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ocd and me
By heather | November 11, 2008
The other day I saw a guy washing his soda can in the drinking fountain, and I felt an immediate sense of solidarity. Because I totally scrub the top of my can before putting my mouth on all that dirt, but then I wondered…is this what may lead to me eventually becoming the weird old lady on my street? The one who cleans her sidewalks with soap and a bucket?
I haven’t exactly reached Monk status, but I find certain things cause me to freak the feck out. For example:
I am disgusted by the cat. This has something to do with the constant dingleberry hanging from her butt, and how much she pukes. The other day she left a piece of crap on the carpet in the playroom and as I was cleaning it up I wondered why no one has made a carpet or upholstery cleaner that also kills germs. (Or cats. No no I don’t mean that. Much.)
If I touch something gross (defined as anything with unexpected texture, wetness or residue), I can feel the cooties crawling on my fingers until I wash my hands. When I was little, I remember feeding the seals at Sea World and then I rode the entire way back to Pittsburgh keeping the two fingers that touched the anchovies away from my brand new stuffed Shamu so I wouldn’t contaminate him too.
I hate using other people’s phones and if I can Clorox wipe it without anyone noticing I will. It doesn’t thrill me when they use mine either. (Did I mention how excited I was when I found portable packs of Clorox wipes at Target?)
There’s the centering thing with my yoga mat, and not the good, balanced-type of centered either.
I hate feet (exception: mine. My feet are way cute.) No you can’t try on my shoes, especially if you aren’t wearing socks. If I see you touching your feet, I will instruct you to wash your hands before you touch me or anything else in my vicinity. (The exception is of course, baby feet mmm…) As you can imagine, this one is somewhat of a problem in a room full of yogis with bare feet grabbing at thier toes.
There are some things that are just too out there to explain, that usually only manifest when I’m really stressed. Like when I’m driving and I lift my eyebrows at every driveway, almost like I control a wee little Super Mario who is leaping from one side to the other as I zoom down the road.
Oddly, I have no problems eating a potato chip off the kitchen floor and I’ve been known to find stray fruit rotting in my car (and my pantry). I will occasionally wear a bra for 5 days in a row without washing it. Never underwear or socks though, because…standards, you know.
What are yours? Because I’m sure there are tons of things I’ve never thought to freak out over.
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November 11th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
What? Me freak out? When I’m so unfreakingbelievably perfect? ha!
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November 11th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
I’m pretty much ok with the house being a mess.
However I AM a total freak when it comes to folding laundry. I can fold a t-shirt like you wouldn’t believe, even if it takes me 5 minutes for ONE SHIRT. And yes, there IS a proper way to fold underwear.
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November 11th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
Spit.
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November 11th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Honeybell, come over to MY house. I have baskets for you to fold!
Hate it when people leave their toenail clippings lying around. That’s just gross.
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November 12th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
This was funny – and interesting to think about how yoga can help (or not help) rigid tendencies (including OCD). The thing I thought of is the student who has her fave place in the yoga room, and has a *fit* if someone else takes it. I usually just let her sort it out for herself, but once I actually went over to quietly talk to someone about it. It went really well, and I think she was able to enjoy the change of scenery in her new location in the room.
My own personal thing – I’m a “green” type of gal, yet I *love* Clorox wipes. I love the way they smell, I love how they get things so clean. I hate that they probably kill my brain cells when I inhale deeply (which I do every time), and I hate the environmental waste and chemical pollution, but I will still buy them when we run out. crazy.
November 12th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
I’m the opposite. I hate socks. Let me clarify. I wear socks in shoes, but if I am not wearing shoes than I am certainly not wearing socks. Their sole purpose is to attract and contain germs. Why would I want them on my feet for longer than they have to be. They just make me uncomfortable.
Also, gym equipment. I always wipe it down BEFORE and AFTER my session. I know there are people out there that don’t both and I don’t want their sweat.
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November 12th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
I have to Q-Tip both my ears simultaneously, or something bad will happen.
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November 30th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
I missed this post, BUT, I obsessively wash the OUTSIDE of milk containers before they move into the fridge from the grocery store. Seriously, what’s with the white plasticy milk dandruff ??