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Slimebeast said: And what is OCD? Is it fear of germs? |
I've always considered my OCD and my mysophobia to be two seperate afflictions. For me, my OCD is a set of compulsions that drives me to perform habitual and ritualistic actions; I'm aware on an intellectual level that those actions are totally irrational, yet I need to do them before I can feel just right.
I recall driving my girlfriend to dinner one night, when I hear her ask, "What the hell are you doing with your shoulder?" I suddenly realize that I've been twitching my shoulder in my odd OCD manner.
"Oh, that's just a manifestation of my obsessive-compulsive disorder," I reply with a sheepish grin.
Yes, it's difficult. I try to hide my condition publicly, but my compulsions can't help but slip out on occasion.
