You Probably Don't Have OCD, And This Is Why

These days, it seems like everyone thinks they have OCD. What is obsessive-compulsive disorder, really?
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[the-og-cerealkiller]

Trend ocd = Crybabies who sometimes organize
Real ocd = Routines from Hell that waste your time and life

[crillic]

I can't explain how stupid the people are who think they have OCD while they are completely clueless about what the disorder is and what it does.

[userAl]

me: *is diagnosed with OCD, GAD and social anxiety*
my youtube recommendations: „You probably don’t have OCD and this is why”

[bababooey]

no one understands they think it’s just cleaning or being a ‘perfectionist’ but there’s so much more to it than that

[chr]

My friend had legit OCD. When she hears people say things like, “omg I have OCD” “My OCD is mad at this jar” or whatever she almost always cries (she’s sensitive)
Don’t do this

[secondsuccess]

It really grinds my gears how people refer to ocd as if it's tendonitis or something similar. "Oh my darn ocd is acting up again haha." It really flubbers my butter.

[avab]

OCD in my opinion is one of the most torturous mental disorders. I’ve been diagnosed and your mind can go to some extremely dark places, and unwanted thoughts.

[i.saisabea]

“Omg I’m like so obsessive compulsive disorder”

This doesn’t even make sense 😂

[JustSiobhan]

OCD is frustrating, exhausting and a logistical nightmare. Wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. Thanks for posting.

[RB-njpy]

Can you do an ADHD version of this? I feel like a lot of teenagers need to understand that it's a mental disorder NOT a "cute and quirky" trait.

-From a long time fan

[heeosis]

Firstly, "I'm OCD" doesn't make any sense. You are not "obsessive compulsive disorder" people, guys.
Triggered by grammar

[alyssa]

I’m sending this to all the people that cleaned their room ONCE without being told and now think that they have ocd

[TheScienceBiome]

Every single friend of mine thinks that they have OCD.
Time to show them this video.

[davidarbelaez]

A person has O.C.D. They AREN'T O.C.D.

[banu]

I count my steps, repeat words in my head, non stop, I can’t stop itttt. I check things over and over again but only sometimes

[tanuki]

I am a perfectionist. People say I have OCD!! I don’t! I explain on and on but..it never works.

[matthewcorr]

I have OCD and I hate when people fake it. For example I must enter every room with my right foot, Must touch most things 5 times, I must not wear too much black etc. I know these are just stupid thoughts but my idiot of a brain tells me if you dont do it, you will get injured, or you will lose all your friends or something bad will happen. Even though i know it wont. I can also get the urge to injure or in extreme cases, kill loved one or stranger. Saying "I'm so OCD" because you like being tidy is like saying "I'm so lung cancer" because you just coughed.

[ameliapearson]

Some kid: I told them I had O.C.D. because it came up. They looked in my backpack and it was not the neatest thing in the world. They were like You don"t have O.C.D. because it is not organized.

[bushoncrack]

Does anyone cough when they don’t need to, or makes a weird sound over and over again.

[dawngreen]

I actually have ocd.. It's so frustrating with anxiety. They say think happy, EVEN THOUGH MY NIGHTMARES AND SADNESS APPEARS IN MY HEAD AND I'VE HAD 9 YEARS OF THERAPY IT HURTS :(