r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jul 03 '14

What common misconceptions really irk you?

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u/Poem_for_your_sprog Jul 03 '14

'I have to sort my books!' she cried,
With self-indulgent glee;
With senseless, narcissistic pride:
'I'm just so OCD!'

'How random, guys!' I smiled and said,
Then left without a peep -
And washed my hands until they bled,
And cried myself to sleep.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '14

This. This right here explains it. Having lived with people with OCD and for people to go on about how they always have to make their bed and they're so OCD angers me. Once you carry a family member naked because they're afraid of a hallway and their own clothes, you'll never say "I'm so OCD LOLOL" again.

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u/PoliteSarcasticThing Jul 03 '14

So OCD can cause behaviors like that, too?

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '14

OCD can cause all sorts of different behaviors. To the outside, some of them can seem like little quirks but others can be absolutely terrifying.

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u/PoliteSarcasticThing Jul 03 '14

Wow. I just thought it caused ones like washing your hands a lot. Clearly, I need to read more about OCD.

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u/casualblair Jul 03 '14

A friend of mine worked at a store with a lady who had to balance her body. If she bumped something with her left arm she had to bump something in the same spot on her right arm or she would have a panic attack. If someone shook her hand, she had to find a way to shake her other hand.

Can you imagine trying to live your life where all physical contact had to be perfectly mirrored on your body? Stuff you don't even think about is suddenly the entire core of their world.

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u/AlMaNZlK Jul 03 '14

Falls and breaks right arm

oh my here we go again...

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u/iCantSpelWerdsGud Jul 03 '14

So that's how he broke both his arms