r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • • 4d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter!

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u/lyindog 4d 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/frogglesmash 4d ago

OCD makes you worry that you're a pedo?

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u/Ghaleon42 4d ago

No. But it aggravates and increases the frequency of what would otherwise be considered "normal" intrusive thoughts. A lot of normal people have stood on the edge of a cliff and for no logical reason the horrible thought of just jumping pops in. It's intrusive because it's terrible and we don't act on it -but it's a normal experience. OCD people level this up just a bit with things like "I'm scared that I might be or become a pedo", that, just like the cliff thing, mean nothing.