I lived with someone who had OCD. I wish they were like this!
He was actually quite messy.
His thing was lining things up. I'd open the kitchen cupboards to find he'd gone around putting everything in size order and making everything straight. Yet no one had done the washing up, and there would be empty pizza boxes on the floor...neatly stacked of course.
If we went out together to have something to eat he'd carefully line up the cutlery.
He does it more when nervous, and takes medication to help controle it. He also did counciling for a while.
It's not just a case of perfectionism, it comes with irrational thoughts, and guilt or feelings of dread for not performing certain rituals. Things like turning out the lights in a certain order.
I know someone else with OCD who has it with cleaning. She cannot use public toilets and things like that. She also used to bathe with a small amount of bleach in her bath water.
If you think you have OCD
go see your doctor. I don't think it is a good idea to use these terms without a diagnosis from a professional, as I feel when people don't have it then it spreads misinformation and trivialises the difficulties people who do have this issues actually face.
Most people don’t mean any harm of course, they simply do not understand the realities of these types of conditions.
If it is really impacting your life in a negative way there are treatments available. If you don't feel it's bad enough to get professional help, why use the term?
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I can quite safely say I don't have OCD or any tendencies towards it. I do like to have things in a certain order at times, but not to the degrees of a mental health issue.:laughing: I really wish people wouldn't just throw words like this around.
Why does every personality quirk have to be a labeled mental disease these days? :/
Anyway, my stereotypical view of the OCD-sufferer is someone who has to have their living space be 150% clean all the time, and spends maybe 3-5 hours every day cleaning surfaces that I'd let go for weeks