OCD.

  • the fiddling imp

    the fiddling imp (150)

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    I was diagnosed with OCD today. It was weird, but at the same time quite comforting to have a label finally put on it.
    September 14th, 2011 at 11:08pm
  • Antagonist

    Antagonist (200)

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    I can't step on cracks in the floor or street.
    I can't step directly in the middle of a threshhold.
    I refuse to lean in doorways
    I eat my food by size
    September 15th, 2011 at 01:12am
  • just peachy.

    just peachy. (100)

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    I am in no way OCD but for some reason I have a lot of people who tell me I act like it. Personally I think it's just pet peeves, but people tend to jump to the conclusion that I am OCD.

    It's mostly guys that tell me that. Weird.

    It's simple stuff, that could drive anyone crazy. Like always fixing desks that aren't straight, not eating food that's touched another, always having things in a neat stack. Also, I can't go into a room without turning the light on, and if the lamp and the light aren't like synchronized or whatever, it makes me furious. And the noise of fans in bathrooms make me want to pull my hair out, so I can never have them on. Like if I'm across the hall or something and I hear the fan from the bathroom I will run over and turn it off.

    Stuff like that. But it's not OCD, not even close, and I don't understand why having little petty annoyances makes people jump towards that diagnosis. It's annoying, but also interesting.
    September 17th, 2011 at 07:58pm
  • Ayana Sioux

    Ayana Sioux (1175)

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    I think I'm slightly OCD (I'm always slightly something) because when I was younger, the "Step on a crack you break your mama's back" thing kind of stuck to me. I spent some years of my life subconsciously not stepping on a crack, although when I did, I didn't freak, but it felt weird. I'd even develop a stepping pattern to not step on it. Now I've overcome that. Sometimes it comes back, though, like the other day. Facepalm there were just so many damn cracks.

    Also, skittles are my worse nightmare because if I have more of one flavor than the other, I wouldn't eat all of them. I also rarely end on random numbers. If I have five skittles left in my hand, more than likely (if I can help it) I'll have one of each flavor. That I haven't overcome. That's why I avoid them and stick to starburst so I don't have to worry about that.

    And sometimes when I'm eating, I always (always) analyze which pieces of whatever I'm eating is bigger, or has the most toppings, or looks the tastiest, and whatever one that is, I eat it last. That's something I haven't overcome. It doesn't bother me that much though.

    But I've overcome a lot of my OCD issues myself because I tried to stop caring. At first it was weird, but after a while, I got over it.
    October 25th, 2012 at 12:02am
  • Miss_Nightmare_

    Miss_Nightmare_ (100)

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    I don't know if it's really OCD but:
    I compulsively wash my hands. And every night before bed I have to wash them for at least twenty seconds or I go insane.
    My room has to be clean before I lay down or it bothers me.
    I have to eat all of my foods a certain way and in a certain order depending on what I'm eating.
    September 4th, 2014 at 12:18am
  • dombelova

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    I have it bad.
    I can't stand when my grandma cleans my room, or when my teacher organizes my folders and binders .
    I get really shaky and I start to breathe heavily.
    September 7th, 2014 at 05:30pm