Constant need of perfect order
Obsessive-compulsive individuals have a pressing thought around order and arranging. They grow preoccupied with maintaining things symmetrical and organised, lined up and precisely ordered in colours or shapes. When something does not feel right, they can’t stop looking, become increasingly anxious, and there’s a moment they cannot think of anything else and need desperately to go fix the problem.
The need for perfect order is always “their” ideal order, and there’s a correct way to do things according to their standards. When these are not met, they feel a constant source of discomfort. These obsessive thoughts slow down productivity and impair the daily life and activities of people with obsessive-compulsive disorder as they take excessive amounts of time to maintain everything tidy.
