OCD people: what's your magic number?

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Multiples of 3, but especially numbers which are also multiples of nine. I always have to make numbers equal 3, 9, or 6 (but preferably 3 or 9)- page numbers, numbers on the clock, etc.

4 8 15 16 23 42

3, 7 and 10. Kind of glad that they are relatively low. Enough frustrations as it is...

I like 12 mainly plus 3, 4 and 6. I count 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24, 4 8 12 16 20 24, 6 12 18 24.. And sometimes count upto 144, in either of these increments. Usually when i count i run my tounge across my teeth, hitting 4 at a time and continuing around my mouth.. Or I run my thumb across my fingers in between my knuckles, using each section as a sort of counting block.

In grade 5 we played a game we called maths football, we were given basic equations to work out, if your team player got it correct first you moved further up the field to the goals, so you had to be fast. My teacher had asked me how I was working out the maths problems, I think I was doing quite well, I told him I was using my teeth!! How strange would it be to hear that?? I must have been getting equations that were related to my numbers.

Multiples of three, usually: Tap each foot three times, checking things three times, etc.

Multiples of five on functional objects: the volume on tv at 10, 15, or 20.

Otherwise I'm a compulsive straightener at stores. Making books line up, touching each book once, etc.


These things mostly manifest when I'm stressed though.

Six! Divides nicely by 2 and 3. I also really like 12.

20.
Any multiple of 20.
Any factors of 20 except 4.

I'm obsessed with the number 7, and all multiples, especially 21.

And 777, of course.

My number is two I have always check everything twice but I love the number 13.

Oh yes, and I am afraid of the number 8.

I think it has something to do with the Discworld.

Multiples of 2. Particularly 2, 4, and 16.

Thankfully I don't have to do that much anymore, and if I do anything now it's more just until it "feels right" as one person mentioned.

There is only one number and it is 42. The meaning of life, the universe and everything.

But generally I like 3... yea 3 the number shall be... neither shall it be 2... unless it's on the way to 3... 4 is right out as is 5...




la la la la la....

4.

At night when I tuck my son in bed, if I kiss him, I have to kiss him four times. If I mess up and miss or something, I have to make up the missed one and do a set of four in a row. If I check on him after he has fallen asleep, I still have to kiss him four times if I kiss him. Only when he is in bed though, no other time.

I really don't have any other OCD though.

when i listen to my cd player, it bugs me if my volume isn't on a multiple of 5... sometimes i end up turning it up louder than it really needs to be in order to get that... maybe cause 5's my favorite number.. 4 is my 2nd favorite.