440 Need for Order or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder? (Find Out Inside!)
The Terri Cole Show
Terri Cole
4.9 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 20 September 2022
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Have you ever described yourself or someone else as having OCD?
I recently had someone write to me about their "neat freak" partner, referring to them as having OCD, and I was like…hold up. Not everyone who likes things orderly has obsessive-compulsive disorder, yet it's a term that gets thrown around lightly.
It is much more complicated than excessive hand washing or checking that the stove is actually off.
In this episode, I'm covering the differences between obsessive-compulsive disorder and a need for order and cleanliness. Plus, what it is, the way that it can present, and the real struggles that people with OCD face.
Remember, learning how to talk about mental health with sensitivity and compassion starts with getting informed so let's go!
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| 0:00.0 | Well, hello there and welcome to this episode |
| 0:02.2 | of the Terry Cole show that I'm gonna start with a question. |
| 0:05.0 | I've noticed lately that on the Intua, |
| 0:07.8 | people will refer to someone or themselves as OCD. |
| 0:11.8 | Like, oh, they're so extra, |
| 0:13.9 | their OCD is out of control, or that kicks up my OCD. |
| 0:19.9 | So what I've noticed in the past couple of years, |
| 0:22.5 | pandemic, handwashing didn't help it, |
| 0:24.2 | but is that there is so much talk of OCD, |
| 0:28.0 | but in this flippant way, |
| 0:29.8 | and in not a real actual legitimate way, |
| 0:34.8 | because obsessive-compulsive disorder |
| 0:38.2 | is a legitimate mental health diagnosis. |
| 0:41.3 | So in this episode, I'm gonna be breaking down |
| 0:43.1 | the differences between someone who might be considered |
| 0:45.6 | a neat freak and a diagnosable disorder, |
| 0:49.8 | which is obsessive-compulsive disorder, |
| 0:51.6 | and it is way more than handwashing |
| 0:54.3 | and checking that the door's locked. |
| 0:56.1 | Way, way, way more. |
| 0:57.0 | It presents in so many different varied ways. |
| 1:00.7 | Now, I just wanna say, as I always do, |
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