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Tenbatsuzen

07-25-2006, 10:05 AM

I consider myself to have "mild" Obsessive Compulsive tendencies.  I'm germphobic; I don't like to shake the hands of people I don't know.  I hold my breath sometimes when I'm in close quarters of someone who is sick or coughing.  I have a bottle of purell on my desk, and in my truck, and I usually carry a bottle of water if I need to wash my hands in a pinch. I'm not washing every 10 minutes like some people.  It doesn't affect my life, I just like to be clean.   I was sitting in my bedroom, in the middle of having a conversation on AIM with someone I haven't spoken to in a while.  Suddenly, something just clicked in my head. "I must clean my house."  If you've seen the "Zombie" scene on Rescue Me a few weeks ago, that's exactly how I was.  I bolted upright, grabbed the vaccumn, and like Kool Moe Dee, I went to work. I did the following things:Unloaded and re-loaded the dishwasher.Did two loads of laundry.Dusted the entire apartment.Threw away a 20 inch monitor I didn't need anymore.Vaccumned the entire house.Scrubbed and sterilized the bathroom.  (Which included sink, two mirrors, toilet, and shower) Scrubbed and sterilized the entire kitchen countertops and sink.I finally stopped because as I was throwing away the monitor, the super saw me and asked me if I was OK.  I looked in a mirror when I got back in, and my face was BRIGHT RED and covered in sweat.  I was dressed in my workout gear, and I was sweating so much for
cleaning at such a rapid pace I literally soaked through my shirt and
my boxer shorts. I finally slowed down, caught my breath, and took a nice shower. That's the problem with my OCD... it's very rare when it trips, but when it does, I get incredibly hyperfocused and need to take care of the problem immediately.   I guess the best part about this is the house is clean.

Tall_James

07-25-2006, 10:13 AM

Next time it hits, please come over to my house.  I'll give you $50 to encourage your insanity and get my house clean.

Tenbatsuzen

07-25-2006, 10:14 AM

Tall_James wrote: Next time it hits, please come over to my house. I'll give you $50 to encourage your insanity and get my house clean. You have children that are not genetically connected to me. One OCD overrides the other. Sorry. CLARIFICATION:  I can handle my mess and the mess of people I'm "connected" with.  Other peoples' mess makes me freak out and run for the hills. I've actually not eaten dinner at a friend of my father's because I saw that a plate was dirty.   

This message was edited by Tenbatsuzen on 7-25-06 @ 2:17 PM

Tall_James

07-25-2006, 10:16 AM

Tenbatsuzen wrote:  Tall_James wrote: Next time it hits, please come over to my house. I'll give you $50 to encourage your insanity and get my house clean. You have children that are not genetically connected to me.  What if I just splash some of my DNA on you?

Tenbatsuzen

07-25-2006, 10:18 AM

Tall_James wrote: Tenbatsuzen wrote: Tall_James wrote: Next time it hits, please come over to my house. I'll give you $50 to encourage your insanity and get my house clean. You have children that are not genetically connected to me. What if I just splash some of my DNA on you?    Ahhh, the ol' Miggs treatment. Sorry.  Diapers + Boston + People I don't know = Horrors

HBox

07-25-2006, 10:20 AM

CLARIFICATION:  I can handle my mess and the
mess of people I'm "connected" with.  Other peoples' mess makes me
freak out and run for the hills.Scat lover. Or rather, scat elitist.

Tenbatsuzen

07-25-2006, 10:23 AM

HBox wrote:  CLARIFICATION: I can handle my mess and the
mess of people I'm "connected" with. Other peoples' mess makes me
freak out and run for the hills. Scat lover. Or rather, scat elitist.    You've never changed a diaper, have you?

HBox

07-25-2006, 10:27 AM

Tenbatsuzen wrote: HBox wrote: CLARIFICATION: I can handle my mess and the
mess of people I'm "connected" with. Other peoples' mess makes me
freak out and run for the hills. Scat lover. Or rather, scat elitist. You've never changed a diaper, have you?   I don't see what that has to do with your defecation fetish.

ChimneyFish

07-25-2006, 11:34 AM

Not the worst OCD to have. I have a thing with even numbers. Fairly mild.Strange that you go into "sort of" a blackout when it trips.And that thing with holding the breath, I do that to. I do it around fat and ugly/disfigured people for some reason.Weird. I'm listening to Fridays show, and they're talking about OCD. This has to mean something.<img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/unsure.gif" border="0" />

Thebazile78

07-25-2006, 01:28 PM

Tenbatsuzen wrote: That's the problem with my OCD... it's very rare when it trips, but when it does, I get incredibly hyperfocused and need to take care of the problem immediately. I guess the best part about this is the house is clean.    No, the best part is it tripped while I was at work and not trying to go to sleep.And I came home to a sparkling bathroom. . .bathrooms are usually my speciality. However, with work and having to clean up my teammates' work-messes, I have lots of trouble facing the cleanup at home.

sr71blackbird

07-25-2006, 02:08 PM

My father had to go to the hospital again recently, and I have always known him to be kind of germaphobic, and its where I get some of mine from.  But he seems to have "gotten over it" a bit lately, and evrn told me he used the toilet in the hospital and only wiped the seat with a soapy towel before using it.  He had all kinds of wires and tubes attached to him.  The idea freaks me out, but he seems to be fine and I think the frequent close calls with germs and not becoming sick seems to have cured him.  I have a great deal of difficulty in places that seem dirty, and if I was at a resturant say, and saw a dirty dish or glass being served me, I have gotten ill and needed to rush home. One of my worst OCD's is my need to be "first" to get somewhere.  If I am heading to a resturant or a store or bathroom or wherever and I see someone else heading that way, I get crazy annoyed and try to rush like an idiot to be "first" and people tell me I look like an idiot rushing, but I cant help myself sometimes.  I know its crazy..

badorties

07-25-2006, 03:23 PM

my odc tripped last night too, but all i needed to do was reset my router ... and not one bead of sweat was spared

This message was edited by badorties on 7-25-06 @ 7:23 PM

sr71blackbird

07-25-2006, 03:24 PM

Ha!

thepaulo

07-25-2006, 03:49 PM

I feel you.....you might want to watch the final episode of Creepshow....No matter how clean things get.....thousands of cockaroaches can still nest in your body

cougarjake13

07-25-2006, 04:10 PM

i have a few weird ocd's1. when leaving my car and locking it as i get out i must not only hold the keys in my hand and look at them as i close the door but i must also jiggle them to make noise to ensure that they're not still in the car.2. i get the same way about cleaning as tenbats , only for me i'll go weeks on end with no cleaning and one weekend i'll go nuts and wont stop unless everythings done.3. i must always put the right sock on first, then left, same for shoes.4. when in shopping malls or parking lots i cant walk through two stationary objects such as trees or the handicap pole signs i must walk around them even if it means going out of my way to do so.5. when going to a movie usually when you go into the theater playing your movie there's 2 ways to get to your seat, either going up the left or right, i must always enter the left side and walk up that side of stairs to my seat, and exit the same way.i know i have more but i cant think of any others right now<img height="100" src="http://home.comcast.net/~bob80/RFnetCougarJake13.jpg" width="300" border="0" />

FUNKMAN

07-25-2006, 04:32 PM

i wipe the rim of the bowl with a wadd of toilet paper after every time i peei hate peepee splash stains

Tall_James

07-25-2006, 04:44 PM

FUNKMAN wrote: i wipe the rim of the bowl with a wadd of toilet paper after every time i peei hate peepee splash stainsThat isn't OCD, that's common courtesy.  You're a good egg Funkman.

Hottub

07-25-2006, 05:16 PM

I got over the poopie thing with a Baptism By Fire. Feces used to make me gag. We adopted a dog. I've picked up poop every day for the last 10 years. Then we had Sean. I learned to change a diaper without batting an eyelid. Cool. Sean is on the potty. Along comes Kevin. Change a stinky while eating a sammich. I am to the point where I am changing my friends Kids! I don't care. I wash my hands and get on with life.The only real OCD i have is being on time. And not just for my stuff. Gotta be at the baseball field at exactly 5;30. The warm ups for the swim meet start at 8;30 SHARP,These people are expecting me at 7:00 pm. It's now 6:50 and I am not even in the car!!!I gotta learn to chill out on that one!

FreshJ

07-30-2006, 06:39 PM

I've started some weird OCD habit and I don't know why, I just do it.  I've been blowing air out of my mouth for no good reason.  I seem to do it more when I have nothing to do.  It's starting to drive me bonkers cause I know I want to start but I don't know how.

reeshy

07-30-2006, 07:01 PM

FreshJ wrote: I've started some weird OCD habit and I don't know why, I just do it.  I've been blowing air out of my mouth for no good reason.  I seem to do it more when I have nothing to do.  It's starting to drive me bonkers cause I know I want to start but I don't know how. Stop breathing!!!!!