Armchair psychologists of DL: please diagnose me!

Do you know anyone with a 5 lb. mallet that can bonk you upside the head?

Let me consult a barcode and get back to you, r1

Pretty sure this would fall under obsessive compulsive disorder.

isnt there a Numerology thread somewhere here?

My diagnosis is - clinically retarded. Find the nearest grease fire and see if it contains any numbers.

r5 made me laugh

You're just a crazy goofball, OP!

You have OCD. Since you type a good level of English I would guess your IQ is OK therefore the OCD is severe if a) you don't realize you have it and b) you seek advice on DL.

When I was young, I used to multiply numbers and verbally speak numerical patterns out of boredom (like when I walked to school). I also use to count my foot steps in numerical sequences and multiplications.

I still do it today - I verbalize numbers when I'm just in my car, but now with monthly costs, my income, financials and retirement.

I'm rather analytical and like numbers. I think for some people, numbers can be very soothing. No, I'm not an accountant. It's just something my mind reverts to when I'm bored.

I spoke with a couple of therapists about it when I was younger - they said it wasn't that uncommon and nothing to worry about.

Oh we all do that, OP. Nothing to worry about. (Smile and back away very slowly.)

OCD.

Thank you, r9

Ok OP -- this is for you, I won't tell you where I got them but they are, indeed, for you.:

311-902383-458-1102

r13 has dyslexia. It's 311-903283-458-1120

What number combo would teach you about brevity?

OCD

I have a mild version - when I drink water I count every gulp and it has to be an even number. I look for specific dates on the clock (12/25 is 12:25). Other weird shit like that.

Numbers seem to be my obvious obsessive tic.

It's probably some very hidden skill that you haven't been able to bring to practicality.

Just crazy and delusional. OP tries to insinuate that she's Rain Man OCD, but she is not since she isn't that highly intelligent. Seek professional help ASAP before an inner voice tells you to kill people, OP.

Pray tell, r18, how I tried "to insinuate that [I'm] Rain Man OCD"

Recently, whenever I’m eating candy or something otherwise countable, I have to choose a prime number’s worth of them. Also have to set TV volume at a prime number.

R9 here - I will say though that you say you do this hundreds of times a day? That does seem either an exaggeration or excessive and compulsive.

Your biggest problem is that you ride the bus.

Yes, r21. I do it all the time. I probably don't even realize I'm going it anymore.

For example, if I walk down a hallway with numbered offices, I'll automatically start adding up the numbers.

I suppose it is compulsive.

^^ doing, not going

R9 here again - one last time - I also get a bit carried away with my health counter on my phone while exercising or the numerical display on exercise machines. I'm constantly flipping through the various numbers - steps, calories, distance, heart rate - and changing things up to see the difference and multiplying it to see how much more I need to do or other calculations.

I see people on other machines and they never toggle through the data or change the programs or change the incline or other things, it seems so odd to me. Or in my car, I'm always flipping through miles, MPG, time, distance.

I don't even think about it - I guess if I did count how many times I do this in a day, it would be substantial. But it doesn't interfere with my life - which I think is the dividing line between an obsessive compulsive behavior. If it prevents you from functioning normally and wastes time in your day, then there is a problem.

For me, it just keeps my mind busy while I'm doing a mundane task.

I consulted my number system OP. My number system advises that you are a child molester. My number system is snarky and hateful but seldom wrong.

r25 your responses on this thread have been helpful.

I don't think it interferes with my life in any way. It may be a boredom thing. I also think I dislike the anxiety associated with not knowing and I find comfort in answers -- even if I know they have no basis in reality

On label of some items I buy (not food), write date and store where I got it. Know how long it lasted and where to buy another. Is that OCD?

R28, you are just highly organized, I do that too. I prefer to call it Okey-Dokey.

Insufferability. It's probably genetic, should have been diagnosed and addressed in childhood. But don't worry, it isn't contagious as you need prolonged exposure to catch it. And that's unlikely to occur.