Foo - What do you get OCD about?

I'm not going to lie, in certain cases I get really OCD about things.

Generally, I get really OCD about anything that I've set my mind on. It can be anything. Like if I want to get a new bike, or I want to do something, I get super OCD about it to the point that everyone tells me to shut up and to stop talking about it. For example, the day my motherboard died on our old computer, I took it to 7 places to see where I could get it done the cheapest, and where could I take it to have it diagnosed for free. Eventually I convinced the guy at Compusa to check it out he told me exactly what was wrong. But I spent hours doing this, because I wanted my damn computer fixed! When I got home my brother told me he had never seen me get so serious about anything. I was probably gone 3 hours doing this.

What about you?

Oh I don't think you want ME to answer this.

It's really a problem with me. That's all I gotta say.

I saw a T-shirt with "does 'anal retentive' have a hyphen?" printed across the front. I liked it until I realized that the "d" in "does" wasn't capitalized.

Oh I don't think you want ME to answer this.

It's really a problem with me. That's all I gotta say.
Yes I do. I require full complete answers in my threads. I'm OCD like that. :D

Doing construction work better for customers than I would for myself. That and car maintainance.

I have Tourette syndrome, so I get OCD about damned near everything. Though I'm getting better.

One thing I'm really un OCD about is my bikes and the car. I could care less if I scratch or better yet chip paint on my car or bike frame. I make a point of slamming my bike into the ground especially when I'm physically exhausted from a climb.

I saw a T-shirt with "does 'anal retentive' have a hyphen?" printed across the front. I liked it until I realized that the "d" in "does" wasn't capitalized.
:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:

work. i'm a CADD technician by vocation, and it gives me all the chance i want to express my anal retentiveness. i get pretty nutzoid about it sometimes.

occasionally, i'll freak out on my kitchen and scrub the whole thing, top to bottom, for no apparent reason.

I saw a T-shirt with "does 'anal retentive' have a hyphen?" printed across the front. I liked it until I realized that the "d" in "does" wasn't capitalized.


i like the one that says "I have CDO. It's OCD, but with the letters in alphabetical order like they should be"

:D:D

I get all OCD on making sure all the eyes in my head collection point directly at the cardboard cutout of Explody Pup.

First thing that comes to mind is my damn mouse pad.. It's round and has just a little writing on it.. I'm constantly repositioning it so the writing is at the bottom.

I face all the labels on the beer bottles in my fridge. Must be a carryover from work.

1) When cooking, I like to clean up the kitchen and wash all the pots and pans BEFORE I sit down to eat. Even if the food gets cold.

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2) When peeing, I flush the handle midstream.

3) Whenever I walk thru the fitness center at my apartments, I turn off all the lights and AC if nobody is using it.

I get OCD-like with organizing absolutely anything. I once organized my closest by type of article of clothing then by color. Another great example would be my school binders. I have binders for every one of my classes and each binder has a tab for each week with the respective notes within each. I can't think of any at the moment so I'll get back to this.

I actually hate the fact OCD is used to lightly here (on bikeforums). With my fiance suffering from it, its no joke. Considering the level of ignorance of how much it can effect someones life and applying it to "useless" things like bikes, its almost offensive.

I don't believe you can "get" ocd about stuff...maybe you are compulsive about some ****, but OCD is a real compulsion, it applies to EVERYTHING, period. Bathroom, work, sex, life, contact lenses...everything.

I am lucky enough to not care/worry/obsess enough about anything to ever be considered OCD, my fiance makes up for any of that.

I saw a T-shirt with "does 'anal retentive' have a hyphen?" printed across the front. I liked it until I realized that the "d" in "does" wasn't capitalized.I sympathize with that. I'm a technical editor. A few years ago, in my second month on the job, I was in tears over an apostrophe that my "trainer" wouldn't let me add. ("It is the customer's decision..." Hello! Clearly a possessive noun! Dammit, woman!)

I'm so not perfect in my own casual writing (and truly don't care about other people's) but when it's something to be published, you don't knowingly allow it to go out that way. It's a sickness, I tell ya.

I could care less...

You mean you could not care less, or you could hardly care less.

Normally, I'd let it slide, but given the thread and all...:p

but there are varrying degrees, like any illness... a lot of people deal with being mildly OCD through a bit of humor... so it doesn't freak those around them out as much. Its a mechanism we all use to deal with things that make people uncomfortable. The t-shirt joke is funny. I have ADHD (and some other fun stuff). I'd rather beat someone to the punchline when it comes to cracking a joke about what a freak i can be sometimes...

it helps take the edge off.

but there are varrying degrees, like any illness... a lot of people deal with being mildly OCD through a bit of humor... so it doesn't freak those around them out as much. Its a mechanism we all use to deal with things that make people uncomfortable. The t-shirt joke is funny. I have ADHD (and some other fun stuff). I'd rather beat someone to the punchline when it comes to cracking a joke about what a freak i can be sometimes...

it helps take the edge off.

+1.

It's just hard to explain unless you have it.

Only when it comes down to how something works.

Ever spent 14 hours to adjust your drivetrain on your campy-10 bike down to the 100ths of a millimeter? I have. Then I spent another 30 to make sure the cables moved smooth enough to assure it ALWAYS shifts there.

When it comes to functionality, I am well beyond anal and well into disturbingly obsessed....don't get me started on cabling.

Wow. I guess number one for me would be turning lights off. Whenever I leave a room I have to turn off the lights and/or ceiling fan. And I of course expect the same of my wife and kids. When they don't do it, they get an earful from me. If I'm home alone it's completely dark. Except maybe the computer monitor or the TV. Depending on what I'm doing. My wife will have to call out for me to see if I'm home. Then she'll proceed to turn on every single light switch in her path. And I do mean every single one. Then I'll turn off every single switch on my way to see her, which typically gets a good chuckle out of her. She knows what I'm doing and how I'm feeling.

Clean hands is a close second. But this one is beyond freaky. People ask me if I even pour my own gas in the car. Of course I do. And of course I always carry a little bottle of anti-bac hand sanitizer with me.

My laces *must* be symmetrical.

I like to clean my ears completely in the shower. It takes ages to get the soap out, especially when I can't detach the shower head. But I always, absolutely MUST get them to the point where the water will drain out of my ear in a specific way to indicate them being fully soap free, and with not the slightest sound of a soap bubble popping in there. Ear-washing takes up about a third of my shower time. I hate the routine. But I do it every day like the salivating dog that I am.

I actually hate the fact OCD is used to lightly here (on bikeforums). With my fiance suffering from it, its no joke. Considering the level of ignorance of how much it can effect someones life and applying it to "useless" things like bikes, its almost offensive.

I don't believe you can "get" ocd about stuff...maybe you are compulsive about some ****, but OCD is a real compulsion, it applies to EVERYTHING, period. Bathroom, work, sex, life, contact lenses...everything.

I am lucky enough to not care/worry/obsess enough about anything to ever be considered OCD, my fiance makes up for any of that.
I likewise find it annoying that so many people think that schizophrenia is equivalent to multiple personalities, and the various jokes that go along with it. But I'm not going to get upset or even bothered by it even though my family history is very schizo. Why take it so personally?

You mean you could not care less, or you could hardly care less.

Normally, I'd let it slide, but given the thread and all...:p
That one I shall always correct when I see it. You beat me to it this time, cowboy...

1) When cooking, I like to clean up the kitchen and wash all the pots and pans BEFORE I sit down to eat. Even if the food gets cold.
That drives me nuts. I never want to dine with you, you sick twisted animal.


2) When peeing, I flush the handle midstream.
That's not OCD, that's just playing "race the flush"

I likewise find it annoying that so many people think that schizophrenia is equivalent to multiple personalities, and the various jokes that go along with it. But I'm not going to get upset or even bothered by it even though my family history is very schizo. Why take it so personally?

I didn't really take it personally, its just annoying that it is attached with general obsessions. Heck I have been watching it on this site for the last 2 years or so and finally posted. If it was truely personal I would have posted 2 years ago.

And Ironically enough, I am with you on MPD vs schizophrenia. My family has MPD in it and I notice most people mix the two up horribly.

I've recently started commuting and have had an odd urge to look very Fred like. Still no OCP here...the only thing I worry about in color is BRIGHT and HIGH-VIZ. If I have multiple HIGH-VIZ colors that clash, even better because its MORE visible.

When I say OCD I don't actually mean the disorder, I mean things that we get obsessive about. Meaning something that you do regularly, and if you don't do it, it bothers you and irritates you until you do it.

When I say OCD I don't actually mean the disorder, I mean things that we get obsessive about. Meaning something that you do regularly, and if you don't do it, it bothers you and irritates you until you do it.
LOL...my brain immediately read "OCP".

That's because you're a roadie. Now go put on your rainbow kit, ROADIE.

My OCD issues....

Labels - Hate labels. I try to find clothes with NOBODY's freakin' name on it. I made the auto dealer of last two (and only "new") cars take all branding off. No manufacturer name, car name, anything.

Quality - I have this habit of insisting on the highest quality of just about anything/everything I buy. I try to leave it alone and buy cheap when its something quick I don't care about, but don't always succeed. I'm not sure where in my life I got burned with something of cheap quality....but every time I want to buy something I immediately think, "will it hold up for 10 years".

That's because you're a roadie. Now go put on your rainbow kit, ROADIE.
Roadie's rule, Pinky!!!

Now go put on your pink lace underwear (since undies seem to be all you wear anymore) and ride your truck of a bike.

Music.

There is music I like, and music I won't be caught in the same room with.

Maps

When I'm grilling, it just isn't right if I don't have a beer. And if the fire is not going to way I wan t it, the meat get moved inside to finish cooking in the oven. Nothing should ever be served over/under/over-under cooked.

And Ironically enough, I am with you on MPD vs schizophrenia. My family has MPD in it and I notice most people mix the two up horribly. It annoys me to hear people confusing schizophrenia and MPD especially when they use it lightly. I remember in either one of my psychology lectures or textbooks the difference between MPD and schizophrenia was stated in the simpliest of terms where with MPD you "hear" the voices in your head while schizophrenia one would "hear" the voices from the outside of their head.

I could only imagine how it would be to have a personality disorder such as MPD or schizophrenia.

Dirty dishes in the sink, gives me the heebie-jeebies.

women drivers. nuff' said

Seatposts and stems ,it will take me weeks to get them just right. I got over the light switch issue years ago but now my ocd manifests itself in bike adjustments . Dont get me started with bolt torque.

Which reminds me: I get obsessive about using OCD as a noun, not an adjective.:D

I didn't really take it personally, its just annoying that it is attached with general obsessions. Heck I have been watching it on this site for the last 2 years or so and finally posted. If it was truely personal I would have posted 2 years ago.

And Ironically enough, I am with you on MPD vs schizophrenia. My family has MPD in it and I notice most people mix the two up horribly.
well, knowing how thoughtful the foosters are, Im sure it wasnt posted to take ocd very lightly but more to poke fun at the little things we all do. I think it's a matter of not knowing the terms better.
it's only OCD if it interfers with your life and it sure can for some people.
My child was diagnose with full OCD years ago, and she couldnt fountion at all, all the routine she uses to have to do to get through one day would take an unbelivable amount of time, not to mention the what it was doing to her mentally, it's not a good place to be and it's very hard to see people suffering from OCD, most things they do do not make sense to people who dont have it and it's so hard to make them snap out of it, it is so real to them, for example, she used to have to do everything twice and ask me over and over again ( probably 1000 times aday) if i was going to die.
it took meds and years of therapie to make her better, she doesnt do any patterns now and she is. basically OCD free.
just about everyone has some obsessive compulsive behaviors but it's not OCD till it really turns your life upside down and you cant go about your normal routine anymore because it totally took over.
so big hug to you, I know how hard it is to watch someone you love suffer with this.

women drivers. nuff' said
I don't notice much of a problem with women drivers per se (no more than old, young, or just plain stupid drivers). Women parkers, on the other hand...

(though I don't understand any relevance to OCD)

Doing the dishes.

Can't say that I have any real distinctive "OCD-ishness". Nothing I can't ignore, at least.

One thing I almost always do, however, is clean my hands whenever I have been out. Just to avoid getting colds really. Haven't always done it, but after I started to, I've gone from having colds dozens of times every year, to just one on average. Could be unrelated, but I really do think it helps. I'm not OC about washing my hands otherwise. And I don't have a problem shaking hands with people, eating without cleaning my hands first or anything like that. I just want to avoid bringing too many viruses into my home.

When I'm really tired, I sometimes find myself moving things to avoid having them point towards me (pencils, rulers and stuff like that), but I can easily ignore the urge if I want to. Mostly I just do it without really thinking about it. I can go months without doing it and then simply begin to one evening, out of the blue. Strange that...

I get OCD about measuring parts. I sometimes go around with my calipers and find stuff to measure, just to compare.
Also, keeping the dashboard of my car clean.

I'm getting OC about my computer again.

I just dropped another $75 on acoustic damping material, and am working on some more sound traps. After putting in a new DVD-RW, a new rear fan (still need to get the other one RMAd), a new power supply...but I lost two large panels of acoustic foam because the adhesive finally gave up the ghost after pulling it off a few times to change my drives.

And I also have those hard drive suspension trays and some other small parts coming in to quiet things down furter.

What can I say...my bikes are my babies, but my computer is my first love :)

I just dropped another $75 on acoustic damping material, and am working on some more sound traps. After putting in a new DVD-RW, a new rear fan (still need to get the other one RMAd), a new power supply...but I lost two large panels of acoustic foam because the adhesive finally gave up the ghost after pulling it off a few times to change my drives.Whenever I build up a desktop computer again, I'm going the same route. Any low-end processor is beyond plenty powerful these days (my old desktop was a 400MHz PII, and I was still reasonably happy with its performance when I retired it about a year or so ago), so I'm not so much interested in that. What I really want is for it to be as close to silent as possible. A giant, fanless CPU heatsink, a fanless video card, a quiet hard drive, a quality power supply with a slow-moving 12cm fan, and maybe a second large, slow fan sucking air into the case will do the trick, I think.

I get pretty obsessive about noises like that.

One time, I designed (on paper) a large, sound deadening case made of cement. Large, long, baffled ports to allow airflow, but block sound. It would have been pretty insane, and very heavy, but I think it would have been pretty effective. ;)

Whenever I build up a desktop computer again, I'm going the same route. Any low-end processor is beyond plenty powerful these days (my old desktop was a 400MHz PII, and I was still reasonably happy with its performance when I retired it about a year or so ago), so I'm not so much interested in that. What I really want is for it to be as close to silent as possible. A giant, fanless CPU heatsink, a fanless video card, a quiet hard drive, a quality power supply with a slow-moving 12cm fan, and maybe a second large, slow fan sucking air into the case will do the trick, I think.

I get pretty obsessive about noises like that.

One time, I designed (on paper) a large, sound deadening case made of cement. Large, long, baffled ports to allow airflow, but block sound. It would have been pretty insane, and very heavy, but I think it would have been pretty effective. ;)

The difference here is this is an Athlon 64 x2 4800, 2 x 1GB DDR 400 ram, 1 200GB and 2 400GB PATA hard drives, 1 PATA DVD-RW, SB audigy 2zs, 2 Geforce 7800GTs in SLI, and a 850w PSU (Nvidia certified for SLI).

Case is a Lian-Li PC-72sca (SCA cage and backplane gutted, has around 5 sq ft of 3/8" acoustic foam in it so far), one 80mm arctic cooling fan (2 once the RMA unit comes back, 80mm vantec stealth in it's place for now), CPU cooler is an arctic cooling freezer 64 pro, and each 7800 GT has an arctic cooling accelero X1 cooler on it.

Pretty much it's a good gaming PC, but not as loud as the rest of them. Prior to losing those two panels and this PSU, it was almsot inaudible.


If you want a modestly powered CPU, look at the VIA EPIA mini-ITX boards. Those are pretty nice boards, built-in CPU (some are even able to be ran with passive cooling). As a bonus, they are small enoguh to tuck the board inside of a radio control car, toaster, or some other odd device to use as a computer case.

Oh yeah, I obsessed over the building of a mini-ITX computer a few times as well. Somewhere I have a halfway-finished military ammo-can case with a plexiglas internal frame, along with a 1U rackmount chassis power supply, a 24X notebook CD-ROM, and a few other various parts for just such a computer. Never got around to finishing it, though.