As well as liking their house to be permanently clean, a neat freak likes to have every element of their life
tidy and in order. Unlike people with
OCD neat freaks do not repetitively and obsessively clean things but they also can get upset when something is out of order because order
equals control, hence security.
Jill is such a neat freak! She
cleans her house thoroughly every day and also
irons all her kids' clothes. They always look clean and
tidy.