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Sandettie Light Vessel Automatic tells us: "Until I pointed it out, my other half use to hang out the washing making sure that both pegs were the same colour. Now she goes out of her way to make sure they never match." Tell us about bizarre rituals, habits and OCD-like behaviour.

(, Thu 1 Jul 2010, 12:33)
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Fair enough
But I do kind of feel that way about anorexia too - likewise I believe fatness can be cured through cake eating-avoidance.
(, Fri 2 Jul 2010, 13:09, 1 reply)
It seems you're forgetting two things about the mind:
1. Our minds notice (or even make up) patterns very easily.
2. The mind is generally quite lazy.

When some people experience fear/anxiety for no real reason, they want to return to feeling comfortable as quickly as possible (so they won't think logically like you have, because it takes too much time).
So their mind will identify patterns of behaviour that it believes 'led' them to this fear/anxiety, no matter how arbitrary.
(, Fri 2 Jul 2010, 13:42, closed)
This
would appear to be the most acceptable answer I've been given so far.

Thank you.
(, Fri 2 Jul 2010, 13:45, closed)
No probs fella
Glad I could shed some light!
(, Fri 2 Jul 2010, 19:24, closed)

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