“Ugh I’m just so OCD today”

OCD is not a mood.

Repeat: OCD is not a mood.

OCD is a bandaid on my fingers because I bit one nail and they all have to be the same length and one finger started bleeding because I started biting them too short.

OCD is accidentally cutting my tongue on the soda can because I have to press my tongue along the sharp edge of a soda can every time I drink from one.

OCD is getting a headache whenever I brush my teeth because I have to hit the back of my throat 3 times and that makes me gag and gives me a headrush.

OCD is getting up in the middle of class because one paper is sticking out on the teacher’s desk and I am about to cry because it bothers me so much so I fix it even though people stare at me.

OCD isn’t some cute quirk. These are embarrassing, weird, gross rituals/habits that interrupt my life and make me self-conscious and ashamed about everything I do. 

So if you could kindly shut up about how you’re feeling OCD because you did a bunch of cleaning today, that’d be fantastic.