What exactly is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and how is it different from pop culture representations of it?
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Not a psychologist, but have a relative that’s OCD. It’s to the point where he washes the garbage before throwing it away, everything from food to plastic trash. If someone throws something away he goes and gets it out and washes it. Will endlessly research any product he buys to ensure he gets the best model/brand. Often will walk the house and lock/relook every door multiple times and violently shake them to make sure they’re locked up.
If my understanding is right for a lot of them it’s an”I gotta do this or bad stuff will happen.” So kinda like when you get that feeling when you leave your house if you left the stove on, but with very specific things. An overwhelming feeling of “if I don’t do this than that will happen” and it’s too overwhelming. And that may be only one type, I think some people have it but it presents as a perfectionist/completionism thing where they have to see stuff finished, a cancelled tv show mid season or getting out of the car before the song stops isn’t happening.
It probably classifies as OCD if goes sufficiently beyond what can be rationalized/ gets in the way of life
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