The appeal of the number 3 versus pairs

Written by: dani_babyboo

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it sounds like a type of ocd to me

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Written by: Prometheus

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I tend to list adjectives in threes, but only when I write. It's thorough, rhythmic, and psychologically satisfying. See?

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The legendary 'power of three' used by politicians and their like since time immemorial. I learned about it in English class.

'Education, education, education' - remember that?

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Yeah, what happened to that Policy, anyway??

We learned about it in Sociology. I then spent a productive half hour talking to my friends in lists of four, rather than three. They were actually very weirded out, but couldn't tell me why...

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Written by: dani_babyboo

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yer but ocd is wildly misunderstood and i can see it not being such a harsh name soon

ive watched programs that have said a majority of people tend to do somethings all the time and not realise and it is a very mild form similar to ocd but not where there obsessed about it just do it without realising and it is one of the studys where they say the obsession can come from when someone has a lot of stress in there life or something go wrong

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I don't think OCD is a harsh name. It's a condition that some people suffer from, just as some people are bi-polar or dyslexic or epileptic or are a chrones sufferer. I do think, however, to label people as having OCD for just finding one thing or another more aesthetically pleasing is (IMO) an insult to people that really do have OCD. To label everything as a form as OCD is trivialising the disorder and the people that are really suffering from it.

I'm not trying to attack you personally here Dani, so please don't think I am. I see this happening a lot. People apply names of various disorders and syndromes all the time to things that don't really warrant them and it bugs me. If a person were to say they like purple more than orange would that make them an OCD sufferer because to me that's the same thing as liking even more than odd or vice versa.

I would agree with you that if a person was compelled to keep everything in pairs and it caused them a great deal of stress not to do so, then, yes I'd say there was a good chance they were suffering from OCD as it is a compulsion effecting thier stress levels and they can only feel calm if they know everything is in pairs. I do not however feel that having a aesthetic preference for pairs over odd means you are an OCD sufferer.


Ok that was a bit

Back on topic

So do you people think there is some kind of link to the odds and evens attraction and the kind of thought processes you have or left handedness or dyslexia.....or (insert idea here)

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To label everything as a form as OCD is trivialising the disorder and the people that are really suffering from it.

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dis·or·der
n.

A lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion.
A breach of civic order or peace; a public disturbance.
An ailment that affects the function of mind or body: eating disorders and substance abuse.

tr.v. dis·or·dered, dis·or·der·ing, dis·or·ders
To throw into confusion or disarray.
To disturb the normal physical or mental health of; derange.


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dis·or·der (ds-ôrdr)
n.

A disturbance or derangement that affects the function of mind or body, such as an eating disorder or the abuse of a drug.
v. dis·or·dered, dis·or·der·ing, dis·or·ders
To disturb the normal physical or mental health of; derange.


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Main Entry: 1dis·or·der
Pronunciation: (')dis-'ord-&r, (')diz-
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: dis·or·dered; dis·or·der·ing /-'ord-(&-)ri[ng]/
: to disturb the regular or normal functions of


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Main Entry: 2disorder
Function: noun
: an abnormal physical or mental condition : AILMENT <an intestinal disorder> <a nervous disorder>


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Disorder

n 1: condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time" [syn: upset] 2: a condition in which things are not in their expected places; "the files are in complete disorder" [syn: disorderliness] [ant: orderliness] 3: a disturbance of the peace or of public order [ant: order] v 1: disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill" [syn: perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract] 2: bring disorder to [syn: disarray] [ant: order]


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