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mothertree, I also think there is a genetic disposition for it. My grandmother and uncle were/are both "homebodies." It drove my mother nuts when my grandmother lived with my uncle in Chicago and my mom was in St. Louis. She used to go up all the time just so she could get my grandmother out of the house. What I could never get her to understand was that both my grandmother and uncle were much happier just staying at home and watching TV or doing their puzzles.
The thing about getting as much sun as possible is also true. Unfortunately, if I get out in the sun, I get these horrible blister/welty things all over my arms and legs. (Actually, the horrible blisters occurred while I was sitting in complete shade, being in actual sunlight. . . well, let's just say the running joke in our family is that mom is a vampire. )
And because I'm OCD, which thread are you talking about? Now I'm curious as to what I might have said about how weird I am. Posts: 9871 | Registered: Aug 2001
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Things have to be symmetrical and/or parallel relative to the surface on which they've been laid. If you put a magazine down on a coffee table and its edges are not parallel to the edges of the table, I will subtly nudge it until it lines up. A counter is not "clean" if the canisters arranged on it are not spaced an exact distance apart, that distance determined roughly by their diameter. And so on.
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Yeah, I scored pretty low, mainly because I'm not particularly bothered or inconvenienced by my quirks -- and mainly because the quirks I do have don't fit on their list.
Had they had a whole list of questions about whether or not I'm bothered by, say, improper curtain length or slightly off-kilter runs of horizontal striping in area rugs, I would have scored higher.
I like things to line up -- or, when they don't line up, to at least deviate from parallel in an artistic way.
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I don't bother cleaning my stovetop because I know I will never get it perfect. It's almost pornographically filthy. Posts: 2010 | Registered: Apr 2003
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I got a 24, which is lower than I thought it would be. I see my OCD as an asset, rather than a liability. My house is clean, my paperwork is organized, and I'm prepared for almost any situation. So I'm a little high-strung, no big deal.
mothertree, there are actually several ways to clean a stovetop perfectly. First, purchase a steam cleaner. I recommend the Shark brand, which you can purchase at Lowe's or Home Depot. Second, Greased Lightening can clean almost anything and you can get it for next to nothing at Wal-Mart. Third, you can purchase aluminum covers for your burner covers (also at Wal-Mart). These are great b/c you can throw them away when they get too flimsy to clean. I wash mine with regular dish detergent and they last for a few weeks. Of course, you can also fashion your own burner covers from aluminum foil if you prefer.
Not that I'm going to be up all night thinking about it or anything.
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I'm like Tom, but not as bad, and I also tend to repeat/count things in my head when I don't have anything else to think about. One of the reasons why I can't meditate well; I just repeat the last phrase I heard until I tell myself to shut up, and then start repeating "shut up, shut up" until I go crazy and find something else to do.
quote: i think this is more an indicator of whether you're a worrywort and/or a woman.
I agree. I only got a 9, but mainly because I didn't think that my reactions were abnormally strong.
oh, and I got a 39 on the ADD test, which means boarderline ADD apparently, and a 9 on the Anxiety one, mild to little anxiety. However, I got a 31, mild to moderate, on the Depression test, and
quote: you appear to be suffering from a milde to moderate depression
jumped out at me... you'd think they would proof-read.
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I got a 17. It was a little lower than I expected, but I think that's partly because they didn't list some of my stuff and party because it doesn't really affect my functioning.
CM's "incomplete" word is very good, and a lot of mine is on balance... if I'm walking, and I step on a sidewalk crack with one foot (or a change in the flippin' carpet color that has no dimensional difference at all, actually) then I have to hit one with the other foot, and until I do it really bugs me, but I don't want anyone to notice so I try to do it by changing the length of my steps just a little... but if I get two or three in a row with one foot before I can balance it, I get less concerned about who's going to notice, and just take a half-step to switch my feet. Um, but I function just fine, honest...
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quote:Things have to be symmetrical and/or parallel relative to the surface on which they've been laid. If you put a magazine down on a coffee table and its edges are not parallel to the edges of the table, I will subtly nudge it until it lines up. A counter is not "clean" if the canisters arranged on it are not spaced an exact distance apart, that distance determined roughly by their diameter. And so on.
Well that does sound like me...
I see it more when I'm reading or writing though... If I find something that just isn't right, I am bugged by it constantly... Like a typo in a book...
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I scored a 1. This is the only question I answered yes to:
quote: Have you worried about acting on an unwanted and senseless urge or impulse, such as physically harming a loved one, pushing a stranger in front of a bus, steering your car into oncoming traffic; inappropriate sexual contact; or poisoning dinner guests?
Just in case you are afraid to eat dinner at my house, relax. The reason I answered it is I remember a time after my first child was born constantly thinking that I would do something wrong that would hurt her. Then one day I clipped her fingernails and got it too short and her finger bled a little and she cried, and I collapsed to the floor in tears myself, certain that all my uneasy feelings that I'd hurt my child were confirmed.
But, I got over it. And when my other children were born I didn't have any trouble.
Edit: Oh I just took the Adult ADD test and scored 91.
Guess there's a reason for me to be taking that Adderall. That's good.
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I have terrible thoughts of running over those pedestrians who purposely slow down and walk across the street with the express purpose of getting people to feel like running them over.
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Starts at exactly 31 minutes in. Don't know if you are all aware of David Sedaris, but he is one of the most entertaining and interesting voices to show up on NPR, as part of the This American Life school of autobiographical essayists.
This is his story about his experience with OCD. Mind, his final solution isn't reccomended.
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