What are you OCD about?

@jennysp8 (855)
United States
May 16, 2007 4:24pm CST
Okay, so everyone has their little quirks which makes them odd or special. What do you do that is your little "wierd thing". I personally have a problem with my fear of house fires so during electrial storms, I have to unplug everything, stay away from windows, and stay away from water (likes dishes and baths) until the storm is over. Also, when setting my alarm clock at night, out of fear of setting it wrong and not getting up on time, I check it, recheck it, recheck it, and check it again. And this is right after another. What is your little quirk? Please share!
3 responses
• United States
16 May 07
One thing I am really obsessive about is something I picked up from my dad. I need to wash my hands many times in a day, and it feels like they are dirty really easily, even if there is nothing on them. But for me, it's not that they have to be truly clean, they just need to FEEL clean. I can't use antibacterial hand cleaner because there is no water and it leaves my hands feeling sticky. I need to have some kind of water to make my hands feel clean, sometimes it's been so bad I've even used an ice cube from my drink to rinse my hands off... Another weird thing is that I always want to put colored pencils or markers in order by color. Since I'm an art student I have a lot of boxes of these things lying around, and I always want them to be in order from red to violet!
@jennysp8 (855)
• United States
21 May 07
hehe! Well, it could be alot worse. Glad it's that you like to keep clean! Thanks for the comment!
@alilswt (388)
• United States
16 May 07
i check and double check my door and windows to be sure they are locked as well as checking and double checking to be sure the stove or coffie pot is off
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@jennysp8 (855)
• United States
16 May 07
I do that alot too. Esp. with my stove since it is a gas stove and I am always worried about the Pilot light going out and posioning everyone! lol
@5000ml (1923)
• Belgium
16 May 07
My little quirk is being worried about people breaking into my home so I check if all the locks on the front door are done several times before going to sleep. Same goes with checking if all the windows are closed properly.
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