I have two issues which I've identified about myself.  I have a very bad memory, like goldfish bad. Second, I have an ocd.  This ocd I'm just beginning to understand.  It appears I have an order to things and for me to progress I must complete them in order.  I can't explain the anxiety which paralyzes me when I try to skip ahead or allowed myself to forget a task. My lists are what saves my life.   Though it make take me a while I can eventually cross them off one at a time though I may appear the freak while trying.