ok, i asked this about 40 mins ago, but the answers are becoming thin on the ground, and some peoples answers have really cheered me up!! so here goes again, knowing more people are coming online now!!
mine is my alarm clock!!! before i got to bed at night i have to set and check my alarm at least 5 times before i can go to sleep!!! if i dont to this then i cant sleep worrying that its not going to go off!!! if i get up during the night then i have to then check it another 5 times. i know its not the worse ocd you can have but its starting to annoy me. i am now setting my alarm for days that i have off, like on a saturday, i have to set it for 1300, knowing im going to be up hours before that, but cant sleep knowing its not set!!!
so whats yours?? any help on mine?!?! (dont just say set it once and forget about it, because ive been there, tried that!)
2006-09-19 21:41:40 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
being unable to touch a bin without washing my hands afterwards. It can be problamatic when i have washed my hands and dry my hands with a paper towel as that will need throwing away and even if i touch the lid with a the paper and not my hands i still have to wash my hands.
2006-09-19 21:54:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh my god the alarm clock thing i do that exactly the same as you my boyfriend thinks im weird isn't it annoying when you keep doing something that you know is completely stupid but something inside tells you you gotta do it anyway
also after cooking i check that the oven is off about 5 times or i cannot sit still and eat my food, when going out i check all the doors and windows 5 times then shut the door walk away then go back in and do the whole process again!!!
i know mines not as serious as some of the ones ive seen on tv but it annoys me as i donr know why i do it
2006-09-19 21:56:20 · answer #2 · answered by ♥Pink Princess♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alarm clock is a good one.
Everytime i leave the house/car I have 2 go back and check the doors are locked, even though i know i've done it! Must look like a right idiot, park the car, walk halfway 2 work, worry i havent locked up, turn on the spot, back to the car only to find its already locked!
2006-09-19 21:45:30 · answer #3 · answered by van Chappers 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most people get OCD mixed up with habits.
My habit would be my glass table in the kitchen my husband and kids crack up because every time there is a finger mark or smudge I'm cleaning it and worktops I wash them dry them and them smell the area I am going to butter bread on but I think it is habit rather than OCD.
My husband is like the advert for house fires [bedtime routine] he checks doors, plugs, lights even on a Saturday night when he has had a few to many he still does his routine.
2006-09-19 21:58:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For you, if you have a cell phone, use the alarm feature and you can make it go off on certain days of the week at a set time, that's how I remember to give my son his medicines. ...
For me, I have bitten my fingernails since I was one and so I make certain to keep my hands washed constantly. Especially after going to the store with those nasty shopping carts and debit card pin pads....
2006-09-19 21:54:07 · answer #5 · answered by eddweeness 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I not only check the lock on the door when I leave but the curling iron making sure its off and also I check to make sure I turned off the stove as for your troubles the only advice is be fine with it whenever I don't feel the need to check I come home my curling iron is on the stove is on and I forgot to lock the door
2006-09-19 21:53:48 · answer #6 · answered by simplehoneylove 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mine is checking that i've locked the door. I double check all the time and this sucks when i am a mile down the road before i realise i need to double check!!!! Aaaarrrrrgggghh!
2006-09-19 21:59:21 · answer #7 · answered by mudpakry 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is not mine it's my partners.......he will not leave the house until he knows that every single plug socket in the house is turned off and the plug removed from the socket he then shuts every single door in the house when we do finally get out of the house he will also double check the door is locked.......drives me mental
2006-09-19 21:53:14 · answer #8 · answered by tweetypie88888 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
OH!i use my alarm clock when i am sick and want to eat my pills!but a help:say it yourself:i must get up early.your mind helps you better than me!!
2006-09-19 22:01:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
throw the alarm clock away
and chew on some gum.
2006-09-19 21:43:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋