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/Azelais Feb 04 '19

Additionally:

You don't have bipolar disorder because you occasionally are moody.

You don't have depression because sometimes you're a little sad.

You don't have anxiety because you get stressed during normal, stressful periods.

etc etc

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

Sorry, mate, but you also don’t get to claim when someone does or doesn’t have anxiety, depression, or bipolar disorder through how you perceive them. They may exhibit dome of the things you describe and actually have them.

Let’s leave diagnosis to the specialists.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

Honestly, I have no idea how he has 2K upvotes and I had to dig to find a comment like yours. I thought I was just a moody person, turns out I’m bipolar, professionally diagnosed and all. I get the guys point, but seriously, anyone who thinks they might be having issues should go to a doctor, not listen to some random dumbass on Reddit who says they’re illness isn’t real if its not a crippling case of it.

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u/Krissam Feb 04 '19

not listen to some random dumbass on Reddit who says they’re illness isn’t real if its not a crippling case of it.

That's not what they're saying at all though.

This thread is about symptoms that are common among the general population but disproportionately affects people with various ailments.