not sure what this is, but thanks to a thread in imdb, and participating, and thinking of the things I do, it could be. i'm copying and pasting this, cos I can't be bothered to retype it all.
I couldn't give a toss which order my books, dvds or jigsaw puzzles are in, as long as my discs are the right way up in their cases, meaning the picture on the disc is up, and the head/words up and the bottom down (like you're stood up). I do put my dvds (my box sets) in order, when I put them back on the shelves, which I rarely do.
I also have to open things in only one direction. crisp packets are opened at the top, and there have been once or twice where've I've accidently opened them upside down. boxes are opened from the last letter on it (bottom), rather than the first letter (top).
my paper money has to be one way, like the queen's face facing outwards, and whoever's ugly mug's on the back, stays at the back. I have a friend who puts his paper money any which way into his wallet. oh yeah, my purse, where I keep my money, has to be at the bottom of my handbag, with everything else on top of it. a bit silly, as when I need my purse, I have to dig to the bottom of my bag for it.
irritations are when people don't put things back where they got them from in supermarkets. or it's when my friend's doing something on my pc, and I suggest he opens a new window, when he's searching for something.
something I forgot to mention last night, is the fact I refuse to use public toilets, unless I absolutely have to, and when I do, I don't sit down properly. so, if i'm not far from home, and I need to go, i'll hold it.
as for food, my friend pointed out that not only do I eat my food separately, but also in a certain order. so if i'm eating fish, chips n peas, i'll eat the peas first, then the chips, then the fish. I also eat pies in an odd way. first the crust, then the filling (usually cheese and onion, and with a teaspoon), then the rest of the pastry.
labels. they have to be hidden. like, my hand towel in my bathroom, on the radiator has to be hung with the label down the back of it. same with my tea towels, except they're on the drawers, in my kitchen. my friend never pays attention to the way he puts my towel back on the radiator, but if i'm in the bathroom with him, I nearly always snatch the towel off him, and replace it myself.
mr 626 says it is ocd, but i'm not too sure.
some insight would be helpful. I've tried googling, but what I've read just goes on about obsessiveness and compulsions, and I don't think that sounds like me.
ps, mods, if this is in the wrong room, please shift it
