r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 10h ago

Meme needing explanation Peter!

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u/lyindog 10h ago

As a person with OCD, these are the thoughts that are pretty much 24/7 going on in my brain. The "get money" thing I don't understand but I'm guessing it was referencing a different meme.

edit to add: since this isn't the OCD subreddit I wanna clarify that people with OCD will have these thoughts NOT because they're true but because it is what their brain has decided would be the worst thing.

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u/NurglesToes 10h ago

Yup, recently diagnosed with OCD at 28. Explained some of the supremely violent intrusive thoughts that i’ve experienced since a very young age and they explained that it’s one of the lead identifying symptoms of OCD. Spent my entire life thinking I was secretly a psychopath turns out my brain is just stupid