ocd OR CREATURE OF HABIT?

Jan 24, 2023

I have to admit I am one of those creatures of habits..

I know it must seem crazy, but I realised I don’t like changing that routine , and not sure if it is part of my OCD??

I still like to sit on my same spot on the bus, I like to use the same path route to work – otherwise I feel like my day will go differently!

My partner will not blink an eye but I like to check everything is switched off before I go to bed – even if I have to do this three times !

Yes, when I have finished a shift at the hospital I love getting home and straight into pjs or jogging bottoms – I do not know if this is more of a female thing but he does not get it and asks ‘why not make more of an effort?’ my answer? ‘because I want to feel comfortable – I don’t want to dress up when I get home as if I am going to the theatre’..am I wrong?

What do you think?😊

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4 responses to “ocd OR CREATURE OF HABIT?”

David

24th Jan 2023

I wore scrubs to work for a number of years. They kinda ruined me on wanting to get dressed up at all!

Being comfortable when not working just seems normal to me. Your partner wants you to make an effort to…what exactly? If you can’t just be you at home, where can you?

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1. Stephanie Seven
  
  24th Jan 2023
  
  I think he feels it’s lazy to just get home and straight into comfortable clothing, even if I have got ready for a nice night out I still like to get straight home and into comfy clothing. I love wearing the scrubs at work, so comfy!
  
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  1. David
    
    24th Jan 2023
    
    So… yeah maybe this is semantics? But we are writers, after all, and I think words matter. I think Brené Brown would say something like “lazy isn’t a feeling, it’s a judgment when used against someone else”.
    
    Oh, and hey… we’re all creatures of habit. I wouldn’t be able to live in any kind of sane manner without my idiosyncrasies. 🤣
    
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  2. Stephanie Seven
    
    25th Jan 2023
    
    Idiosyncrasies – great word. I like the quote, thank you. There are some great quotes out there are there not?
    Thanks for sharing that you have idiosyncrasies too! 🤣
    
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