Daniel Unplugged Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 I'm sure this is not directed towards anybody in the FDR community.but I'm in the mood for a massive rant, so here we go: When you arrive home with a bootload full of groceries do you carry them to your backyard, leave them there for 5 minutes, and then pick them up again and bring them into your kitchen? Of course not! That would be stupid. So why, when I place every item in the pantry, neatly stacked, with the labels facing outwards, do you call me OCD? I have a disorder? I have a mental illness? There is something wrong with me? F@#$ you, you unorganized, inefficient A@#hole! Your pantry is cluttered, and you can't tell exactly what is in there just by opening the door! There is nothing wrong with me. My system is perfect! ...sometimes my partner places the labels facing the back (oh yes she does), so I need to remind her how it should be done...just kidding. Disclaimer: Technically I am not OCD, I just looked it up in the DSM, but I have been called it many times. Nothing was getting in the way of this rant.
shirgall Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 Unless it interferes with normal living, it's not a disorder. And it should be "CDO" so the letters are in alphabetical order. 4
Daniel Unplugged Posted January 21, 2015 Author Posted January 21, 2015 Unless it interferes with normal living, it's not a disorder. And it should be "CDO" so the letters are in alphabetical order. Nice.
MysterionMuffles Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 Who criticized you for keeping the pantry organized, and labelled you as OCD?
Snafui Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 The CDO joke is actually a fairly good way to look at OCD. If you are so bad that you would call it CDO then it is could be reaching life interfering. I have traits of OCD but I do things that make life efficient just like you--literally in this case, I do the exact same thing with any goods put on the shelf. If it saves time and effort in the long run then that is not OCD--that's just proper time management. Test: Where are your car keys when home? My example btw is the med cabinet: Try finding a med when you are suffering from a severe ailment (e.g. light headed, light sensitive) and having that med misplaced? That will truly ruin your day.
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