By Annieisnotokay - 17/04/2013 10:20 - United Kingdom

Today, in my psychology class we were covering OCDs. I have an issue with creased paper and my best friend brought it up, so for the next hour my class mates sat screwing up paper to see how long I could continuously have a panic attack. FML
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Annieisnotokay 7

Just want to point out that I was pretty sure I had a last sentence that said 'turns out I lasted 5 minutes before fainting'. I am not claiming that I was in full blown panic mode for a full hour. I have a diagnosed OCD which does effect quite a large part of my life, I can't even use paper in class. The majority of my friends know I have this OCD and my best friend only brought it up as an example because she knows I don't really mind people knowing because for me as embarrassing as it is, I feel that if people know they won't make a big deal out of it and since I'm in year 12 I wasn't expecting people to over react as they did. The people who were doing it were the boys in my class who are really only in the class because they needed an extra subject to be allowed to attend the college I'm at. The teacher was trying to stop them but she was a substitute so naturally the already rowdy boys were not going to be told to stop.

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Top comments

evilplatypus 38

Your teacher is a complete and utter douche if they knowingly allowed this to continue.

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SavingRyansPvts 4

I'm hoping you aren't in a college psychology class..people need to respect that OCD isn't really something you can conquer easily on your own.

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Comments

TheyCallMeDamien 17

Never tell people your weaknesses.

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Bubbelz 25

I think this one is too hard to hide.

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ButlerOfChaos 7

Just make up the excuse that you have sensitive ears and crinkling paper makes you pass out :p

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Nayzo 1

Ugh, I might fall in to this category- I cannot stand the sound of paper creasing. It makes me want to throw up and turn myself inside out.

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HisAngel6511 11

It's not the sound that made her crazy. It's the fact that the paper wasn't straight. OCD is about tidiness and compulsions.

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coolkitty154 11

Damn, that's a horrible thing to do. Sorry OP, that sounds like an awful experience.

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haymaker14 1

That is very rude! Did your teacher let them do that? Sorry OP, I bet you were dying over there :(

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megnog 11

That's awful, OP. As someone with anxiety, I know how hard that could've been to have to deal with something like that. People are so ignorant sometimes.

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FaygoAndMiracles 18

The OP made a comment saying that their friend just brought it up because it was relevant to the topic, and that the OP was fine with people knowing about it, since they didn't expect them to act like that.

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wvcheesehead1 9

More people have serious ocd that is not diagnosed, these people need to realize that what may feel quirky to them can make the lives of their loved ones hell. PILLS PILLS PILLS

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rawrmuffinsnom 18

Pills are never a good option. That should never be the first thing people turn to.

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Danielle7994 18

126, I disagree. Some people may actually need to take medication because their disease/condition may be severe enough to need medical attention. Take people with Depression, Bipolar Disorder, or anxiety disorders. Those types of conditions can't be cured on their own.

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