Mama Tee Series -OCD

OCD is Obsessive Compulsive ‎Disorder.

I had gone digging and I read more about OCD‎ since the day I shared my shoes hoarding story here.I Recall that some bvs said I have a form of OCD. Lols.


Now, the most disturbing definition is the one that says 'OCD is a form ‎of mental illness'. Does it mean I have 'menta'? Hahahaha


I saw many definitions and explanations. #wikipedia defines ‎OCD as ‎a mental disorder where people feel the need to check things repeatedly, perform certain routines(called 'rituals')‎, or have certain thoughts repeatedly (called 'obsessions').

I saw some of the symptoms too which includes frequent and excessive hand washing, counting of things, checking of things repeatedly, etc. They also said 'some may have difficulty throwing things out'

Chai! Mama Tee is done for.


They said it has treatment, should I start planning to go get treatment? I don't think so, mine is not serious, I only find it difficult to throw shoes out, old, worn-out shoes. I arrange them neatly in a corner of my room together with the good ones. Hahahahaha

On a serious note, I recently discovered that I also find it difficult to throw other things out - empty beverage tins and other containers like Jam, honey and Bama jars, soft drinks and bottled water containers, etc, I feel they would be useful in storing some things. Also worn-out clothes, I keep them to use as rags in future. Hahahahahaha

See me see 'menta' oh hehehehehehe.

Since it doesn't generate to full blown madness, no cause for alarm abi? let me start throwing the things away. Lols

There was this woman in my house when I was young. We used paid government water back then which was dispensed through a tap at the back of the house. Boreholes and wells were not common.

Anytime there was water, we all would gather our containers on a queue and fetch. In a few hours everyone would be done fetching water except Mama Timo, this woman would fetch water late into the night, she would fill everything that has holes in her house with water. This included empty pots, deep plates, bottles, etc. Note that anytime there was water again, she would throw out the remaining water in these containers and fetch all over again.


The following day, she would bring out heaps of clothes and sit beside the tap to wash. She would wash and wash, she would wash shoes too including her children's dunlop slippers that they wore around. She would scrub the outsole of these shoes and slippers (the part that touches the ground) she would scrub very well and then give the slippers back to her kids to wear. Hahahahahahahahahaha


Now that I remember Mama Timo, I'm just wondering, was this OCD or something else?

Do you have any OCD story? Let's learn

Mama Tee

*Your own is not OCD abeg,you are lazy and stingy..lol

I arrange things a lot and hate anything to be out of place,i cant stand dirt,wash my hands a lot....