Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder vs Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

These two disorders have similar names but are very difference. Obsessive compulsive disorder is an anxiety disorder and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder does is a part of your personality make-up. That personality make-up does not (necessarily) create anxiety. People with OCD are usually in distress and seek treatment, whereas people with OCPD typically seek treatment because someone else demands it.

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[sorrelbee]

One criticism: personality disorders *absolutely* cause problems for the person who has them, too. They cause deep, deep dysfunction and suffering, basically with no end, until we are able to receive or initiate some in-depth intervention over a long period of time. Personality disorders are terrible to have.

[patrss]

I think I have OCPD, I have all the criteria. I never thought it was a bad thing. I always felt proud of the way I do things, even if it takes 10 times longer than everyone else. At least I "do it right". Never would I have thought that this was a personality disorder. I always wished more people were like me, how easier and less frustrating everything would be! But recently my fellow college students started complaining about my inflexibility and inability to work in teams. But I always thought they were the ones in the wrong and I was just unlucky to always end up with incredibly incompetent teammates, and if only I could find good teammates that know how to work properly, then I'd be happy to work with them. Then at the start of this semester I bought the DSM-5 for my mental health class and I randomly came across OCPD... Somehow I felt kinda relieved, like I finally felt understood. So now I'm doing some research to see what I can do to improve, and if I can change a few things and make my relationships better in the process.

[cht]

My family is riddled with OCD, OCPD, Dementia Praecox, suicide and homicide. And that's just one family in my lineage. My father was psychotic and I've limped through life carrying all this (80 years). It's been a terrible struggle. Thanks for your very helpful presentation, Dr. Marks.

[taiwanjohn]

I found out I have OCPD about 17 years ago. (After many years of frustration with my failures to live up to my own high standards, I finally sought the help of a psychologist.) Although there's no "cure" for it, just knowing what it is has made it easier to cope with. Somebody in an online OCPD discussion group summed it up pretty well: "The only thing wrong with me is this persistent feeling that there's something wrong with me." It sounds simple, and I suppose it is... but boy oh boy, does it ever have a way of screwing up your life!

[kimberlyrosssegovia]

My husband of 23 years insisted that I watch this video.
Ouch... This totally decribed me, infact it reveled sides of me I wasn't aware of, such as hoarding and inflexibility. I refused to acknowledge possessing such behaviors, as if I could be a hoarder. And inflexibility.
I have an adaptable mindset, I'm always winning. My productivity and resilence are results of being so flexable, right? I wasn't so sure. After some introspection and self exploration, I realized that I wasn't as self aware as I previously thought.
I find these new discoveries to be enlighting and extremely interesting.

[dani]

I think it'd be great if you did a video on OCD and religious intrusive thoughts. It could really help people when they're searching for why they struggle with blasphemous thoughts when going to church. It was horrible dealing with that and not knowing I had OCD and that was causing it. But a video on intrusive thoughts in general would be great. Your videos are awesome.

[Tmcsinger]

I can relate to this I’m a perfectionist which is a big part of my anorexia that I battled in the past . I found this video helpful

[heinricusblasius]

Damn, right on target. I had proper OCD when I was in my late teens/early twenties. Later I discovered I had some features of the OCPD and I was able to let go a bit. But still, if I get in a serious argument, and I'm 100% sure I'm right, I can be totally unyielding and completely unable to let go, not even for the sake of peace.

[drina]

I've just found this page and Jeez i wish i found it way earlier. i thought i just had anxiety, and maybe adhd but i never thought of ths. i have OCD there is no question. Unfortunately no one is going to listen to a thing i say, but at least i know. 2 days ago your video on skin picking and hair pulling popped up on my recommended and it led me to several others. i have both of those compulsions, sadly. i pull out my eye lashes and just about any other hair i can find. i constantly chew the skin around my fingernails and on my hands. i also pick at the skin on my toes and feet. i have a memory of being a little girl of maybe 5 sitting behind a bed pulling a decent chunk of my long hair out thinking it was weird because it didn't hurt.

Unfortunately, i am also an addict. I was in a wreck in 2001 and broke my arm and had to have a metal plate put in. So i was only 19 didn't really know anything about pain meds and dang sure didn't know they were addictive. i've been battling this demon every since. i now take suboxone twice a day. It's probably going to take everything in me just to post this comment.

[beauregardmadden]

I saw this video and got excited as someone who has been diagnosed with OCPD, but after it was finished all I felt was sadness. I hate how we are always portrayed as 'anal, have to be right always', and... genuinely annoying, people. Everyone has their own variation of the condition, and I am a 'perculiar' case where I was aware of my disorder and went to both psychologist and psychiatrist to get my diagnosis. It's just that video's like this portray people with the disorder in a way that makes them look horrible to be around. I have so much anxiety and severe depression due to my OCPD, and I try to work on it everyday, through my interactions with others. I just wish people were more kind, and -wanted- to show people our side of the story, instead of writing us off as uinbearable perfectionists. Love to all. Just my opinion. <3

[jessestaton]

I just want to say thank you so much for creating your youtube channel. It's really helping me. Blessings to you.

[ramonsimpson]

Thank you for your content I'm a Physician Assistant student completing my Psychiatric clerkship and your videos have been god sent.Thanks again for the excellent content!

[PLBen]

Wow. Mind blown. I had never heard the difference before. I have been told all of these things all of my life and I had no idea it was actually a thing. This is just me. And with two years in lockdown (300 days in solo isolation in total) I am now *really* struggling getting out into the world. Thank you so much for describing this so clearly. Also recently diagnosed with ADHD and the meds are making this obsession with order and scheduling is ramping up.

[kerrybrothers]

My husband was recently diagnosed with OCPD and I've been searching out all types of information for my sake. This was by far the BEST resource. Some of the information was almost identical to other things (probably straight out of DSM) BUT you expanded on things to make them make sense in a real way.

[Tmcsinger]

I’ve been stubborn in the past but have gotten help and have learned to be more flexible and compromising and have become more open minded /willing to take suggestions

[jakecob]

This channel was recommended to me by the algorithm after watching dr. Grande's videos, and I've got to say - what a great video! Dr. Marks has such a welcoming, empathetic and informed way of speaking. I've suspected for years that something can be wrong with me and now I am almost certain that it's OCPD, I am starting counseling this week and I hope that it'll help.

[alouise]

I like you. You don't act like a fraud or a legend in your own mind unlike SOME other "psych" gurus on youtube. Very professional work.

[andreagreen]

Omg this was so helpful. I think I have ocpd. I can't finish projects because they have to be perfect and I don't like others to do things because they wont do it as well. Lol. I crave organization. I'm cheap because I save for "just in case" and try to make my husband too. I do almost all the things on that list. I'm diagnosed ADD also so it's terrible for me because of how long projects take me because of the need for it to be perfect, but also being easily distracted adds even more time (or hyper focused) and I feel like I get nothing done ever. It's actually really frustrating because I can't seem to just leave well enough alone. I even redo things to make them "even better". It's time consuming and stresses my husband out. People jokingly say I'm ocd but I didn't think I was. After seeing this I think I'm probably ocpd.

[marthamay]

I’m not going to lie, I’m slightly confused about the comment about personality disorders not effecting the person that has them but other people. I have avoidant personality disorder and it has ruined my life. It doesn’t effect anyone else at all apart from worrying about me.

[keishastaceymapalad]

Very helpful Dr. Marks! Had terrible experiences and it's now clear to me that what I have is OCPD.