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I have a phobia of fruit that is cut by other people or that I don't know where it came from. Even if my mom cuts up my fruit I refuse to eat it but if I cut it up I'm fine.
I also have to make sure I have a glass of water next to me before I go to bed, I always have to have my seatbelt on in a car, and I hate it when I rub anything dry together like cotton socks that come out of the dryer.

Ummm Dot Dot Dot
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I have to eat my food in ascending order based on what I like of it the least and most.

If I eat a sandwich, I have to eat the crust off it first and comtinue eating around the edges until I get as close to a perfect circle as I can that is around an inch in diameter, and then I can pop the rest in my mouth.
If I eat a pack of fruit gummies (or M&M's, or anything like that), I have to dump them all out and seperate them by color, and then eat the flavors (or colors, if they don't have differing flavors) I like the least first.
If I'm eating cereal with different kinds of parts to it, like captain crunch or lucky charms, I have to eat the most bland tasting part first, and then whichever color I find the least appealing at the time.
This can be - and is- applied to anything I eat. I always have to eat the part of the meal I like best last, and if I somehow make a mistake and eat part of the food out of order, it upsets my stomach and makes my skin crawl.

Jesika
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When I was about 8 years old I have an OCD with my voice. If I made a squeaking/screeching noise with my voice once, I must continue doing it breathing in and out until I tire out and lost my voice. Everyone in my family were so cruel and told me to shut up all the time but I really can't help it! It's like if I can't take control of it at all. I was so upset and cried because nobody would understand... Honestly, I can't control that thing and it was so embarassing especially during at school gym. I ran away and hide in the bathroom when it started and stayed until I'm done with it. I only have that obsession for few months and it stopped. I have many different kinds of OCD's when I grow up and the OCD symptoms competely stopped in my teen's.

Alexa
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I don't have this OCD anymore but when I was a child I was so terrified of having any electronics and light being left on and nobody is using them or in the room. I HAVE to turn everything off one by one before leaving the room. If I walked past the room with any shining buttons light on VCR or clock, I have to unplug them all. I couldn't stand watching a movie on VCR while falling asleep until the movie stopped playing so the screen would turn into a static. This freaks me out the worst. I made myself stay awake so I can go and turn it off. I have this OCD for about 3 years at age 5 to 8. I have several different kinds of OCD later after 8 yr old and then it completely stopped when I was a teen.

Alexa
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it doesn't matter what the item is but i have to sort things from biggest to smallest, then lightest to darkest. I can't eat odd shaped items or if there is an odd number of items i have to leave one. For example if i play poker i have to use the odd chips, then the black, red, blue then white chips

Sheryl
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Up until recently my travelcard and photo ID had to be lined up perfectly in the little plastic wallet they live in. I managed to fight this one but it has been replaced by a need to touch raw wood to ward off evil - seems you just can't win.

Jake
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If there is any kind of melody I can hear, I must tap the rhythm to it with my teeth.

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