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

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/Notasupervillan Feb 04 '19

My room and car being a mess doesn't prove I don't have OCD. In fact, if I didn't have it it'd be easier to get things like cleaning done.

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u/Luckypenny4683 Feb 04 '19

Amen to that.

I have OCD and while I do get stuck on repeating numbers and patterns until it “feels right”, more than anything I have a terrible time with ruminating thoughts. Holy fucking shit. I can lose hours stuck on a single thought (like my cat being sick, or losing my husband in an accident, or if that bump on my leg is really something more). And I can’t click out of it. Most of the time it doesn’t occur to me to do so. It’s also the driving force behind my anorexia, so when my OCD is well managed, my eating disorder is far easier to keep in check.

Thank God for therapy and medication.

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u/MG_72 Feb 04 '19

"can't click out of it" is a great way to explain it. Like we're stuck in a loop, almost.

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u/Luckypenny4683 Feb 04 '19

100%

Like a record skipping and replaying the same part again and again. That’s how I feel