omg i'm a freak

theres no point in this being anonymous. i'm just confused. basically my mum is verging on being obsessive compulsive. she tidies, alligns things, polishes things every day. So obviously my house is pretty pristeen.

I'm a messy person. The majority of the time my room is COVERED in stuff. You can't tell what colour the carpet is. However I can't stay in the room for too long because it makes me feel all itchety and worked up. I just tidied my room and I feel so much better.

However I still have weird habits. I allign things. If I'm watching TV I have to have everything arranged at right angles on the coffee table. I can't sleep unless I've rotated things in a certain order and I have to have all my drawers closed. This used to be a lot worse than it was. But how can I possible have all of these obsessive habits yet be so bloomin' messy? Neither is healthy to be honest.

Reply 1

Tufts

17

;doctor;

Reply 2

Louenn

Agree with Tufts. Sounds like you've been influenced by your mum's OCD, and you should get it checked out.

Reply 3

lilac!!

15

okay firstly your not a freek!

you just want everything to be in place and thats all :smile:

okay maybe there a lil extremness there with the angles and stuff but thats because you have been bought up in that envionment as you have said your mum clanes everything.

Dont worry about it hun!

Reply 4

xxSAMMIxx

1

Well firstly, you are not a freak. I do think that you would benefit from speaking to someone though, maybe your mum or doctor, because they maybe albe to help, and give you advice. Has it been recently you have had this or for longer?

Reply 5

sophiefluff

OP

xxSAMMIxx

Well firstly, you are not a freak. I do think that you would benefit from speaking to someone though, maybe your mum or doctor, because they maybe albe to help, and give you advice. Has it been recently you have had this or for longer?

When I was younger I was a lot worse. Had like little things I had to say and lists to recite before I could sleep.. haha. And I pretty much did as my Mum said.. my room would be as tidy as the rest of the house.

However now I've grown more independant (also moved away to uni. for 3 months but have dropped out and am back at home now) I am allowed to be fairly messy without her being able to do anything about it. I think thats why I'm more confused. I don't know how you can be REALLY messy and unorganised and never on top of anything yet feel vaguely OCD?

Reply 6

Anonymous #1

Well, I'm the same - my bedroom's really messy, but my wardrobe's colour-coded, and my books are all arranged by author, and I get freaked when I don't get the specific cutlery I want to eat with, and I do the right-angles thing, and obsessively shut doors. :s-smilie:

Reply 7

xxSAMMIxx

1

Well at least you are not as bad as you was when you were little, i guess that is a ood point to think about. Is it just you and your mum in the house or are there other people? I can understand that it must be confusing for you at the moment, and i hope you are getting the support you need. Do you have any friends that you could go out with, just to take your mind off things, maybe that will help a little bit, as you wont be thinking about it. And with the messy thing, i would call it organised mess, as i have that my room is a mess but i know where everything is if that makes sense? I hope you are ok?

Reply 8

grace

15

unless it's actually impacting upon your life and stopping you from like leaving your house or whatever, it's not really a big deal. Everyone has things which bug them to some degree, my little sister will not eat food if it is touching another food on her plate; she has to have like a three inch gap between her meat, potatoes, veg etc. People all have weird habits, it's not really an issue.

Reply 9

Dude

14

Louenn

Agree with Tufts. Sounds like you've been influenced by your mum's OCD, and you should get it checked out.

Why do you need to see a doctor about OCD?

Its not exacity anything majorly wrong.

Reply 10

LipGloss

Since when has being tidy become an OCD?

Reply 11

sib

1

Dude

Why do you need to see a doctor about OCD?

Its not exacity anything majorly wrong.

You should see a doctor when you suffer from OCD, but only so that they can help you live with it. for most people, although it does not harm, it begins to wear away at them, making them feel 'different' and can lead to all sorts of other behaviour and psychological ilness' such as depression. if you are not at all concerned about it (which the OP clearly is) then it doesn't matter, but its always helpful to talk to someone, and a doctor can easily put you on the right path... and that doesnt mean medication!!!

xSx

Reply 12

sophiefluff

OP

LipGloss

Since when has being tidy become an OCD?

I don't mean that being tidy is.

Reply 13

xxSAMMIxx

1

I think the OP was just giving an example of what she is going through and just trying to explain. :wink:

Reply 14

Chumbaniya

17

sophiefluff

However I still have weird habits. I allign things. If I'm watching TV I have to have everything arranged at right angles on the coffee table. I can't sleep unless I've rotated things in a certain order and I have to have all my drawers closed. This used to be a lot worse than it was. But how can I possible have all of these obsessive habits yet be so bloomin' messy? Neither is healthy to be honest.

I'm always aligning things on coffee tables; I make sure that any books or mats or CDs have their edges parallel to the sides. I'm still a horrifically messy person though.

I don't think you should consider it a problem unless you're finding it's having a negative impact on you. If you start feeling agitated about needing to align things you might want to sort it out.

Reply 15

Llamaaa

15

I'm like that too. I have to eat m&ms or skittles in twos, I can't step on cracks in the pavement, if I cough I have to cough twice, if I am listening to music I have to walk with the beats of that music, and those are just the things that i have actually noticed. apparently there are a lot more niggly things that i do, but i just don't realise. I am reluctant to call it OCD though. that term is really overused. If someone is just the slightest bit eccentric they call themselves obsessive compulsive and it's just getting ridiculous. Why the hell you'd have to go to a doctor about it is beyond me. If it's just little things there's no harm in it. if it takes over your life then yeah, see someone about it, but you have to be trained out of it- there isn't a wonder pill or anything. So don't bother going until it takes over your life and you can't function properly. Chances are you don't have it, you are just eccentric. everyone has idiosyncrasies.

Reply 16

sophiefluff

OP

I don't think I have it really. It tends to happen more when I'm stressed about something or not feeling that great. It just drives me bananas.

Reply 17

generalebriety

16

Why is this bad for you at all? It's just a quirk. Does it negatively affect you in any way?

Reply 18

Lauren Hart

3

you're similar to me, I cant work in a mess, but my room never seems to be tidy.

Reply 19

Lucky_8

8

If its bothering and having a negative effect then you should get help. Your ocd needn't be as extreme as being house bound to get help, if it's having anegative impact on your life and you feel that you would benefit from help, go get it!

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