First things first, before people get angry, I'm talking about those who have perfectionism bred in them. Diagnosed OCD can be a very serious condition, but this is for the ones who flirt with the line. No, we're not crazy. Okay, yes, we are a bit crazy. But it's harmless. Just how many of these can you relate to?
1. We thrive off of things that fit just perfectly into containers.
2. Hold on, we need to watch that KitchenAid box a few more times.
OK, moving on. Maybe.
3. How about when we check to make sure our alarm is set 500 times before we go to sleep.
Hey, it could have disappeared or something. Or worse—it could have magically changed to PM.
4. We actually make great house guests.
5. Wrapping presents takes twice as long as anybody else.
6. And then we die a bit inside when someone rips them open.
7. The immense anxiety build-up as you flip over the most flawless pancake.
8. How you now know (and are extremely bothered) that the left side of the pan is majorly cut off in the picture above.
You're welcome.
9. We clean and organize for fun and to de-stress.
Before others judge, we could be doing worse things, you know.
10. We have lists of lists that we need to make a list for.
11. Oh, and if we accomplish something that wasn't on the list, we'll add it right away just so we can feel satisfied by crossing it off.
12. Our cabinets and drawers are beautiful.
Don't even get us started us on closet organization. Color coordination is a given.
13. When our handwriting and note taking were on point in today's lecture.
And people with messy notes in class make us cringe. Like do you just want a copy of mine or...?
14. While we're on the topic of school, can we just vent about when teachers/professors are erasing the board and miss some spots.
COME ON NOW. Why does it seem that ALL of you do this? Well, there goes my focus and my chances of doing well on tomorrow's quiz.
15. Not wanting to destroy the flawless beauty that is a brand new jar of peanut butter.
16. We look in the mirror a dozen times, then go back for one last time (or five) before leaving.
17. Whole numbers are our friends.
18. Self-serve ice cream: challenge accepted.
19. When grocery stores are stocked to perfection with the labels out (shout out to you, Publix).
20. It's definitely not humorous when our non-OCD friends use it against us for their entertainment.
We're used to it though, and no I will absolutely not eat this sandwich.
21. Lastly, let's all just stop and appreciate the following images.
So how'd you do? All kidding aside, it's just who were are. Love us anyways, even when it's hard. For those of you who deal with us, thank you. They say patience is a virtue, so we're actually helping you if you think about it. For those of you who this applies to, you're not alone. Hey, maybe we could all meet up and create a petition for it to be called CDO instead. That way all of the letters would be in order like they should be, right?
