To be perfectly honest, I have my fair share of neurotic tendencies: I am so paranoid about getting fired, despite being employed in my job for 2 years, that I rarely take more than half a lunch hour. I am neurotic in my obsession with loyalty. Once I find stores I like, I am loyal to them to the point that I do not go anywhere else, regardless of convienence and what not. Finally, I am neurotic because I, for whatever reason, do not get refills of soda when I eat out, for fear of putting the host out, regardless of how thirsty I am. Just a few of my neurotic tendencies.

Ernest, 28
Washington, DC

I tend to over-prepare in a vain effort to forestall chaos--which is always lurking at the bounds of civilization. My penchant for hoarding is probably part of the same complex.

Jill, 59
Saylorsburg, PA

I scratch the skin off my head. My skin gets dried out, and then it itches. . .I'm trying to quit. : )

Karen, 20
Marshelltown/Ames, IA

I feel compelled to get my car as close to the curb as possible. I find myself unable to let a stack of crooked magazines go unstraightened on a coffee table. I must make my bed in the morning and feel imcomplete when I just let it go. I scratch my head and pick at my feet. Basically, I have a bunch of issues surrounding order and control, none of which seem out of the ordinary or impact on others, I think.

Felicia, 34
Somerville, MA

i insist that everything must be clearly defined. So what did you mean by neurotic?

Alias Irrelevante

*grin* What neurotic tendencies DON'T I have? My boyfriend and several of my friends have an adorable nickname for me: OC (as inobsessive compulsive). Hmm... let's see. All of my CDs and books are organized by theme, and I can find any of them rather easily. I'm a compulsive cleaner, I get obsessed with things like books or movies and HAVE TO find them immediately, and I ask my boyfriend things like "what sort of neurotic tendencies do I have?" and then give him suggestions :)

Amy, 23
Baton Rouge, LA

I hate having wrinkled sheets and blankets on my bed. I hate having junk on the floor, I'm convinced that I will trip over it and fall.

Cindy, 41
Lowell, MA

(Gee, why do you two losers really care?. .)  I think I'm more obsessive/compulsive than neurotic. . .I've also been diagnosed as mildly bi-polar. . .

I guess I am afraid of getting too close to people sometimes. . .I am afraid of being caught in a place without my magic plastic bag of junk that I carry around with me everywhere. . .I have a walkman, a discman, reading materials,a change of shirt and all sorts of over the counter meds. . .I like to be prepared for whatever might come up, even though I don't use most of it. . ...

(Yeah, I'd say that's fairly neurotic. .)

mothmc, 35
Pensacola, FL

I can't leave the house with the bed unmade. That neurosy is courtesy of my mother.

Laura, 34
Lowell, MA

The kind of neurotic tendencies that prevent me from telling you what they are.

King MoonRacer VII

Probably a lot. I tend to be a very mean person whenever I get out of bed before noon. Does that count? I was diagnosed with OCD and ADHD when I was a kid, but I don't hold much stock in official diagnoses. I was one of the early victims of the new fad in education: drug your students, and they won't goof off in class!

Kristin, 20
IA  USA

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