Weird tendencies when restricting...

[holsie]

Firstly, I'm not OCD.
It's weird though because when I binge, I don't give a crap, but when I'm restricting I get a little bit weird. Like, today I was really stressed so I completely tidied out the whole of my room, like to the point where every single thing was label forward, neatly placed, equal spaces apart. It took me hours. And things that wouldn't go right were thrown out. I did the same thing the other day in the fridge when I was stressed, I made sure all the labels were forward and neatly placed and height order. I started crying because I really, really wanted to do the cupboards too, but I didn't want to go that far. I just spend so long making sure everything is perfect and it's upsetting me because I feel so awkward and uncomfortable and upset when things aren't right. I really want to stop it, what can I do?

[AliceIsMadeOfGlass]

I get that too, it's almost like you're filling that void of not b/p, but with cleaning/organizing or whatever you will. EDIT: I try playing games, or playing with my animals when I feel like that. It really helps. I had OCD for years of my life, it's sometimes something that just fades away.

[holsie]

Thanks I'll try that. Maybe if I keep my mind preoccupied I won't feel the urge to rearrange things. :)