i know this is a veryyyyyy cold take, but i figured i’d weigh in on this. it really reallyyyy irritates me when people talk about ocd like its a fun little quirk that makes you color code things and clean up a lot. as someone with ocd its literally taken over my life, to the point that i can’t do the most basic tasks without feeling extreme pressure or anxiety until i’ve done certain “rituals”. and i’m not trying to turn this into “wah wah me me me”. i know so many people who feel this exact way. and i know that its a very easy mistake to make since its been so deeply ingrained in a lot of peoples minds that its just the obsessive need to straighten picture frames or sweep the floor, but its something that i wish more people understood. especially when the people who say this kind of stuff are the same people who would look at me like i was a crazy weirdo before i figured out how to mask my compulsions. i don’t mean to sound hyper woke, but i just felt like talking about this, especially since i’ve noticed more people with this kind of mentality.
stay cool, take care of yourselves 
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SPitJAr_127
god this is so real. my ocd is literally ruining my life. i can't sleep. i can't be alone. i caught myself fucking looking for tripwires. i threw up tonight because there were meatballs in the pasta my mom made, because my stupid ocd thinks all meat is human meat. i hate it i hate my life
strawberrysugarboo
this is so true, just now i was trying to paint my nails (most mundane task ever) and my intrusive thoughts made it impossible. it hurts and it sucks to live like this, so i completely understand. i try to avoid doing the compulsions but it's jus so hard sometimes all i can do is give in. sending strength to everybody
anne
YES people make it all about needing things neat it's so annoying. also, the people who say they "let their intrusive thoughts win" pmo so bad ocd and intrusive thoughts has taken over my life stfu
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OMG BROOO YESSS- I literally js blogged about my ocd too it’s so bad and it takes over my life I hate it so much 💔💔 people have literally told me “your room is so messy for someone with ocd” brother.
ALSO YEA- I hateeee it when people are like “omggg sorry!! I need to fix this picture frame!! It’s my ocd!!” And then it’s just some 45 year old woman who likes to clean 😭😭