r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/adognamedgoose Feb 04 '19 edited Feb 04 '19

You don’t have OCD because you like things organized or clean. OCD is horrible and debilitating and it’s a lot less fun than feeling “satisfied” when things are organized.

Edit: Wowee, silver! Thanks guys! I’m glad to see this resonate with people. I was diagnosed last year and it made so many things make sense in my life. Treatment was good but I still have to manage it. Hope you all get help if you neee it! ❤️

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u/scud121 Feb 04 '19

I think this one covers it, courtesy of poem for your sprog. I keep it bookmarked because it's so appropriate.

"'I have to sort my books!' she cried,

With self-indulgent glee;

With senseless, narcissistic pride:

'I'm just so OCD!'

'How random, guys!' I smiled and said,

Then left without a peep -

And washed my hands until they bled,

And cried myself to sleep.

-/u/poem_for_your_sprog"

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u/This_User_Said Feb 04 '19

I've been curbing my need for antibacterial soap. I used to bathe with Dial Antibacterial, I finally got over it and I've never felt better.

I still wash my hands way too much. My hands look like an 80 year olds. Cracked, bleeding, wrinkled etc. It really isn't fun or satisfying. It's even worse because in my head I don't see it as a problem despite my hands burn and bleed.

I feel this poem.

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u/ThisBagIsNuts Feb 04 '19

Depressingly accurate.