Obsessive-Compulsive

Hi, Vnyard. All of those things you described can actually fall under OCD. I'm OCD, have always been. Was diagnosed by a doctor about 15 years ago. It's not as bad as some people though. I do all those things you said. I have to straighten EVERY THING. I can't let my food touch on my plate. I sometimes have to have several different dishes to make sure nothing touches. And I can't stand to see other peoples food touch on their plate. I try not to say anything but sometimes I can't help my self. When I make my bed I have to make sure that there are no wrinkles in the sheets or blankets. I try sometimes to just let it go but as I walk away it is almost a physical discomfort... I have to go back and re make it. I can't bare to see drawers or cabinet doors left open, have to close them. I straighten things around the house all the time and I also do it in others peoples houses. I, too, count my steps. But I also count everything. Sometimes even my finger tips, over and over again. But I can only count to one hundred then I have to start all over again with one. I don't know why, thats just the way it is. I have a terrible time texting because I can't use all those shortcuts and abbreviations that everyone else uses. I have to do full sentences and proper english and punctuations. It takes me forever to get through a message. I have to stand a certain way in front of the mirrow and turn in a certain direction or it feels really wrong and I have to start all over. Same way in the shower, if I need to turn around I have to do it in the same direction each time. It's really not so bad though. My family and friends know I'm this way and are used to it. Others may think I'm a little strange but that's ok. In my family it's usually laughed about. Now there are people that have compulsions that really affect there lives. Some have to wash their hands over and over and some don't want anyone to touch them. It can really be a difficult disorder with some. But all my strange habits and it sounds like you also. it just a strange compulsion we have to deal with.