What does it take to be an "OC" (obsessive compulsive)

Lexi, nothing wrong with it as long as you are happy and the others living with you are OK with it. Most of the times OCD could be really painful for the family and the ones who are living or working with you. It takes sensitivity to understand what goes into the mind of one to have things in perfect order. Not everyone understands that! At the end of the day, without support, people suffering from diagnosed OCD are lonely and sad. Even, I am very particular about everything I do. I have to have a clean bed sheet, a cleaner shower room or a perfectly neat kitchen. But then, it's more or less normal. Even though, my mom thinks I go overboard at times, I feel it's therapeutic for me. I used to nag a lot about things being redone to perfection. It was pain for myself and everyone around. Now, I have worked on it and my preoccupations with job and internet has somehow moderated my OC.

When I was younger I was a bit OC. I used to have to recheck the doors at night and the clock. I never had a problem with color coding though. I would count my steps and things like that. For some reason I grew out of it. I never got that bad. I think to be OC is when it bothers your routine. Like being late for work because you had to do these OC rituals. I think it is good to be organized. Nothing wrong with that.

I'm not sure what requirements have to be met to be an actual OCD person. But if we're going with just self proclaimed and not diagnosed, my daughter is definately one. She's only like that with certain things though. Her movies have to be in a certain order and must be in good condition. If it's a copy or damaged in the slightest way she needs to rebuy the movie. And books are the worst. They must be in alphebetical order by author then once she get the authors organized she alphebetizes the group again. If there is a single crease in the book she goes nuts. Don't dog ear the pages, don't spill anything on them, don't bend the cover. She has gone ballistic on some of her friends for doing some of this stuff. She's really bad like that. But surpriseingly (I know that's spelled wrong) she's happy after she's got all that done and her husband is fine with her being like that. She sets me and her father crazy sometimes but we live with it and let her go.

I think I should have a little of that OCD for myself. I think it's good to be organized. I am organized but not in the way your talking about. I have a stack of various things next to my computer but if you asked me for just one...I know exactly where it is located in the pile

I don't see a problem with being a bit obsessive with your home or other areas of your life. I have a friend that is obsessive compulsive with cleaning in her house. When someone uses her bathroom, she immediately goes in when the person is finished and cleans it. She will not allow anyone to do her dishes. When she has family or friends over, you can see that she is distracted about any mess. For me the problem with people that are obsessive compulsive comes when they expect others to do the same.

Well, i am a virgo, as a zodiac sign, and my personality, in accordance to this is one of a perfectionist. I may call it OC, because it means that i should be very, very tidy, and not accept anything out of place. In reality, i believe that this trait is just developing in me. I mean, i recently had some urges to clean my room, to put everything in it's place. But that's not a constant need. Anyway, what i can see is that i'm changing somehow, like i develop some new traits, i believe positive ones, that i didn't have before. And it's not something taught, i mean as a girl i didn't need to do anything at home, all was ready for me when i wanted. And it's not a change forced by circumstances, because i live away from home for several years now, and nobody complaints. But something is different about me, maybe i'm awaking my true nature...i don't know, but i welcome it.

I'm also an OC. I want my stuff to be all messed up. Whenever I see them neatly placed, I mess them all up just to relieve myself of any worries.

Thanks god:D i'm not like that and even i don't have anybody in my family like that but i'm kind of tiny and like to arrange my stuff but not OS ..but i feel upset when somebody move my stuff whatever in office or at my clothes cabinet and i hate anybody to open my desk..So i have to OS or i'm normal:D??