RayFan9876 wrote:
I have no doubt that obsessions are fairly common, however I feel that OCD is more circulated around the desire to fulfill those obsessions or the consequences that arise if you don't, not so much about having the obsessions themselves.
I agree with this. The only thing I can relate to is that I sometimes hold sympathetic feelings towards inanimate objects, that represent real things, but I would hardly consider this an "obsession", and not something that could constitute even a mild OCD symptom.
My great uncle had pretty severe OCD. One of the things he was truly obsessed about was tissue paper... he used to wrap tissues around door handles and wardrobe knobs to remain as hygienic as possible. I believe he spent over £500 of his savings purely on tissue paper.
I was gone for a bit of time. I've gotten an unexpected increase of popularity on YouTube and I spend a lot of time talking to people who are in great need of grammar. I got AdSense enabled enabled on my channel as well. Asked for partnership but got it declined... again.
I wanted to get on earlier today but the want for the new Coldplay CD was larger, so i'm now typing this listening to Paradise and wearing my Mylo Xyloto T-Shirt (Which was only available in large...!?)
Me and my great great great grandpa (the famous Rabbi) have an unholy obsession with hygiene. We both found different ways to deal with it. There are stories about him that say god made miracles so that he can live a happy and clean life. I simply force myself to live like a normal person. It takes a lot of will to do so, but I managed. I simply don't let any of my crazinesses get in my way. For example, I won't drink mouth to mouth (if there is no such expression in English, it means drinking from a bottle and then passing it to someone else). What I do is, I take a cloth and clean the mouthpiece as thoroughly as I can. In that way, I don't deny myself a nice Coke, but I also let my primitive half have his do in it.
I don’t drink out of other people’s bottles either. Simply cleaning the top isn’t good enough for me – if someone’s had their mouth around it, I’m not drinking it.
Why? In that sense, kissing is far more unhygienic than drinking from a bottle somebody has used. I only wipe the top if I'm particularly concerned that the person is especially unhygienic, but for me that's more like one of those 'obsessions'.
RayFan9876 wrote:I'll consider myself lucky that I don't have an obsession that involves spending money.
Did he replace the tissues pretty much every day?
Yes! He used to use boxes upon boxes every single day.
Don't lie Spiral, we know you get all the girls ;D
Xenon wrote:My great uncle had pretty severe OCD. One of the things he was truly obsessed about was tissue paper... he used to wrap tissues around door handles and wardrobe knobs to remain as hygienic as possible. I believe he spent over £500 of his savings purely on tissue paper.
Daaaaamn. o_o I'd hate to have to do something like that. Did he always do that or was it a habit he just developed?
spiraldoor wrote:I don’t drink out of other people’s bottles either. Simply cleaning the top isn’t good enough for me – if someone’s had their mouth around it, I’m not drinking it.
I also avoid to drink in bottles already "touched" by other people, due to hygiene reasons. Same thing happens for normal drinking glasses.
Eh I share the same glass with my boyfriend and maybe sisters all the time, except for if some of them happens to have consumed meat or cheese. Cheese and onion flavoured water bottle tops for example are a no go for me.
What?!
Anyway, I'm glad the Europe argument has been resolved with me being a toilet. At least it didn't have more dire consequences. You know, I gotta say, being a toilet is pretty. damn. neat.
What?!
Anyway, I'm glad the Europe argument has been resolved with me being a toilet. At least it didn't have more dire consequences. You know, I gotta say, being a toilet is pretty. damn. neat.
Burn the witch? Well it appears Spiral and I posted the exact same thing.
Now that you bring it up again, I want to hear your reasoning. I bet you five hundred tings I won't be offended.
