Fellow OCDcels, what compulsive habits/rituals do you have?

[Valiant Virgin]

I thought it'd be interesting to see how other OCDcels' habits compare to mine. My most prominent rituals are:

Checking doors - when leaving my home, after locking the door, I press down on the door handle 10 times with both hands in turn. Even after doing this, I sometimes come back and press down on it again. Last thing at night before going to bed, I press down on it at least 30 times in rapid succession. I know it's locked, and I'm fully aware that checking so many times is irrational, but I feel I have to do it.

Ironing - I have to thoroughly iron everything I wear, including hats, boxers and socks. When ironing socks, I go over them from left to right five times, then turn them over and go over them five times again.

Tidiness/positioning - all products in my cupboards are arranged neatly with product labels facing forward. I have a table in my living room with table mats which have to be perfectly straight and aligned with one another. When I clean the table, I take the mats off, and when putting them back on I use my measuring tape to make sure they're positioned equidistant from the ends of the table.

Cleanliness - this is probably the most annoying facet of OCD for me. I'm constantly picking up tiny specks of dirt and hairs from my floor and carpets. I can't completely relax if I'm sitting and see them there.

 

[blond_elf_bard]

I thought it'd be interesting to see how other OCDcels' habits compare to mine. My most prominent rituals are:

Checking doors - when leaving my home, after locking the door, I press down on the door handle 10 times with both hands in turn. Even after doing this, I sometimes come back and press down on it again. Last thing at night before going to bed, I press down on it at least 30 times in rapid succession. I know it's locked, and I'm fully aware that checking so many times is irrational, but I feel I have to do it.

Ironing - I have to thoroughly iron everything I wear, including hats, boxers and socks. When ironing socks, I go over them from left to right five times, then turn them over and go over them five times again.

Tidiness/positioning - all products in my cupboards are arranged neatly with product labels facing forward. I have a table in my living room with table mats which have to be perfectly straight and aligned with one another. When I clean the table, I take the mats off, and when putting them back on I use my measuring tape to make sure they're positioned equidistant from the ends of the table.

Cleanliness - this is probably the most annoying facet of OCD for me. I'm constantly picking up tiny specks of dirt and hairs from my floor and carpets. I can't completely relax if I'm sitting and see them there.

these are good rituals

 

[Guest2]

I don't think I have OCD or anything, but when I was 4 or so, I used to HAVE to touch every single piece of furniture once at least and if I touched it more than once then I'd have to go back and touch every other one one more time. I seem to have grown out of it, though.

 

[quinn24]

I cut my fingernails very short

fapping a lot to blunt sexual urges as much as possible

peeling skin off after a sunburn

 

[ihaveno1]

hand washing, skin care routine, tidiness, eating the same thing for lunch for yrs

 

[Valiant Virgin]

eating the same thing for lunch for yrs

This applies to me too - I eat the same meals nearly every day - but for me I think this is an aspect of Asperger's more than OCD. I have a fixation with routine, and this is one facet of this fixation.