What minor ocd traits do you have?

Comhrá

One of mine is always listening to the hourly news headlines if I'm near a radio. Even if I wake in the middle of the night and it's close to the top of the hour, I have a habit of turning on the clock radio to see if there's any breaking story.

StreetLight

Looking at the title of a thread to see if some letters should be capitalised 😉

BraveDonut

All the forks in the cutlery drawer need to be the same way up so that they sit into each other

Pauliedragon

Do not have a smartphone OP? If you do your near a radio every hour of the day if it's on you or near you that is.

Comhrá

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122090501#Comment_122090501

I have a smartphone but I don't cling to it 24 hrs a day.

Greyfox

I always check that the back door is locked 4 times and check each window is closed twice before leaving the house

castletownman

If I am due to spend at least a night away in a town/city I have never visited before, I will research the environs on google maps, and very often explore the streets on street view as well.

Would be completely uncomfortable diving head first into somewhere I haven't been to without going through the above steps first.

Jim_Hodge

My only CDO trait is I have to refer to it alphabetically.

martingriff

I have 2 sets of switches in my kitchen for the kitchen light in 1 and the other have light for the kitchen and my living room and I make sure they are all pressed the same way

Strumms

About the only thing is electronic items being charged… I don’t know if this is OCD or just being organised….but I can’t go to bed before ensuring that all electronics are charged or on charge. Like starting the day with everything 100%. Phone, tablet & wireless bluetooth speaker,

SuperBowserWorld

I check if I've turned off the electric heater even though I didn't turn it on about 4 times.

Gorteen

I cannot put petrol in my car without physically taking my wallet out to check I have the cash or creditcard to pay for the fuel

AMKC

I have to make sure I have the same colour pegs on my clothes when I am putting clothes out on the line and that all the same types of clothes are beside each other small to big.

Eoinbmw

Volume on any device has to be set to an even number.

Always straighten books on a bookshelf and games, dvds, cds etc all have to be straight!

suvigirl

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122091846#Comment_122091846

OmgOmg, I thought I was the only person that did this!

Has to be the same pegs on each particular piece of clothing.

Green pegs on one item, orange pegs on another, but they have to be in pairs.

Sandz066

Must use the same bowl and mug every morning for breakfast & coffee... separate them from the rest of the kitchenware so my housemates don't use them

BlueSkyDreams

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122090957#Comment_122090957

You could go to bed earlier if you did.

TinyMuffin

I have to give my other half an even number of orgasms.

BlueSkyDreams

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122091693#Comment_122091693

Socks before trousers...That is inexplicable.

extra-ordinary_

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122091974#Comment_122091974

That's OCD? Sounds like pretty normal behaviour to me.

ruth...less

Eh…pftf..pfftft eh don't have any 🤪😁😁

BlueSkyDreams

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122091992#Comment_122091992

Zero?

Nigel Fairservice

Fixing dog eared pages on books.

The Continental Op

Still like to use cash and always turn the notes in my wallet so they are all the same way around and have to have them in order 5's 10's 20's and 50's - if I have any.

ruth...less

About minor don't think I have any now but I had serious OCD as a child after a trauma and it was debilitating..but I hid it well…and how I overcame it was I used it against itself lol...I was like....I had a thing where I had to touch wood....so I told myself if you just touch wood…one more time before you go to sleep it 'cancels' out all the touch wood reasons..so I would touch wood once before I went to sleep (rather than stay awake and do it multiple times)...I also found praying very good for me at this time even though I'm not religious and have never been religious….maybe that's god influence 😆😆😆. anyway I personally understand ocd but even so you have to get on with you life…..you have to find a way to deal with it....cause strangers no-one gives a **** of whether you're ocd, injf, effp, ADD..….all people care about is immediate response to them.

.so get yourself sorted, don't like to say medicated cause I'm not big on medication for mental health but anyway yapping on 😁😕😁😕

Purple Mountain

If I have to turn 360° for anything, say for example, I swivel full circle in an office chair, I have to turn 360° back the other direction to get back to the "start" again.

Weird, yea I know.

PP Lee

I have classic “checking” OCD. Before leaving the house I always make sure that the windows annd back doors are closed, every appliance is switched off at the wall and every light switch is off. I also check that the oven is off and that the taps are set to the off position. After closing the front door I always check the handle at least twice to make sure it’s fully locked. The thought of being at fault for a fire, flood or burglary is terrifying to me.

gazzer

If I use the iron before I go out I have to check it about half a dozen times and say to myself "THE IRON IS OFF". Have to have the volume on the tv, car radio etc set to an even number, Check the front door is locked tons of times before I leave, wont put petrol in the car until I have checked loads of times that I have cash/cards. When writing out a birthday card I have to check that I put the right name on the card loads of times before I seal the envelope.

Boggles

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122090494#Comment_122090494

That isn't OCD that's just how you put cutlery in a drawer.

Anyone not doing that is just a lazy cúnt.

89897

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122092412#Comment_122092412

Yip,I have this checking OCD also. Everything is checked.

Alexus25

Since covid I've become so aware of contamination e.g. people touching the bin and putting the bins out and not washing their hands after and touching all our stuff in the kitchen, so now I'm never without my sanitiser 🙈