poll: your OCD-ness

[silverwhisper]

there's a really funny conversation going on in how to about folding panties, which has yielded a discussion of forms of OCDness.

i felt like it kinda merited its own thread: insofar as you have any, how does OCD behavior manifest in you?

ed

p.s.: my answers later, as always, yadda yadda yadda

*yeah, i know there are no poll options. that's deliberate, cuz some polls have such a wide range of possible responses that it's not possible to cover them all. this is absolutely one of 'em.

 

[Saucyminx]

Hi Ed,

Mine is mostly personal grooming stuff. I have to get ready in a certain order or I am just out of sorts for the rest of the day.

My other one is my nail polish and toenail polish have to match. If they don't (like the fingers were looking chipped and I threw some color over top but not the color on my toes) it will really bother me until I get a chance to take all of it off, and then redo.

Being late is another one. I'm usually half an hour early for everything. I don't know what I think will happen if I'm late--but I just can't do it.

 

[Emerson40]

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[Saucyminx]

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I read that as food panty and was so confused for a moment.

 

[bailadora]

I've been accused of being a neatnik, and I suppose the shoe totally fits. I can't stand to see stuff just tossed in a drawer, pantry, shelf, etc. It must be put away in an orderly fashion, or it will drive me nuts.

I don't go so far as to alphabetize things, but like must be grouped with like. Canned veggies can't be mingled with canned fruit. All breakfast staples must have their own section, etc. At least twice a month, I have to go on a reorg spree in my pantry 'cause the rest of the fam is not as diligent as I am when it comes to category separation.

Oh, as far as the thread that spawned this one? Folding panties and/or underwear totally makes sense to me. It's easier to find what you're looking for, and it allows for optimal space usage (at least that's my perception).

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

I've been accused of being a neatnik, and I suppose the shoe totally fits. I can't stand to see stuff just tossed in a drawer, pantry, shelf, etc. It must be put away in an orderly fashion, or it will drive me nuts.

I don't go so far as to alphabetize things, but like must be grouped with like. Canned veggies can't be mingled with canned fruit. All breakfast staples must have their own section, etc. At least twice a month, I have to go on a reorg spree in my pantry 'cause the rest of the fam is not as diligent as I am when it comes to category separation.

Oh, as far as the thread that spawned this one? Folding panties and/or underwear totally makes sense to me. It's easier to find what you're looking for, and it allows for optimal space usage (at least that's my perception).

You know what it is? Packrats like me organize the world, in our heads, and don't require real world bins and cubbyholes. I usta make supervisors mad when I dumped my files in a large cardboard box. They screamed WE CANT FIND NUTHIN! And I'd suggest they empty the box and pick thru it.

 

[bailadora]

You know what it is? Packrats like me organize the world, in our heads, and don't require real world bins and cubbyholes. I usta make supervisors mad when I dumped my files in a large cardboard box. They screamed WE CANT FIND NUTHIN! And I'd suggest they empty the box and pick thru it.

If you're the only one who needs frequent access to certain items, knock yourself out. If others must also habitually access the same items, it's much easier locate and less of a waste of time to have things in proper order than the dump and search method. I suppose I'm also a bit OCD when it comes to the efficient use of time, as well.

 

[NippleMuncher]

I'm not overly OCD about things, but I do believe that all things have a place, and they should be returned to their place when not in use. I can get kinda particular about how things are arranged in storage the more that I have to use them, kitchen implements for instance, most used should always be at finger tips, crap that is used once a millennial doesn't need to live under foot.

Unfortunately, I have a room mate who believes that there is a place for everything, and everything should be all over the place! Literally, this is no exaggeration, EVERYTHING she touches is not only dropped where she used it, but left in the middle of the walkway. EVERYTHING! You don't know how hard it is not to order a dumpster and toss all her shit into it!

It's almost to the point where I need to go take care of all of Minxy's plumbing needs!

 

[fire_breeze]

I guess I'm a bit OCD, but I don't feel like the world will end or anything. It's just that I find things so much easier and don't end up frustrated. Plus, I spend considerable less time cleaning or tidying.

My books and films, though, is a bit extreme. They are separated into genres, then into sub-genres and then alphabetised. HOWEVER! In my defence, when I'm working on an article or presentation and I need that book, I know exactly where to find it.

Likewise, my shirts and pants are grouped together into like, and colour. Sweaters are neatly folded, but not particularly grouped. Again, if I'm looking for something at o'dark thirty, I don't have to hunt. I know where it is.

Kitchen is again kind of organised, but not so badly. Baking in one section, spices in another, etc. Everything has a place and I don't have to spend too much time looking for it.

Makes sense to me.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

I guess I'm a bit OCD, but I don't feel like the world will end or anything. It's just that I find things so much easier and don't end up frustrated. Plus, I spend considerable less time cleaning or tidying.

My books and films, though, is a bit extreme. They are separated into genres, then into sub-genres and then alphabetised. HOWEVER! In my defence, when I'm working on an article or presentation and I need that book, I know exactly where to find it.

Likewise, my shirts and pants are grouped together into like, and colour. Sweaters are neatly folded, but not particularly grouped. Again, if I'm looking for something at o'dark thirty, I don't have to hunt. I know where it is.

Kitchen is again kind of organised, but not so badly. Baking in one section, spices in another, etc. Everything has a place and I don't have to spend too much time looking for it.

Makes sense to me.

Lemme help old FIREBREEZE out.

GENRE correctly applied is a transient state, like an airplane that's one place now and another place later, WE'RE NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE! Temperature is generic. Genre is dynamic. Unstable. Volatile. Paperwork in your In basket is generic.

 

[1sickbastard]

OCD?
Please, sometimes I'm so OCD it has to be properly described as CDO....

 

[fire_breeze]

Lemme help old FIREBREEZE out.

GENRE correctly applied is a transient state, like an airplane that's one place now and another place later, WE'RE NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE! Temperature is generic. Genre is dynamic. Unstable. Volatile. Paperwork in your In basket is generic.

What?

Genre: genre |ˈʒɒ̃rə, ˈ(d)ʒɒnrə| noun: (1) a style or category of art, music, or literature.

(2) [ as modifier ] denoting or relating to a style of painting depicting scenes from ordinary life, typically domestic situations, associated particularly with 17th-century Dutch and Flemish artists: genre scenes.

ORIGIN: early 19th cent.: French, literally ‘a kind’.

Generic: generic |dʒɪˈnɛrɪk| adjective. Characteristic of or relating to a class or group of things; not specific.

• (of goods, especially medicinal drugs) having no brand name; not protected by a registered trademark.

ORIGIN: late 17th cent.: from French générique, from Latin genus ‘stock, race’.

Therefore, Jim, I've used the former term correctly. Paperwork in the waste-basket cannot be generic. Temperature is most certainly not generic. Genre is either a noun or a modifier and cannot describe a state of being.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

What?

Genre: genre |ˈʒɒ̃rə, ˈ(d)ʒɒnrə| noun: (1) a style or category of art, music, or literature.

(2) [ as modifier ] denoting or relating to a style of painting depicting scenes from ordinary life, typically domestic situations, associated particularly with 17th-century Dutch and Flemish artists: genre scenes.

ORIGIN: early 19th cent.: French, literally ‘a kind’.

Generic: generic |dʒɪˈnɛrɪk| adjective. Characteristic of or relating to a class or group of things; not specific.

• (of goods, especially medicinal drugs) having no brand name; not protected by a registered trademark.

ORIGIN: late 17th cent.: from French générique, from Latin genus ‘stock, race’.

Therefore, Jim, I've used the former term correctly. Paperwork in the waste-basket cannot be generic. Temperature is most certainly not generic. Genre is either a noun or a modifier and cannot describe a state of being.

Dear, you need a real dictionary.

 

[Miles Long]

DVDs are separated movies and non-movies and in abc order.

Books are divided by subject and then abc order, although due to shelf height restrictions I have to make a lot of exceptions. And yes it bothers me.

For clothing like items are together. Jerseys are at one end of the closet in order by team. Dress shirts are organized by color, light to dark. Sweaters are stacked in two stacks, crew neck and V neck. Socks are divided into different drawers by color: black and charcoal in one, navy and brown in the other. In the front closet one shelf on the shoe rack is for brown shoes and one rack is for black. More than anything this is helpful when it's dark in the morning and I'm getting ready for work.

Food all has its proper place in the fridge or cabinets.

Don't get me started on the proper way to load dirty dishes in the dishwasher. I have a system, people!

 

[fire_breeze]

Dear, you need a real dictionary.

You're slipping, kiddo.

 

[fire_breeze]

DVDs are separated movies and non-movies and in abc order.

Books are divided by subject and then abc order, although due to shelf height restrictions I have to make a lot of exceptions. And yes it bothers me.

For clothing like items are together. Jerseys are at one end of the closet in order by team. Dress shirts are organized by color, light to dark. Sweaters are stacked in two stacks, crew neck and V neck. Socks are divided into different drawers by color: black and charcoal in one, navy and brown in the other. In the front closet one shelf on the shoe rack is for brown shoes and one rack is for black. More than anything this is helpful when it's dark in the morning and I'm getting ready for work.

Food all has its proper place in the fridge or cabinets.

Don't get me started on the proper way to load dirty dishes in the dishwasher. I have a system, people!

So what is the proper way to load a dishwasher?

 

[Miles Long]

Dear, you need a real dictionary.

What about genetic? Is that like generic?

 

[Miles Long]

So what is the proper way to load a dishwasher?

Red plastic glasses go in this row. Coffee mugs go in the next row. Then glass pint glasses. The last row is for when the first three rows get full.

On the bottom rack bowls go on this side and plates go over here. Tupperware lids and knives never go in the dishwasher!

 

[fire_breeze]

Red plastic glasses go in this row. Coffee mugs go in the next row. Then glass pint glasses. The last row is for when the first three rows get full.

On the bottom rack bowls go on this side and plates go over here. Tupperware lids and knives never go in the dishwasher!

You do realise, Mr. Long, that now I want to go in and slip in either a knife in your cutlery tray or switch a pint glass with coffee mug, right?

 

[Miles Long]

You do realise, Mr. Long, that now I want to go in and slip in either a knife in your cutlery tray or switch a pint glass with coffee mug, right?

This is why I never let anyone visit.

 

[NippleMuncher]

You're slipping, kiddo.

Don't let the resident troll get to you

 

[Porkwarrior]

What?

I didn't they allowed JBJ out of the basement without a chaperone.
Just treat him like every other crazy panhandler, ignore him and no eye contact.

So what is the proper way to load a dishwasher?

Large items in the bottom first in descending order, platters, plates, bowls. Then the upper rack, starting with glasses, ending in small saucers, assorted items like spatula's & carving forks go absolute last.

And never, ever, EVAH, put any edged object in the dishwasher. EVER!

You do realise, Mr. Long, that now I want to go in and slip in either a knife in your cutlery tray or switch a pint glass with coffee mug, right?

Blasphemer!

Have we mentioned the toilet paper roll being put on the right way?
(It must roll off from the top, not from behind)

And every issue of National Geographic from 1900-2000 placed in accurate chronological order.

And I am one of those guys that draws an outline of where each tool is supposed to go on the pegboard.

 

[unregistered]

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

I didn't they allowed JBJ out of the basement without a chaperone.
Just treat him like every other crazy panhandler, ignore him and no eye contact.



Large items in the bottom first in descending order, platters, plates, bowls. Then the upper rack, starting with glasses, ending in small saucers, assorted items like spatula's & carving forks go absolute last.

And never, ever, EVAH, put any edged object in the dishwasher. EVER!



Blasphemer!

Have we mentioned the toilet paper roll being put on the right way?
(It must roll off from the top, not from behind)

And every issue of National Geographic from 1900-2000 placed in accurate chronological order.

And I am one of those guys that draws an outline of where each tool is supposed to go on the pegboard.

If she stops whining and does her homework she'll know I'm right.

 

[SunDevilGirl]

I replied that I fold my panties but I'm a bit of a mess in every other drawer.

I'm not sure if this qualifies...

when I return from the gym I will not enter the door until I do either 3 sets of 10 calf raises or 2 sets of 15....on the second to last step.