Work & OCD

[JennyorAlice]

Do you have your things at work in certain spots or is everything scattered?  Do you do it because you have OCD or do you do it because it actually helps you work better when everything is "in it's place"? 

 

[Jasmin Cottontail]

I always keep things organize simply because I always want to see things in a clean manner. I don't want my things being scattered everywhere, it really makes me feel annoyed and irritated. I'm not sure whether I just like it in place or because I have OCD. Well, as long as it won't affect my everyday life (in a big way) then I guess it won't be a problem

 

[tomorrow]

To be frank I am not that much disciplined in my offline life. But when it comes to computers I am very adamant on this.  I always keep my files organized and create separate folders for every type of files I have.  I am also very particular about applying passwords, changing it at regular intervals and taking backups etc.  Sometimes I repeatedly check everything just to ensure 100% compliance to safety.  But I think it is not OCD but the current circumstances force me to be perfect and there is no compromise on security.    


To err is human and so I think a minor OCD is somewhat helpful at times.  As humans we tend to forget and keep things open for others, but if we have a habit of rechecking everything we could be safe.  It becomes an issue when this tendency becomes endless and it adversely affects quality of life.  

 

[Myers]

I've always kept things organised at school without much attention. My teachers always used to say I got on peoples nerves when I moved their pencils but apart from that nobody noticed. I guess its just something you just do.

 

[Alex]

I used to be like that, but when you are working things can get messy, and as long as I know where things are it's okay. Sometimes if it is too orderly I can get too anxious, and a little mess is okay as long as no one touches it. I know if someone has touched something, and I see it as my own personal space, and as a writer I like a little bit of mess so I can then clear it up.


I get more anxious when people touch my things, because then I don't know where they are. I had a cleaner in my dorm room once who tidied up my desk, but I had papers all out in an order for me to use, and she piled them all up neatly after I had separated them into piles and order to read. I couldn't get mad at her, but I had to redo it all over again, and sort out what I had separated.

 

[Myers]

Yes, I have to organise my things, everyone else's things before I actually get started. I work in my local post-office part-time so I get to organise the shelves and things which I enjoy and I make them look perfect