I have noticed that quite a lot of people have begun to say they think they have 'a bit of OCD' because they are very tidy or particular about something.
Like, "I have to have all my towels hung up just so in the bathroom, I'm sure I must be a bit OCD."
or "All my kids' plastic toy boxes have to be the same colour or it would send me mad - I must have OCD."
or "I'm a bit OCD about folding my jumpers up properly before I put them in my drawers."
I have become convinced that this is a form of women stealth-boasting about how clean and tidy they keep their house.
I have no experience personally of OCD, but I imagine if you really had OCD, it could make your life a bit of a misery.
AIBU to think that claiming you have 'a little bit of OCD' undermines the difficulties faced by those who really do have the condtion, and is just pathetic way to show off about your housekeeping skills?
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to think that claiming you have 'a bit of OCD' is not on?
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kickingking · 05/08/2011 21:26
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