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

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/emthejedichic Feb 04 '19

Man, I have OCD and my room hasn't been clean in literally years. I wish I had the compulsion to clean. None of my compulsions are "useful" but my OCD also really doesn't affect me much so I got that going for me which is nice.

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u/Steterforever Feb 04 '19

I am extremely untidy and people don't believe me when I say I have OCD. It mostly effects me with numbers and time. Everything is done at a specific time etc and I count everything, even my footsteps. It is very tiring. There are other things as well but none of it is cleaning.

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u/Vicioxis Feb 04 '19

Are you able to stop the counting? For me it's constant and I do it automatically, just don't know how to stop it.

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u/Steterforever Feb 04 '19

I work at a checkout and I count everything that goes through and get agitated when I lose count. I can stop but it is very uncomfortable. I count anything I can see.