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I have actual clinically diagnosed Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, so yes.

Believe me, it's not just about being a perfectionist, or not liking odd numbers/uneven patterns, or putting your pencils in the order of the rainbow. It's debilitating, soul-crushing, and it takes over your life. There was a time, when I was a teenager, when I could not leave my house.

Funnily enough, I have no issue with the cliche OCD things like the ones I mentioned earlier. It's more an overwhelming urge to perform certain rituals, a fixation on contamination, and anxiety so intense it makes me physically nauseous.