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sobeyondthehills · 17/02/2018 23:41

Once again on a local facebook group, the posting is I want a cleaner, I am not OCD but wants things tidy, can anyone recommend anyone?

I replied with stop using a serious mental health disorder as a way to find a recommendation.

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sobeyondthehills · 17/02/2018 23:42

Not to drip feed but the first reply I got was the face with rolly eyes

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YorkieDorkie · 17/02/2018 23:45

Yeah I'm with you. My MIL says "I'm OCD about these things". It drives me insane.

Even from a grammatical point of view: "I'm not Obsessive Compulsive Disorder" just makes no sense.

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frankie001 · 17/02/2018 23:47

I’m with you too. I really do have ocd and although I really want a cleaner I’m terrified they will touch things I don’t want them to, or do things in the wrong order. For someone with the illness, it’s a huge problem to deal with. People just don’t get it.

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sobeyondthehills · 18/02/2018 00:14

I also have OCD which is probably why I am so sensitive to it. But I am being battered on facebook now for saying its wrong to use that phrase

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sobeyondthehills · 18/02/2018 00:15

Also (sorry to drip feed) my OCD has fuck all to do with cleaning

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torBrowser · 18/02/2018 01:01

I think you're being unreasonable. I remember when people used 'psycopath' without any real understanding. Then 'bipolar'. Now it's OCD you take offence to but how many times a day do you read, 'my MiL, a complete narcissist...'

The reasonable thing would have been to ignored the comment.

"Even from a grammatical point of view:"

Says who? OCD could end with -ly making it an adjective. It's commonly used in such a way. Prescriptive grammar is for the hard of thinking.

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