Today, I realized how bad my OCD is when I accidentally got a paper cut and I was annoyed by the fact that the cut wasn't in a straight line. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I got a paper cut while opening my box of Band-Aids. FML
Today, my OCD reached a new high when I used a correction pen to white-out an eyelash which was photocopied onto every single page of my reading material. I did it because the eyelash was too distracting and I couldn't finish reading the article without the urge to rip it into shreds. FML
Today, I received roughly 50 paper cuts while I was at work. I didn't realize this until after I applied hand sanitizer. FML
Today, at work, I have discovered the wonderful feeling of having a paper cut, with metal, under your nail, on all your nails. FML
Today, as I passed a printout over my shoulder to my mum, I managed to give myself a papercut on my tear duct. FML
Today, I cut myself on a band-aid box, while trying to get one out for another cut. FML
Today, I was cutting some paper when I accidentally cut a sizeable chunk out of my finger. I went to my car to get my bumbag (I'm a lifeguard) so I could patch it up. I then promptly got a large piece of glass in my foot. FML
Today, I got a paper cut from a 'get well soon' card. FML
Today, I accidentally cut myself with a razor blade on my toe. Not only does it sting really badly, but it reinforces the fact that I have abnormally hairy toes that need to be shaved. FML
Today, while drilling holes in "No Smoking" signs for my job, I gave myself a minor cut that would appear to most as a papercut. I then had to fill out 3 double-sided pages of paperwork. FML
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evan_7899 28
well, make another
addioty 19
We are on the same boat :/
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Levvy 22
Let's talk OCD. In fact, let's not even get complicated with it. Let's just talk about the NAME. What does it stand for? Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. So, what does it consist of? Obsession, and compulsion. Pretty simple, right? You need at least one obsession, and at least one related compulsion done to alleviate the terror of this obsession. "I twist my doorknob twelve times when leaving the house (compulsion) or else I will be fired from my job (obsession)." "I am constantly terrified I have run over someone with my car (obsession) and must stop and check repeatedly to confirm I have not (compulsion)." Or the classic, common variant, "I am terrified of disease/infection (obsession) and must wash/disinfect myself a certain number of times to avoid it (compulsion)." Now, let's fit your little self-diagnosis into this template. "I get annoyed at things that aren't meticulous." Annoyance is not obsession. Getting annoyed is not a compulsion. Now, if you still want a trendy self-diagnosis of OCD, you understand what you're doing wrong and what you'll actually need to undergo for it. Enjoy.
Shade1982 21
You don't really know much about OCD except what you just looked up on wiki do you... An over-irritation at things not being in the right alignment is actually one of the most classic cases of OCD (and NOT the cleaning/handwashing thing you described). It is EXACTLY the kind of obsession some people with OCD have. Let me put it this way. Do you see many 'normal' people straighten everything out in their home 4 times a day? Do you hear of many 'normal' people get annoyed when something is not in a straight line or a 90 degrees curve? There you go...
Shade1982 21
Darn it, time's up... There is a difference however between having one of the characteristics of OCD and being diagnosed with OCD. You have to meet several of the characteristics before being diagnosed as such. So it is possible for people to have one or two of the characteristics, without being diagnosed with OCD... In fact, most people will probably have one of them in their lifestyle in some way.
Levvy 22
Three minute time limit about three hours after the post was made? Man, you seem strangely desperate to shut out actual response. So, let me provide the answer to your question that you're fleeing. How many people get annoyed by things not being orderly? Plenty of them. Like the OP (who never said they "straighten everything in their house four times a day", incidentally). And myself. And every other "Lol im so OCD" person. Who you just yourself in fact said don't qualify for a diagnosis because all they have is "one or two characteristics". (Funny, though: "Liking things orderly" isn't even ONE of them if you actually read the DSM-IV) Go ahead and diagram it. What is the obsession and what is the compulsion? Or if we're operating on the POOCD diagnosis, what is the recurring intrusive anxiety? I'm sure the various psychological textbooks, clinical studies, professionals in the field, and editions of the DSM are eager to have the record set straight. Looks like you need to tell the following sources their definitions are wrong: "Abnormal Child Psychology (third edition)", "Obsessive Compulsive Disorders: Theory and Management", "Introduction to Clinical Psychology", Deborah Osgood-Hynes at the OCD Foundation, the journal of Behavior Research and Therapy, "Coping with OCD", the British Journal of Psychology- whoops, I'm over my time limit, aren't I? Boy, that sure is unfortunate. I'm sure they'd have been very intrigued to hear that someone who showers until their skin is raw isn't really obsessive-compulsive, but someone who straightens up pencils is.
obviousboy 8
You mean you didn't purposefully get a paper cut?
MinkleStein 8
Haha I know whatchya mean...
See_Be_Feel 13
I would stare at for like an hour willing it to be straight, then the pain of a paper cut would make me go put a band aid on it.
Teiu88 13
Okay, so maybe this isn't exactly OCD, but I still have been diagnosed with it.
jazzmin1997 16
OCD is so frustrating! Especially when you're with people who don't have it. I always want to rearrange stuff into a straight line.
backfire10z 14
Just turn your head, then it's straight :)
BlackyxRose 11
Oh honey I feel your pain :(
Cavsfodawin 21
I hate it when your paper cuts aren't in straight lines.
raganerus 17
thats not what OCD is