Have you tested your OCD radar lately? People are announcing that they are 100% OCD because, according to the quiz instructions, " OCD free people" will look at the below shapes and see them all as identical. The quiz tempts you to discover whether your "OCD radar" can spot the difference. Sure, there's a disclaimer, a disclaimer that it was "created for amusement and is not diagnostic in any way." There are many things wrong with that statement, the most glaring being that doing a doing a test for a serious medical condition is fun . People don't appreciate how it's akin to that same quiz claiming to test one's cancer radar. People don't make the connection because they say things like "I'm sooo OCD" or "I can be a bit OCD when it comes to cleaning." People. Don't. Get. It. OCD used to be known as the doubting disease but do people know this? Doubtful. Why on earth would it be called the ...
I have OCD. It's not a quirk. It's a legitimate disorder. It has nothing to do with finding pleasure in items being lined up perfectly or enjoying a neat and tidy home. Walk with me. I'll show you what it's actually about.