I sometimes think I’m a borderline obsessive compulsive, I have at least 3 “episodes” that I’m aware of. God knows how many I have that I don’t…
Firstly I hate vegetables, any and all, sure they’re good for you and you pretty much have to eat them, but I don’t. Can’t stand them. Can’t stand the taste. Can’t stand the texture. I’ll even go as far as flat out refusing food if I see, say, a tiny bit of chopped/diced onion in there. Why? I dunno, I’ve tried to eat some, but it just makes my skin crawl, even going as far as almost making me gag. All of this is much to Robyn’s chagrin, as she has to cater for me and it’s not doing her any good.
Secondly, I have a fear of flying, well not flying per se, but take-offs, and I can remember the moment it began… I’d flown a few times when I was young, my family went to Spain a number of times but we went to Florida in 1994 and I remember sitting in the departure lounge of Glasgow Airport watching planes land and take-off and thinking the old “hmmm so how much thrust does a plane of this size need to get off the ground?” Also that “wooooaaaah!” feeling you get shortly after take off (just when you think the engines might stall) doesn’t help me one bit. And I was OK at first, but as I flew more and more, the worse it gets, now if we’re going back to the UK, I’m looking for direct flights, one layover max, two layovers? Forget about it, I can’t handle even thinking about that kind of stress, let alone doing it…
Thirdly, I’m really, REALLY anal about my PC desktops and start menus… Seriously, first thing I do is rearrange icons and add in shortcuts to folder on the start menus. I have to have icons in a certain order, I have to have LOTS of icons too… Doesn’t matter where I am, home or work. It’s always the same, the first icons are always (in this order) My Computer, My Documents, My Network Places (if attached to a network), Recycle Bin, Internet Explorer, Outlook, Firefox (or another browser). Outlook and Firefox are interchangeable, but the rest aren’t. No way, no how…
Here’s some dated examples:
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Worst part is I get pissed off if someone messes with my shit. Like when I moved in with Robyn, she had a laptop so I basically commandeered her desktop, now I could have at least made a user profile huh? No, I set about setting it up to the way I have to have Windows set up, then if she would add something, as soon as she’s left I’d delete it or uninstall it, I don’t need/want it so it’s gots to go.
I wonder what I’d do if I ever got a Mac… Though there is the Dock to play with…
So these are examples just off the top of my head, definitely borderline obsessive compulsive behaviour.
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3 responses to “Obsessivley Compusing”
I knew about the veggies but I never knew you hated flying. see you very soon
dad
It is not surprising!!! Your brother is Obsessive Compulsive and it drives me crazy!! I think you both get it from your mother (Sorry Maralyn, no offence)
Colin – can’t stand dirty dishes, dirty glasses hanging about – when i am eating my tea if i stop for more than 3 seconds between mouthfuls he asks if i am finished and reaches out for my plate!!
When washing the dishes all the knives, forks and spoons all have to be grouped together!
The covers on the bed have to be flat, i like to fold them over at my feet, bit like the cold side of the pillow and every night when he comes to bed he straightens it out!! IT REALLY ANNOYS ME!!
The Fridge has to be organised in just the right way – there have been times i have put away the weekly shopping and colin has come in and taken everything out of the fridge to rearrange!!!
SEEK HELP!!!!
I blame parental influence on both sides to be honest although I wouldn’t say that not liking veggies and a fear or a plane’s engines stalling is OCD.
The desktop arranging is though for sure and for that I can understand. Who has enough seconds to locate an icon on a screen that is maybe two places down from where it used to be. Help I’m about to bust into flames I clicked MY DOCUMENTS instead of MY COMPUTER if anyone in the AWEDGTYWAMMALAMMADINGDONG knew I’d be kicked out and black balled. (LOL)