When people say “I’m so OCD,” this is what they miss

For the coffee, I definitely relate to the “real OCD” one. However, the one on top saying that the line isn’t straight and that it’s bugging them can also be OCD. For example, if the person couldn’t drink it because the line wasn’t straight. But I get that in the first example, the assumption is that the person still drinks it. However, someone with OCD who is practicing ERP could sit with the feeling and still drink it if they are practicing response prevention.

This is so real, it made me laugh.

The frustrating thing is the people who really need to see this don't see this 😤

These examples are so relatable, though. Thank you for posting this.

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Love these, thank you so much for sharing. They do a great job of showing the differences between OCD and "I'm so OCD". I would feel so much less shame if people understood this.

I had this happen to me at canes 😭

I love these. Thank you so much

My friend told me that her mom has ocd and like, likes things neat and if she does I believe it but that's not what OCD is

Idk 🤷🏻‍♀️ what staff person @ Staff NOCD posted this for all of us, but I want thank you for doing so. . Glad you shared what Diedre Rae said about misconceptions that many have about OCD. I 💯 agree with all she shared. Mid August of this year I had a mental break down.. due to trauma related situations that were back to back and more work at my job (big time stress) My OCD kicked up big time! It scared me, various compulsions turned into hours and hours day after day. I knew I needed help. My close friends that knew about my mental breakdown were shocked/ surprised when I told them about getting therapy treatment for my OCD. Those close friends said they had no idea I have OCD. And that’s due to the fact I did not fit their ideas of what OCD can really mean. The fact that I am good at “masking” is a thing too, so to be fair, I guess they really wouldn’t have known, but you get the idea. When I told them about NOCD and that I need treatment, and shared some of my compulsions w/ them, and a couple of my friends said, oh that’s just your anxiety 🙄 I could not articulate that it’s more than just me acting anxious. I am glad it’s OCD awareness month! I hope that more and more people learn about it. Many don’t realize it feels like you have little to no control and it can be debilitating!

My co worker said she was “so OCD” because she likes things organized, it was hard not to react 😅

I had so many people say “I’m so ocd about that” amongst other stuff in situations. I was on a set once and this lady asked me to scrub the counter and told me to be “ocd”. I took offense so I was like oh I actually have ocd. But instead of getting the hint they laughed then the guy said“oh good then you should love this!”

Some of these “not OCD” ones can be ocd if it comes with anxiety. I worked on one similar to the last one with my therapist

To be fair, if the disorganized clothes rack is “stressing [them] out” and they’re trying to resist reorganizing the rack, there could be some “just right” OCD at play