center of balance), no matter where I am I'm judging people. Its a nuisance because I always feel there's a delayed reaction when I meet someone (because I'm planning on throwing them to the floor and breaking their elbows or choking them out ~ kidding of course, might not be kidding)

MadDog76

Eduardo Brave Wife wrote: »

I worked almost exclusively with morse code for a number of years, now I can't see a poster (for example) or text printed somewhere without tapping it out on my fingers.

When I'm up in the mountains driving, riding my bike or hill walking I'm always thinking tactically. Looking at ridge & tree lines etc, 'Dash, Down, Crawl, Observe [sights] Fire.. I'm a soldier.

From Judo competitions I also mentally judge peoples weight and height (for center of balance), no matter where I am I'm judging people. Its a nuisance because I always feel there's a delayed reaction when I meet someone (because I'm planning on throwing them to the floor and breaking their elbows or choking them out ~ kidding of course, might not be kidding)

You're so tough and scary! :rolleyes:

arybvtcw0eolkf

MadDog76 wrote: »

You're so tough and scary! :rolleyes:

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See, can't help it

kylith

Bloke I know takes a photo of his front door every day so he can be sure he locked it. There’s an album on his phone with just pictures of his front door.

Eduardo Brave Wife

Eduardo Brave Wife wrote: »

I worked almost exclusively with morse code for a number of years, now I can't see a poster (for example) or text printed somewhere without tapping it out on my fingers.

When I'm up in the mountains driving, riding my bike or hill walking I'm always thinking tactically. Looking at ridge & tree lines etc, 'Dash, Down, Crawl, Observe [sights] Fire.. I'm a soldier.

From Judo competitions I also mentally judge peoples weight and height (for center of balance), no matter where I am I'm judging people. Its a nuisance because I always feel there's a delayed reaction when I meet someone (because I'm planning on throwing them to the floor and breaking their elbows or choking them out ~ kidding of course, might not be kidding)

I'm not fast or brave or observant or even particularly clever, so I would very much like you to be my friend when the zombies rise. I reckon you'd survive the apocalypse without missing a beat.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Candie wrote: »

I'm not fast or brave or observant or even particularly clever, so I would very much like you to be my friend when the zombies rise. I reckon you'd survive the apocalypse without missing a beat.

Hey I also jog 5km every day for a reason :P

Capt'n Midnight

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I like to do things in even number when possible!

*Awaits even numbered post*

Eduardo Brave Wife

Eduardo Brave Wife wrote: »

Hey I also jog 5km every day for a reason :P

I think you'd be the last man standing Mk.

Sam Quentin

Ohhhh you all think your deadly with your mild borderline ocd hmmmmm
I have the opposite like I'm not unorganised or uncaring as such but I just don't think ahead!?
Eg:- guaranteed that if I'm carrying a cradle arm full of shopping to my car, that when I get there the car keys will be in my jeans pocket directly below my arm full of shopping, I look like a fumbling clown or nervous wreck as I look around to see who's looking at me leaning and seeking support against my car window determined not to drop anything in my key search... I'll be caught on dash-cam someday and paraded all over youtube.

EPAndlee

Beanntraigheach wrote: »

I always put my underpants on first, then my trousers.

I know, mad!

Always socks before jocks

Ozymandius2011

I have a habit of losing my glasses. Sometimes they fall down a crack in the setee, or in a chest of drawers buried under sundries like documents or batteries etc. Other times they might have fallen on the ground and ended up under a coffee table.

Stonedpilot

Have to walk backwards into a room twirling around with my hands in the air screaming We all slowly dying whilst dressed in a hi viz vest and g string with a cowboy hat.

Its a pain sometimes.

Pherekydes

Eduardo Brave Wife wrote: »

Looking at ridge & tree lines etc, 'Dash, Down, Crawl, Observe [sights] Fire.. I'm a soldier.

You forgot 'cover'!

I empty the dishwasher in the same order every morning. I used to have the TV/radio volume on a prime number. :rolleyes:

I have the same mini routine when I get up: loo, scales, curse loudly. Make lunch, empty the dishwasher while my porridge is cooking. I have my (nested) pill routine while making the lunch.

I could make this post as long as a 3000 word essay. :eek:

Gwynplaine

A friend of my wife, a teacher, in her 30's, won't put a teabag in the bin after making tea. She's afraid the hot teabag will set the bin on fire. She knows it makes no sense. She also has to take a photo of the unplugged GHD before she goes out, and checks the photo several times when she's out.

mosstin

I count in 14s in my head. Regularly.