I was diagnosed with OCD when I was in ninth grade, and luckily for me, it explained a lot of circumstances that I couldn't really explain to anyone else. As I was attending therapy at the time, it was awkward to explain to this woman that I had just met that I couldn't stand the very thought of germs. The fact that people would even touch my hands and shake them in social situations made my mind race. All of my thoughts running around in my head, just not making any sense as to why they were even there. So, I thought I would explain my every day situations as a germaphobe and having OCD through hilarious gifs.
1. "Can You Take Out The Trash?"
Once upon a time, I took out the trash at work. My manager explained to me that I needed to change all the trash in lobby and take it out to the dumpster. I explained to her clearly that I couldn't do it, but she made me do it anyway. Needless to say, I ran all four trash bags out to the dumpster, ran back inside, and washed and sanitized my hands repeatedly. I can't even fathom the amount of germs that were crawling within those very bags, and they weren't even germs that I could control!
2. "Why Is Your Room So...Disorganized?"
I get this a lot from my own mom, who tends to look in my room and ask where everything is at. She then proceeds to comment about how she can't find anything in my room. But I always make the statement: that's the point. I don't want you to be able to find anything, because the minute that you can find what you're looking for, you're going to mess up the entire order and ecosystem of my living situation. Sure, my room may appear to be a little disorganized and chaotic, but I know where everything is, down to the last detail. All of my perfumes are organized, they go with my deodorants and lotions, all of my make up is with each other, and all of my books are in the same spot.
3. "Will You Clean ______ For Me?"
In ninth grade, I did a presentation on OCD and how I was personally effected by it for Biology. Needless to say, I had tons of people coming up and asking me if I could clean/organize their desks or lockers. See the above gif for my response.
4. "I HATE MESSES! Does That Mean I Have It Too?
Do I even have to explain this one?
