Do you have any compulsive tendencies?

**Audrey** · 12-26-2011 08:14 PM

For example, if I notice something out of place in my room, I go off and organize everything for hours.

Do any of you have similar experiences?

**End of Hypnosis** · 12-26-2011 08:21 PM

I have to wash my hands after:

Touching a doorknob
Railing
Touching any handle in general

And I rinse off all the things I eat off of before using them.

**kikidmonkey** · 12-26-2011 08:22 PM

No, I'm sane.

**quadrivium** · 12-26-2011 08:25 PM

I've caught myself rearranging my library for hours.

**Audrey** · 12-26-2011 08:29 PM

I've noticed it's not so much about cleaning as it is about organization.

Also, as a kid I would count the steps on each foot. And if I stepped on a crack with one foot, I would have to step on a crack with the other. It always had to be balanced.

**quadrivium** · 12-26-2011 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by Audrey

I've noticed it's not so much about cleaning as it is about organization.

Also, as a kid I would count the steps on each foot. And if I stepped on a crack with one foot, I would have to step on a crack with the other. It always had to be balanced.

Step on a crack, break your mother's back? lol

I clean when I am stressed or anxious. Organizing appeases something else in me. I'm not sure what though. Just a touch of OCD I suppose.

**Audrey** · 12-26-2011 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by corgiflatmate

Step on a crack, break your mother's back? lol

I clean when I am stressed or anxious. Organizing appeases something else in me. I'm not sure what though. Just a touch of OCD I suppose.

This is usually a coping method. It's something a person can occupy themselves with to get their mind off of whatever they may be dealing with.

**quadrivium** · 12-26-2011 08:42 PM

Originally Posted by Audrey

This is usually a coping method. It's something a person can occupy themselves with to get their mind off of whatever they may be dealing with.

Well, that's the thing. I completely lose track of time organizing because I am lost in my own little Ni world, trying to work something out. Perhaps it's just busy work to keep my body occupied while I need to make some heavy decisions. I always got more out of lectures if I was doodling.

**Audrey** · 12-26-2011 08:56 PM

Originally Posted by corgiflatmate

Well, that's the thing. I completely lose track of time organizing because I am lost in my own little Ni world, trying to work something out. Perhaps it's just busy work to keep my body occupied while I need to make some heavy decisions. I always got more out of lectures if I was doodling.

Well that's good if it helps you in that way. I think it is helpful to do something with ones body while they think, it keeps from getting restless. But I too always draw when in school.