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Teresamag · 02-24-2011, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ArmaniMan

A weird one but I always check the shower before I go to bed- like to make sure no one came into the house, hid in the shower, and then stayed there for hours waiting for me to go to bed before they pounced.

Hey, I totally understand that. I have to have my bedroom closet door closed when I go to sleep. I can't sleep if it's open. My hubby makes fun of me saying I'm afraid of the bogeyman but at least he will close it for me

If I take my socks off for any reason I just can't put them back on (even if I've only had them on a few minutes) - I can only put clean socks on.

Teresa

babbsiam44 · 02-24-2011, 03:00 PM

Compulsive behavior?...let me tell ya...space heaters away from my little girls beds!! I know I check them suckers all the time but have to keep rechecking. You would think that my 5lb and 2.5lb little one could really move a 20lb heater around the room but I just get freaked thinking of the worst possible scenario.
Also, they have to be close enough to keep them warm but not far enough that they would have a chill, so I keep readjusting them. It drives my DH crazy!!!(maybe thats why I do it

misslissa · 02-24-2011, 04:08 PM

I keep the alcohol in my room as well as the cookies so I put a lock on my bedroom door
(I have a 17 year old and a 11 year old in the house) When I go to leave I lock the bedroom door even if i know that the kids will not be home before i get back and I have to go back and check the door.

If I get to bed and I don't know that the front door was locked I have to get up and go downstairs and lock it or I cant sleep

I wake up in the night and call for Gatsby if he does not come up and lick my face I have to turn the light on and get out of bed and look around the room for him. (even though he could not get out of the room)

chattiesmom · 02-24-2011, 04:22 PM

I cannot sleep without my feet being covered up. When I was young, my parents used to scare me with the "witch under the bed" thing and I was always afraid the bad witch would tickle my feet. To this day I MUST have my feet covered.

Also, my little Cooper's horn doesn't toot when I hit the lock button, but the lights flash when it is locked/unlocked. I find myself pushing the lock button and if I wasn't watching for the lights to flash I have to hit the unlock and then hit the lock button again while I'm watching.

DvlshAngel985 · 02-24-2011, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by shodanusmc

Must all be female traits!

I think you just don't want to share.

One of mine is, I can't use new dishes, glasses, or silverware unless it has been washed 30-50 times. I'll wash them and put them right back in the dirty dishes pile to wash again. Even then, it'll be about a month or two before I'll use them.

Another is I can't drink water out of plastic cups. I can't explain it, but I just can't. Soda, juice, and aguas frescas I can drink fine, but not water. He glass can't be wet either. It seriously gives me the creeps!

dispatcher · 02-24-2011, 05:19 PM

I have a few, one is when I take a shower I have to wash my hair first, leave shampoo in while I shave under my arms, rinse hair, put conditioner in and while it sits I wash my body, shave my legs and rinse conditioner out of my hair. Then before I turn off the water I have rinse my hair out one more time. I follow this routine every day. I feel if I don't something bad will happen. Same thing when I do dishes, I do them in the same order every time. Am I crazy

DvlshAngel985 · 02-24-2011, 05:27 PM

No you're not. At least not about the dishes. I have to do them in a certain order too. Cups and glasses, while doing the spoons, forks and knives at the same time, then plates, and leaving pots and pans for last so I can spend as much time on them as I have to. If I do it in any other order, I feel like I'm never going to finish!!!

Cha Cha · 02-24-2011, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

I've locked my keys in the car while it was running. It was my first car (manual lock only) and I pulled into a parking spot, hopped out, manually locked the door - and shut the door. Yeah, um, car was still running.

I have done this too, only my infant daughter was in the car in her car seat looking up at me when it happened many years ago, way before cell phones, and I was afraid to leave the car to go inside the store to make a phone call so I paced back and forth until I finally convinced myself I had to.....

This thread really makes me feel like I am in good company. For so long I thought I was all alone in my nonsensical behaviors.

enchilila · 02-24-2011, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Cha Cha

Hmmm, I can't lock my door before I exit so I have to use the remote lock.

I drive around the block to make sure I closed my garage door. I have yet to find that I didn't.

I do that, too!! Well, not every time. I'm getting to where I tell myself after I close the garage door..."I have closed the garage door". This helps me to remember when I can't remember closing it. I think we all have a little OCD in us!

enchilila · 02-24-2011, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Ellie May

I have to check to make sure the stove is off even if I know I turned it off. And the lamp.. Once a couple years ago I left the oven on and left the house. We'll just say that coulda ended really badly!

After I stop pushing buttons on my celly, it goes black after a few seconds. I constantly have to push a button to light up the screen and see if I got a text. And even if I'm staring at it the whole time, I still have to push a button to make sure.

If I knew your cell number, I would send you a few texts to make it worth pushing those buttons!

enchilila · 02-24-2011, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Teresamag

Hey, I totally understand that. I have to have my bedroom closet door closed when I go to sleep. I can't sleep if it's open. My hubby makes fun of me saying I'm afraid of the bogeyman but at least he will close it for me

If I take my socks off for any reason I just can't put them back on (even if I've only had them on a few minutes) - I can only put clean socks on.

Teresa

Me, too!! I just know someone is peeking out at me through a crack.

Patti · 02-24-2011, 07:26 PM

I do the driving back to make sure I shut the garage door. Every night I check the laundry room to make sure nothing fell by the hot water heater. I am afraid of a fire. I do it at least 2 times to make sure.

Wylie's Mom · 02-24-2011, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Cha Cha

This thread really makes me feel like I am in good company. For so long I thought I was all alone in my nonsensical behaviors.

Me TOO

! I was slightly hesitant to post this thread, thinking it might just sit there, with 0 replies and 2000 views regarding Ann's compulsive behaviors

. And that I'd be all "anyone, anyone? Bueller? Bueller?".

SophieKatesMom · 02-24-2011, 08:07 PM

Oh I cannot even list all my compulsive behaviors (or good habits as I like to call them).

Let's see

1. Bed must be made properly, daily
2. Towels must be folded properly
3. No dishes in the sink please
4. Gas tank must never fall below 1/2 full
5. No shoes by the door

I'm a mess, I know.

gypsyqueen · 02-24-2011, 09:10 PM

I will only kiss my hubby odd numbers 1, 3, 5, ect never even,
My bed must be made everyday.
No dishes in sink.
I will not drink from plastic cup.
My livingroom must be cleaned before I go to bed'
The worst one if I am going to take a tub bath I have to shower then get out and scrub the tub then let it sit with clorax and water for ten minutes rinse and then I can sit in a tub and only my tub so its rare when I tub bath.
How that for CRAZY.

02-24-2011, 04:08 PM	#18
misslissa YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: canton ohio us Posts: 1,574	I keep the alcohol in my room as well as the cookies so I put a lock on my bedroom door (I have a 17 year old and a 11 year old in the house) When I go to leave I lock the bedroom door even if i know that the kids will not be home before i get back and I have to go back and check the door. If I get to bed and I don't know that the front door was locked I have to get up and go downstairs and lock it or I cant sleep I wake up in the night and call for Gatsby if he does not come up and lick my face I have to turn the light on and get out of bed and look around the room for him. (even though he could not get out of the room) __________________ Don't say I love you unless you mean it, but if you do say it a lot. People forget.

02-24-2011, 04:22 PM	#19
chattiesmom Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 17,674	I cannot sleep without my feet being covered up. When I was young, my parents used to scare me with the "witch under the bed" thing and I was always afraid the bad witch would tickle my feet. To this day I MUST have my feet covered. Also, my little Cooper's horn doesn't toot when I hit the lock button, but the lights flash when it is locked/unlocked. I find myself pushing the lock button and if I wasn't watching for the lights to flash I have to hit the unlock and then hit the lock button again while I'm watching. __________________ Silk Step-In Harnesses www.foxypups.etsy.com

02-24-2011, 05:19 PM	#21
dispatcher Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: SC USA Posts: 672	I have a few, one is when I take a shower I have to wash my hair first, leave shampoo in while I shave under my arms, rinse hair, put conditioner in and while it sits I wash my body, shave my legs and rinse conditioner out of my hair. Then before I turn off the water I have rinse my hair out one more time. I follow this routine every day. I feel if I don't something bad will happen. Same thing when I do dishes, I do them in the same order every time. Am I crazy __________________ Beth, Bitsy Girl & Mookie

02-24-2011, 05:27 PM	#22
DvlshAngel985 Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Los Angeles, California, USA Posts: 12,693	No you're not. At least not about the dishes. I have to do them in a certain order too. Cups and glasses, while doing the spoons, forks and knives at the same time, then plates, and leaving pots and pans for last so I can spend as much time on them as I have to. If I do it in any other order, I feel like I'm never going to finish!!! __________________ Littlest JakJak We miss you Kaji

02-24-2011, 07:26 PM	#27
Patti Donating YT 30K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 35,509 Blog Entries: 6	I do the driving back to make sure I shut the garage door. Every night I check the laundry room to make sure nothing fell by the hot water heater. I am afraid of a fire. I do it at least 2 times to make sure. __________________ Cali Pixie Roxie : RIP Nikki; RIP Maya;RIP my sweet Dixie girl 1/17/08 http://callipuppyscastle.bravehost.com/index.html

02-24-2011, 03:00 PM	#17
babbsiam44 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,132	Compulsive behavior?...let me tell ya...space heaters away from my little girls beds!! I know I check them suckers all the time but have to keep rechecking. You would think that my 5lb and 2.5lb little one could really move a 20lb heater around the room but I just get freaked thinking of the worst possible scenario. Also, they have to be close enough to keep them warm but not far enough that they would have a chill, so I keep readjusting them. It drives my DH crazy!!!(maybe thats why I do it

02-24-2011, 08:07 PM	#29
SophieKatesMom Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canton, GA Posts: 3,242	Oh I cannot even list all my compulsive behaviors (or good habits as I like to call them). Let's see 1. Bed must be made properly, daily 2. Towels must be folded properly 3. No dishes in the sink please 4. Gas tank must never fall below 1/2 full 5. No shoes by the door I'm a mess, I know. __________________ Cheryl,Mom to SophieKate

02-24-2011, 09:10 PM	#30
gypsyqueen Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Las Vegas. Posts: 955	Heres my crazy list I will only kiss my hubby odd numbers 1, 3, 5, ect never even, My bed must be made everyday. No dishes in sink. I will not drink from plastic cup. My livingroom must be cleaned before I go to bed' The worst one if I am going to take a tub bath I have to shower then get out and scrub the tub then let it sit with clorax and water for ten minutes rinse and then I can sit in a tub and only my tub so its rare when I tub bath. How that for CRAZY.