you do or you dont

(copied from my bulletin bc more people need to see this)

i hate when people say "im so OCD" or "I kinda have OCD" or "Im a little OCD"

you either do or you fucking dont. its not a "little" or "lot" thing. its a fucking do you have it or dont you. and it dont just mean being perfectionistic, it doesnt just mean you like shit being organized and clean. its washing your fucking hands until they are chapped and bleeding, or its not touching a single unknown item without washing your hands because your brain is telling youre gonna get an illness or youre gonna get contaminated, its tearing your hair out of your head, eyebrows, and eyelashes, and anywhere else on your body, its picking the skin off of your body wherever it looks improper until its bleeding or you cant deal with the pain anymore, its having to count every action you make, or counting damn near everything you see, or having an obsession with specific numbers.

its having constant and life ruining images or thoughts pop into your head uncontrollably, its not being able to hear your own thoughts because you constantly have to see things in your head that you dont wanna see.

of course there are different kinds of OCD but they all have similarities, and you either have it or you dont.