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So as a culture, we're fascinated by narcissists and psychopaths, two of the more dramatic

disordered personalities.

But what about the most common personality disorder,

obsessive compulsive personality disorder, or OCPD?

It affects 3 to 8% of the population and it often gets overlooked because it's not dramatic.

Affecting 3 to 8% of the population, OCPD often gets overlooked because it's not dramatic.

In fact, with its focus on order, perfection, and control,

it's straight-laced to the extreme.

Folks with OCPD seem to have everything under control, which is actually the problem.

This week by request from listener Amanda Myers from St. Louis, here are eight traits of

O.PCPD.

So before we get into the details of OCPD, and focus on details we'll see is the defining feature,

let's do a quick primer on personality disorders in general.

So last week we learned that narcissists really do think they're all that.

And in episode 26, we learned that psychopaths really do only care about themselves.

Likewise, in OCPD, the individual really does feel that his or her perfectionism is necessary

and good.

In short, the personality-disordered person's pattern and worldview are ingrained, so it all seems right from their point of view.

Now, that's not to say personality disorders don't cause distress, but it's usually the distress of those around the

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