Symmetry, balance, and Goldilocks zones

[theblitz6794]

Perhaps this goes hand in hand with my focus on a physics degree. I've been obsessed with symmetry and asymmetrical balance my whole life. I much prefer things to be in even numbers, if that makes sense, but even numbers like 14, which is a group of 2s divided by an odd, bother me a little. Square numbers are my favorite because they break symmetry at a level I can't see/where it doesn't bother me.

If I rotate 180 degrees to my left, when I turn around, I try to rotate 180 degrees to my right to "equal out" the left rotation. And sometimes, I have to go a full 360 right followed by 180 left to equal out the fact I did a 180 degree turn left first.

When looking for beauty, I look asymmetrical balance that is somehow works and preferably with a wide range of variety. For example, I like women with lighter colored skin tones and darker hair because it maintains a certain balance of color. I tend to dress myself along these same lines: contrasting harmonious color. Monochromatic pants with a matching patterned or graphic shirt. But the balance doesn't stop there, because my dress style comes off a little stoic, so to balance that I grow my hair long....but not too long. Just right.

With my schedule and business, I have to keep a narrow range of balance where I'm not too busy and not too bored. When I get bored, I quickly go full ADHD mode and slack everything off. When I'm too busy, I start to melt down emotionally and try to escape, putting me in ADHD mode and start slacking. But in a certain, narrow balance, I pump straight As and my social skills come to life and everything kind of fits together.

Intense world theory anyone?

 

[Cali Cat]

I can relate to that "narrow range of balance" between busy and bored. I react to the two in a similar fashion. When in the zone, though, I'm a machine.

 

[Nadador]

I have OCD with a perfectionist aspect, so I do tend to like things balanced. I'm rather blind to things like fashion and physical appearance of myself and other people, but things like furnishings in a room, or any kind of art or arrangement of objects, has to suit my need for balance if I am to be completely comfortable in a place. I don't like odd numbers in silly things like people in a group or fried dumplings in a Chinese take-away. I am unusually sensitive to the Golden Ratio and very strongly prefer photographs that employ the rule of thirds. That sort of thing. Much of it makes me rather boring.

When it comes to my life, my "Goldilocks zone" can be hard to achieve. I like to be very busy when I'm busy, and entirely not when I'm not. If I can get the right amount of each, life is beautiful, but it can't always be done. I get anxious when I'm stuck in-between.

 

[apsie]

Don't get me started...
I have to controll my "need" for balance or I get lost in it.
Counting used to be a coping mechanism for me, but it got out of hand.

 

[Judge]

Yeah. Symmetry, balance...the physical relationship and positioning of one object relative to others. It's always been part of my life. However I consider it more relative to my OCD than autism.

Funny to look back and recall a website designer who suggested symmetry wasn't such a big deal in designing website interfaces. It helped me mellow out a bit, in at least that one area.