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are you ocd?

a ridiculous theory surfaced that the majority of ta's are ocd because they're computer geeks. first, don't feel most are even computer geeks, feelin is that most are simply partiers w/ knowledge of a forum board, and couldn't tell you how that's any different from a motherboard. whatever, that aside i still don't think the concept sticks because the two biggest computer geeks i know are also the two messiest people i know (glances AWAY from sketchbag and lopi)

so i feel like it doesn't hold water. nevertheless. do YOU a TA suffer from being an OCD case?
your feelings pls
and throw down your ocd habits while you're at it so your friends can mess with your head just a little bit more

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to add to this as people pop in after good convo, as far as a 'degree' of OCD, does it BOTHER you? i mean will it ruin a moment, a day, or your mood in general if something isn't 'proper' to your deranged self. NOT just a quirk. will you spend HOURS trying to make everything fucking level, and spend hours figuring out -- where does this best go? does it consume you?

Are you talking just about being a neat freak, or being OCD in general?

I can't leave Windows windows unmaximized. It really bothers me when people have many unmaximized windows open.

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Originally posted by Cosmic Fur Are you talking just about being a neat freak, or being OCD in general? I can't leave Windows windows unmaximized. It really bothers me when people have many unmaximized windows open.

LMAO ^^^^^^^^^ that's what i would call a really funny quirk. doesn't make you ocd unless you have tons of those, but if you do. then yeah you're an ocd case. i'm not saying you have to turn the lock 5 times before you can leave the house OCD but this whole dispute came about because someone thought they were ocd simply cuz they folded toilet paper before wiping <------------ not OCD

me... i LOSE it if theres a mess for a long time. i'm not myself, "everything in it's right place" sums it up nicely. i piss my roommates off to no avail as i rearrange the appartment/house every month or two

I don't think I'm there yet, but I'm the biggest clean freak

my res companions had lots of fun, making fun of me :\

I wouldn't say that I'm a computer GEEK but in electrical engineering computers are your main tool. I have a lot of little quirks when it comes to taking notes and having a clean desktop (both computers and actual desktops). My room has to be tidy before i can get my day underway so i never let it get out of hand.

I have lots of quirks when it comes to sports. Like how i gear up for hockey and my golf clubs have to be in sequential order in my bag... yea.

i know i have something that i could probably be considered ocd with but i cant remember what it is.. lol its something really obvious too

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Originally posted by beefy k I wouldn't say that I'm a computer GEEK but in electrical engineering computers are your main tool. I have a lot of little quirks when it comes to taking notes and having a clean desktop (both computers and actual desktops). My room has to be tidy before i can get my day underway so i never let it get out of hand. I have lots of quirks when it comes to sports. Like how i gear up for hockey and my golf clubs have to be in sequential order in my bag... yea.

accept it
your oc

I not sure if any of the TOTAs here are qualified to diagnose themselves as obsessive compulsive.

'being neat' or 'minimizing windows' or whatever else you think may be OCD probably isn't. People develop habits/quirks, that may seem strange or even obsessive, but push come to shove they are JUST HABITS. You 'could' break them if you had too, it would just bug you.

Washing your hands till they bleed is OCD,
Leaving a room and coming back in 20 times in a row is OCD, etc.

Aside from that, I have heard a similar theory. Everyone is 'OCD', just to varying degrees. We all develop our quirks that are probably useless/trivial, but seem to be of the utmost importants to us. Still I disagree and don't like using the term OCD because it trivializes the severity of the condition in people who REALLY suffer from it.


Anyways, I JUST realized this poll is not too serious and is meant as a means to let us share our peculiar habits.


SO. I bite the skin beside my nails.
Never eat Banana ends.
Crack my Jaw.
And check if I've lost anything in my pockets when I go out dozens of time.

smoking weed makes me neurotic....lol.

i used to bite my nails but just randomly stopped one day. as far as other bad habits, i sometimes pop my fingers (and toes, ankles, back and neck) when i'm nervous, and if i'm stressed i go on an ocd cleaning blitz.

You wanna see REAL OCD? Walk into the dementia ward of any hospital, or take a stroll through a long-term care facility. There's a resident I work with at one of my jobs who asks me every 30 seconds (I shit you not) for towels/paper towel/toilet paper/her laundry/when can she have a bath.

-the volume ALWAYS has to be on an even number
-no food stuck between my teeth while eating, i'll stop get it out, then continue again.
i have a couple more, hard to think of them right now until they actually happen.

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Originally posted by Gypsy smoking weed makes me neurotic....lol.

LOL
line of the night for, i'm going to bed w/ that one

in the shower, i always wash my hair, condition my hair then scrub the guv germs off

-everything in my room has its place
-i crack my knuckles when im aggravated
-fluff my pillow before sleeping
-cant sleep if my blanket isnt partially tucked under me (cocoon type thing)

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Originally posted by Cosmic Fur I can't leave Windows windows unmaximized. It really bothers me when people have many unmaximized windows open.

moi non plus

everything has to be somewhat symmetrical on my desk...


oh, and like Mikey...i like everything even haha...not a big fan of odd numbers.



Also, where are the OCD Grammar freaks?

Idiosyncrosies, nerosis, and preferences are not even in the same ball park as obsessive compulsive disorders. I would venture to guess that there are very few, if any, people on this board that would meet the diagnostic criteria for OCD. Seriously folks, unless you have some sort of highly developed ritual that you must complete prior to preforming one act or another without exception or you suffer a total inability to function unless you first preform said ritual then whatever your picadillo is it does not even approximate OCD.

we had a prof who had serious OCD.

Whenever he would write on the black board, he would have to erase something...even if there wasn't anything to erase. He would erase nothing! Also, while writting something, he would randomly stop and go erase something on the other end of the blackbaord.

We kept a tally and he would do that like 50-75 times a class.

He also kept drawing stuff (mainly Delta signs) until it was 100% perfect. He would re-draw a triangle like 5-6 times before he was fine with it haha

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Originally posted by exstasie Also, where are the OCD Grammar freaks?

hallo here im!!!!!!1111

When I see a sentence fragment or an improper use of a word, I actually feel sick. I get knots in my stomach and can't help but cringe.

When someone makes a post on TA that is full of grammatical errors, I can't even read it (no matter how important the post may be).

"They're" and "their" are TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WORDS, FFS!

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Originally posted by FunkyCrew I don't think I'm there yet, but I'm the biggest clean freak my res companions had lots of fun, making fun of me :\

agreed

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Originally posted by lexxwolfen -everything in my room has its place -i crack my knuckles when im aggravated -fluff my pillow before sleeping -cant sleep if my blanket isnt partially tucked under me (cocoon type thing)

My bed has to be made before I get into it, which I usually do in the morning, but if not, at night before I get into it.

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Originally posted by MikeyN -the volume ALWAYS has to be on an even number -no food stuck between my teeth while eating, i'll stop get it out, then continue again. i have a couple more, hard to think of them right now until they actually happen.

Same, with the volume thing, it has to be on a multiple of 5.

Others:
- Everything has a place on my desk, not just my room, and they're all aligned perfectly with the edge of the desk
- When I'm watching videos on YouTube, the mouse has to be in the same position all the time (between the video and the description)
- Every single song on my computer has to be renamed AND retagged to follow a distinct pattern (e.g. Sets will always have the date at the end like [2007-07-17], every word in a song name has to be capitalized), and I won't listen to any song until I've done that
- Every item of clothing in my closet is organized by type, and then colour

The list goes on... <-- every time I write an ellipsis, the first dot is attached to the last word, and there must be exactly 3 dots, or else...

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Originally posted by jennypie You wanna see REAL OCD? Walk into the dementia ward of any hospital, or take a stroll through a long-term care facility. There's a resident I work with at one of my jobs who asks me every 30 seconds (I shit you not) for towels/paper towel/toilet paper/her laundry/when can she have a bath.

Yea THAT'S OCD.

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Originally posted by Intuition - Every single song on my computer has to be renamed AND retagged to follow a distinct pattern (e.g. Sets will always have the date at the end like [2007-07-17], every word in a song name has to be capitalized), and I won't listen to any song until I've done that

Yeah, I'm like that too. Hate mistagged things. Discogs is like my most-visited site. But in sets I put the date first - I find it easier to organize the sets this way, so all ym sets have this format for naming:

[YYYY]-[MM]-[DD] - [Artist] - Live @ [Venue, Event, Radio Station, etc]

I'm starting to see that most TAs are just well organized.

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Originally posted by Intuition - Every single song on my computer has to be renamed AND retagged to follow a distinct pattern (e.g. Sets will always have the date at the end like [2007-07-17], every word in a song name has to be capitalized), and I won't listen to any song until I've done that

I'm like that as well.

I have a certain format for every song, it has to be properly capitalized, sets have a certain ending, and they have to be placed in the proper order.

If there is an extra space, or a word is capitalized, i ahve to change it immediately haha

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