Reply #47: Your last paragraph sounds like it's describing OCD [View All]

[Kat45]

If she has to do things so precisely, and particularly if counting is a part of her routine, that could easily be causing her to take longer than intended to get ready. One of the characteristics of OCD involves taking longer than average to do things. I've been dealing with OCD myself for a long time. It takes me about 20 minutes to take a shower, when I'm not washing my hair. When I am, it takes more like 45 minutes. Then there's the time to dry off, put on lotion, deodorant, makeup, etc. Then finding the clothes to wear, getting dressed, going to the bathroom again before leaving the house...It takes me a very long time to get ready to go out--and I'm doing better than I used to! I try to cut my prep time down, and I've made some progress through the years, but still not enough. It's very difficult to do.