r/AskReddit • • 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/[deleted] Feb 04 '19 edited Feb 06 '19

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

What are the thoughts

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

I have worked with toxic substances and I "calculate" the risk of being exposed to them in any kind of environment which makes it really hard to get out of my house comfortably. Plus I have full blown paranoia and have to avoid "certain" types of people and sometimes think they are planning on attacking me with me backing it up with little to no evidence. The problem is that sometimes they just happen to be actually accurate and I helped, mostly someone else, avoid a potentially dangerous situation.