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By *partharmony OP   Couple
over a year ago

Ruislip

I'm a bit OCD. Here are a few ways:

All tins in my cupboard are orientated so the labels face the front.

I organise things eg clothes in the order of the colours of the spectrum.

If I see something upside down I'll turn it the right way round, including at supermarkets.

If a packet is opened at the wrong end I'll take the remaining contents out and put them in something else. There is a correct end to open almost anything.

Do you think I'm odd?

Are you OCD at all and in what ways?

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By *rAngleseyMan
over a year ago

Anglesey

There`s nothing wrong with being well organised. I think ocd is a quality that untidy people lack.

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By *modDMan
over a year ago

Lichfield

I don’t want a cold drink from the fridge until right the very second I’m ready to drink it, otherwise I get a bit bitey.

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By *hatMinxOverThereWoman
over a year ago

42 Wallaby Way


"There`s nothing wrong with being well organised. I think ocd is a quality that untidy people lack."

OCD is a disorder. Not something a person lacks.

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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago

Hillside desolate


"There`s nothing wrong with being well organised. I think ocd is a quality that untidy people lack."

There is a big difference between being well organised and having genuine OCD.

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By *partharmony OP   Couple
over a year ago

Ruislip


"There`s nothing wrong with being well organised. I think ocd is a quality that untidy people lack."

The peculiar thing is I am monstrously untidy. I would rather live in a total mess than somewhere that is only 97% arranged correctly. That 3% could really irritate me.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'm a bit OCD. Here are a few ways:

All tins in my cupboard are orientated so the labels face the front.

I organise things eg clothes in the order of the colours of the spectrum.

If I see something upside down I'll turn it the right way round, including at supermarkets.

If a packet is opened at the wrong end I'll take the remaining contents out and put them in something else. There is a correct end to open almost anything.

Do you think I'm odd?

Are you OCD at all and in what ways?

"

Thats just a correct way of doing things

My sandwiches have to be cut into triangles not rectangles because they taste nicer.

Sausages etc have to be served in quantities divisible by 2... and before anyone asks yes ive been known to count chips and even beans

Volumes have to be on an even number.

Doors in my house must be closed and closed properly

I make a concerted effort to never sit where someone can walk behind me.

I always reverse park.

Toilet seat goes down everytime before flushing

Toilet roll get put on the holder the correct way... paper out.

I dont wear socks twice i have brand new ones every day (i never buy dusters)

Oh dear my list is endless i could fill this entire thread myself

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By *rAngleseyMan
over a year ago

Anglesey


"There`s nothing wrong with being well organised. I think ocd is a quality that untidy people lack.

There is a big difference between being well organised and having genuine OCD. "

The spectrum varies from very mild to extreme & i`m not sure how obsessive you need to be to qualify.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"There`s nothing wrong with being well organised. I think ocd is a quality that untidy people lack.

There is a big difference between being well organised and having genuine OCD. "

I was just going to say. OCD is not about being tidy for the sake of tidy. It’s an anxiety disorder that causes extreme distress and makes people feel compelled to act in certain ways for fear of bad consequences. I’ve worked with some very unwell people with this disorder...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Im ocd diagnosed yes, pm me if you need any advice

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By *partharmony OP   Couple
over a year ago

Ruislip


"I'm a bit OCD. Here are a few ways:

All tins in my cupboard are orientated so the labels face the front.

I organise things eg clothes in the order of the colours of the spectrum.

If I see something upside down I'll turn it the right way round, including at supermarkets.

If a packet is opened at the wrong end I'll take the remaining contents out and put them in something else. There is a correct end to open almost anything.

Do you think I'm odd?

Are you OCD at all and in what ways?

Thats just a correct way of doing things

My sandwiches have to be cut into triangles not rectangles because they taste nicer.

Sausages etc have to be served in quantities divisible by 2... and before anyone asks yes ive been known to count chips and even beans

Volumes have to be on an even number.

Doors in my house must be closed and closed properly

I make a concerted effort to never sit where someone can walk behind me.

I always reverse park.

Toilet seat goes down everytime before flushing

Toilet roll get put on the holder the correct way... paper out.

I dont wear socks twice i have brand new ones every day (i never buy dusters)

Oh dear my list is endless i could fill this entire thread myself "

I'm with you several of these, especially for volumes set at even numbers - except 10 and 20. They are no good. The best numbers are 8, 16 and 32 etc. because they are round numbers in binary.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"There`s nothing wrong with being well organised. I think ocd is a quality that untidy people lack.

There is a big difference between being well organised and having genuine OCD.

The spectrum varies from very mild to extreme & i`m not sure how obsessive you need to be to qualify. "

There are broadly 2 elements to the diagnostic criteria (in a nutshell and without getting technical):

1. Persistent anxious thoughts / fear about bad things that could happen to either you or loved ones, and

2. Feeling compelled to do certain behaviours or rituals which the person believes will prevent the bad things they fear from happening.

You’d be unlikely to be diagnosed with OCD without both of these. It’s a widely misused term to mean “tidy” or obsessive - it’s much more than that.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Proper OCD ain't funny....

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By *heBirminghamWeekendMan
over a year ago

here


"There`s nothing wrong with being well organised. I think ocd is a quality that untidy people lack.

There is a big difference between being well organised and having genuine OCD.

The spectrum varies from very mild to extreme & i`m not sure how obsessive you need to be to qualify.

There are broadly 2 elements to the diagnostic criteria (in a nutshell and without getting technical):

1. Persistent anxious thoughts / fear about bad things that could happen to either you or loved ones, and

2. Feeling compelled to do certain behaviours or rituals which the person believes will prevent the bad things they fear from happening.

You’d be unlikely to be diagnosed with OCD without both of these. It’s a widely misused term to mean “tidy” or obsessive - it’s much more than that.

"

can these 2 main points be measured in strength... the milder they are the less ocd you are?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Proper OCD ain't funny.... "

This term is so widely misused and it’s one of my bug bears doing the job I do and seeing extremely unwell people

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"There`s nothing wrong with being well organised. I think ocd is a quality that untidy people lack.

There is a big difference between being well organised and having genuine OCD.

The spectrum varies from very mild to extreme & i`m not sure how obsessive you need to be to qualify.

There are broadly 2 elements to the diagnostic criteria (in a nutshell and without getting technical):

1. Persistent anxious thoughts / fear about bad things that could happen to either you or loved ones, and

2. Feeling compelled to do certain behaviours or rituals which the person believes will prevent the bad things they fear from happening.

You’d be unlikely to be diagnosed with OCD without both of these. It’s a widely misused term to mean “tidy” or obsessive - it’s much more than that.

can these 2 main points be measured in strength... the milder they are the less ocd you are?"

Yes, all psychological illness can exist on a spectrum. The level of distress to yourself and disruptiveness to your daily functioning would likely determine severity. But you’d not be diagnosed without these 2 criteria as a minimum

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By *heBirminghamWeekendMan
over a year ago

here


"There`s nothing wrong with being well organised. I think ocd is a quality that untidy people lack.

There is a big difference between being well organised and having genuine OCD.

The spectrum varies from very mild to extreme & i`m not sure how obsessive you need to be to qualify.

There are broadly 2 elements to the diagnostic criteria (in a nutshell and without getting technical):

1. Persistent anxious thoughts / fear about bad things that could happen to either you or loved ones, and

2. Feeling compelled to do certain behaviours or rituals which the person believes will prevent the bad things they fear from happening.

You’d be unlikely to be diagnosed with OCD without both of these. It’s a widely misused term to mean “tidy” or obsessive - it’s much more than that.

can these 2 main points be measured in strength... the milder they are the less ocd you are?

Yes, all psychological illness can exist on a spectrum. The level of distress to yourself and disruptiveness to your daily functioning would likely determine severity. But you’d not be diagnosed without these 2 criteria as a minimum "

Thank you... confirms what I have always thought

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"There`s nothing wrong with being well organised. I think ocd is a quality that untidy people lack.

There is a big difference between being well organised and having genuine OCD.

The spectrum varies from very mild to extreme & i`m not sure how obsessive you need to be to qualify.

There are broadly 2 elements to the diagnostic criteria (in a nutshell and without getting technical):

1. Persistent anxious thoughts / fear about bad things that could happen to either you or loved ones, and

2. Feeling compelled to do certain behaviours or rituals which the person believes will prevent the bad things they fear from happening.

You’d be unlikely to be diagnosed with OCD without both of these. It’s a widely misused term to mean “tidy” or obsessive - it’s much more than that.

can these 2 main points be measured in strength... the milder they are the less ocd you are?

Yes, all psychological illness can exist on a spectrum. The level of distress to yourself and disruptiveness to your daily functioning would likely determine severity. But you’d not be diagnosed without these 2 criteria as a minimum

Thank you... confirms what I have always thought

"

No worries

The important bit is the anxiety/ distress part. You haven’t got OCD because you like things in order or like to be clean. If, on the other hand, you feel compelled to do these things to prevent catastrophic things from happening to either yourself or others - and you’re therefore not able to get on with your day without engaging in repetitive rituals etc - you probably would meet the criteria and might need to seek some support

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

OCD has to be the most thrown around term I know of.

The thought of actually having OCD is terrifying and I genuinely feel for those who suffer with it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The volume control on my telly/car stereo has to end on either 0 or a 5.

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By *mberWoman
over a year ago

Preston

I feel like mental health is kind of the last taboo that people feel it's acceptable to downplay.

Thankfully I have good mental health but when people downplay things such as OCD and ASD it always makes me think that if I did have it I'd feel very frustrated.

Nobody would ever say I'm a bit diabetic or I'm a bit cancerous, and if they did then other people would pick them up on it.

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By *hilliandspiceMan
over a year ago

Wimborne


"There`s nothing wrong with being well organised. I think ocd is a quality that untidy people lack.

There is a big difference between being well organised and having genuine OCD.

The spectrum varies from very mild to extreme & i`m not sure how obsessive you need to be to qualify.

There are broadly 2 elements to the diagnostic criteria (in a nutshell and without getting technical):

1. Persistent anxious thoughts / fear about bad things that could happen to either you or loved ones, and

2. Feeling compelled to do certain behaviours or rituals which the person believes will prevent the bad things they fear from happening.

You’d be unlikely to be diagnosed with OCD without both of these. It’s a widely misused term to mean “tidy” or obsessive - it’s much more than that.

can these 2 main points be measured in strength... the milder they are the less ocd you are?

Yes, all psychological illness can exist on a spectrum. The level of distress to yourself and disruptiveness to your daily functioning would likely determine severity. But you’d not be diagnosed without these 2 criteria as a minimum

Thank you... confirms what I have always thought

No worries

The important bit is the anxiety/ distress part. You haven’t got OCD because you like things in order or like to be clean. If, on the other hand, you feel compelled to do these things to prevent catastrophic things from happening to either yourself or others - and you’re therefore not able to get on with your day without engaging in repetitive rituals etc - you probably would meet the criteria and might need to seek some support "

If you like things in order or to be clean, doesn't that make you a vampire?

On a more serious note though, I think ocd like a lot have already said is a widely bandied around term like many others that people seem to be self diagnosing and then telling everyone.

Me, I have to count the letters in sentences and there has to be an even number of letters. Doesn't happen as much as it used to when I was less confident but still strikes sometimes. People think I'm ignoring them or something but I am counting letters in my head.

We are all a little different and thank the world for that.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I feel like mental health is kind of the last taboo that people feel it's acceptable to downplay.

Thankfully I have good mental health but when people downplay things such as OCD and ASD it always makes me think that if I did have it I'd feel very frustrated.

Nobody would ever say I'm a bit diabetic or I'm a bit cancerous, and if they did then other people would pick them up on it."

Agreed. The phrase “I’ve got a bit of OCD” when used in relation to a preference for tidiness is one of my bugbears. It’s a highly distressing illness.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The volume control on my telly/car stereo has to end on either 0 or a 5.

"

Would you feel distressed if you left it on a 3 or 4? Or would you be able to carry on with your day etc? (genuinely curious ...)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I am th opposite avmc a very messy cunt

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By *mberWoman
over a year ago

Preston


"

Agreed. The phrase “I’ve got a bit of OCD” when used in relation to a preference for tidiness is one of my bugbears. It’s a highly distressing illness. "

This

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)


"I feel like mental health is kind of the last taboo that people feel it's acceptable to downplay.

Thankfully I have good mental health but when people downplay things such as OCD and ASD it always makes me think that if I did have it I'd feel very frustrated.

Nobody would ever say I'm a bit diabetic or I'm a bit cancerous, and if they did then other people would pick them up on it."

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By *hatMinxOverThereWoman
over a year ago

42 Wallaby Way


"There`s nothing wrong with being well organised. I think ocd is a quality that untidy people lack.

There is a big difference between being well organised and having genuine OCD.

The spectrum varies from very mild to extreme & i`m not sure how obsessive you need to be to qualify.

There are broadly 2 elements to the diagnostic criteria (in a nutshell and without getting technical):

1. Persistent anxious thoughts / fear about bad things that could happen to either you or loved ones, and

2. Feeling compelled to do certain behaviours or rituals which the person believes will prevent the bad things they fear from happening.

You’d be unlikely to be diagnosed with OCD without both of these. It’s a widely misused term to mean “tidy” or obsessive - it’s much more than that.

can these 2 main points be measured in strength... the milder they are the less ocd you are?

Yes, all psychological illness can exist on a spectrum. The level of distress to yourself and disruptiveness to your daily functioning would likely determine severity. But you’d not be diagnosed without these 2 criteria as a minimum

Thank you... confirms what I have always thought

No worries

The important bit is the anxiety/ distress part. You haven’t got OCD because you like things in order or like to be clean. If, on the other hand, you feel compelled to do these things to prevent catastrophic things from happening to either yourself or others - and you’re therefore not able to get on with your day without engaging in repetitive rituals etc - you probably would meet the criteria and might need to seek some support

If you like things in order or to be clean, doesn't that make you a vampire?

On a more serious note though, I think ocd like a lot have already said is a widely bandied around term like many others that people seem to be self diagnosing and then telling everyone.

Me, I have to count the letters in sentences and there has to be an even number of letters. Doesn't happen as much as it used to when I was less confident but still strikes sometimes. People think I'm ignoring them or something but I am counting letters in my head.

We are all a little different and thank the world for that."

Oh wow, I do this! And syllables too. Except I like even or multiples of 5s. I never realised anyone else did it. I'm not saying its OCD but it's nice to know someone else does this.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

My friend has ocd it its taken over life. She hardly goes out as it takes her so long to do her rituals. It really isnt pleasant

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By *ySweetLadyWoman
over a year ago

London


"There`s nothing wrong with being well organised. I think ocd is a quality that untidy people lack.

There is a big difference between being well organised and having genuine OCD. "

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By *ySweetLadyWoman
over a year ago

London


"Proper OCD ain't funny....

This term is so widely misused and it’s one of my bug bears doing the job I do and seeing extremely unwell people "

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By *ySweetLadyWoman
over a year ago

London


"I feel like mental health is kind of the last taboo that people feel it's acceptable to downplay.

Thankfully I have good mental health but when people downplay things such as OCD and ASD it always makes me think that if I did have it I'd feel very frustrated.

Nobody would ever say I'm a bit diabetic or I'm a bit cancerous, and if they did then other people would pick them up on it."

Agree with this.

Either you have OCD or you do not.

Just like either you are pregnant or not. You cannot just be “a bit” pregnant (just like you cannot be “a bit” dead).

Do not downplay it as those who suffer from the condition do not find it funny at all.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"My friend has ocd it its taken over life. She hardly goes out as it takes her so long to do her rituals. It really isnt pleasant"

It really isn’t

A poor lady I knew had distressing intrusive thoughts that she had run people over by accident - she spent a lot of time driving back down roads she’d came down, retracing her steps to make sure she hadn’t. Sometimes her whole day would consist of this. It completely took over her life.

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By *heBirminghamWeekendMan
over a year ago

here


"I feel like mental health is kind of the last taboo that people feel it's acceptable to downplay.

Thankfully I have good mental health but when people downplay things such as OCD and ASD it always makes me think that if I did have it I'd feel very frustrated.

Nobody would ever say I'm a bit diabetic or I'm a bit cancerous, and if they did then other people would pick them up on it.

Agree with this.

Either you have OCD or you do not.

Just like either you are pregnant or not. You cannot just be “a bit” pregnant (just like you cannot be “a bit” dead).

Do not downplay it as those who suffer from the condition do not find it funny at all."

I would disagree with it being an on or off condition

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire


"My friend has ocd it its taken over life. She hardly goes out as it takes her so long to do her rituals. It really isnt pleasant

It really isn’t

A poor lady I knew had distressing intrusive thoughts that she had run people over by accident - she spent a lot of time driving back down roads she’d came down, retracing her steps to make sure she hadn’t. Sometimes her whole day would consist of this. It completely took over her life. "
thats awful. Ive been in hospital (physiciatric) with a lot of poorly people

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By *mberWoman
over a year ago

Preston


"My friend has ocd it its taken over life. She hardly goes out as it takes her so long to do her rituals. It really isnt pleasant

It really isn’t

A poor lady I knew had distressing intrusive thoughts that she had run people over by accident - she spent a lot of time driving back down roads she’d came down, retracing her steps to make sure she hadn’t. Sometimes her whole day would consist of this. It completely took over her life. "

Oh, that made me feel really sad. Poor lady, what an awful thing to deal with.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm funny with numbers and terribly paranoid about not having phone with me but it is a habit.

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By *evil_u_knowMan
over a year ago

city


"I feel like mental health is kind of the last taboo that people feel it's acceptable to downplay.

Thankfully I have good mental health but when people downplay things such as OCD and ASD it always makes me think that if I did have it I'd feel very frustrated.

Nobody would ever say I'm a bit diabetic or I'm a bit cancerous, and if they did then other people would pick them up on it."

I'm dyslexic and its always made fun of, way more than ocd is, because people just say stuff like "Oh i am ocd about my socks", but people will actually make jokes about me being thick for being dyslexic, they dont say "oh I have trouble spelling".

So in the grand scheme of things, saying youre a bit ocd isnt a big deal.

Also I have big boy pants you can take the piss out of me for being dyslexic too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I feel like mental health is kind of the last taboo that people feel it's acceptable to downplay.

Thankfully I have good mental health but when people downplay things such as OCD and ASD it always makes me think that if I did have it I'd feel very frustrated.

Nobody would ever say I'm a bit diabetic or I'm a bit cancerous, and if they did then other people would pick them up on it.

I'm dyslexic and its always made fun of, way more than ocd is, because people just say stuff like "Oh i am ocd about my socks", but people will actually make jokes about me being thick for being dyslexic, they dont say "oh I have trouble spelling".

So in the grand scheme of things, saying youre a bit ocd isnt a big deal.

Also I have big boy pants you can take the piss out of me for being dyslexic too. "

It *is* a big deal to those who suffer distressing symptoms of it day in day out.

I’m sorry to hear people make cruel comments about your dyslexia.

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By *mberWoman
over a year ago

Preston


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I'm dyslexic and its always made fun of, way more than ocd is, because people just say stuff like "Oh i am ocd about my socks", but people will actually make jokes about me being thick for being dyslexic, they dont say "oh I have trouble spelling".

So in the grand scheme of things, saying youre a bit ocd isnt a big deal.

Also I have big boy pants you can take the piss out of me for being dyslexic too. "

I think you should only take the piss out of people for things they can control.

So disability, looks, etc no but a bad jumper is fair game.

So no, I wouldn't take the piss out of your spelling, unless it was a funny autocorrect!

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

It actually grates on me like sayining im a bit bipolar or undiagnosed bipolar/ocd

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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago

Hillside desolate


"I feel like mental health is kind of the last taboo that people feel it's acceptable to downplay.

Thankfully I have good mental health but when people downplay things such as OCD and ASD it always makes me think that if I did have it I'd feel very frustrated.

Nobody would ever say I'm a bit diabetic or I'm a bit cancerous, and if they did then other people would pick them up on it.

I'm dyslexic and its always made fun of, way more than ocd is, because people just say stuff like "Oh i am ocd about my socks", but people will actually make jokes about me being thick for being dyslexic, they dont say "oh I have trouble spelling".

So in the grand scheme of things, saying youre a bit ocd isnt a big deal.

Also I have big boy pants you can take the piss out of me for being dyslexic too. "

That surprises me. The only place I've seen anyone mocked for their spelling is on fab.

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By *evil_u_knowMan
over a year ago

city


"That surprises me. The only place I've seen anyone mocked for their spelling is on fab. "

Nah happens all over the internet, grammar nazis, people jumping on the first misspelled word. Jokes about us praying to a dog etc etc.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"That surprises me. The only place I've seen anyone mocked for their spelling is on fab.

Nah happens all over the internet, grammar nazis, people jumping on the first misspelled word. Jokes about us praying to a dog etc etc."

Twatters really bad for it.

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