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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder isn’t what you think it is.

Psychotherapist Vibes
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3 min readDec 10, 2024
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“I’m so OCD”, is a phrase I hear uttered frequently by non-clinical professionals.

Typically, this refers to an individual’s self-assessment that they are mega organized, mega type-A or hygienic to the point of scrupulosity.

The truth is, actual, clinical OCD, is a deeply complex condition which is often the product of more subterranean patterns, manifesting themselves as external compulsions.

As such, within this article, I will discuss three anonymous case studies and clinical archetypes, as relevant to OCD and internal complexes, which I have treated within the past year.

In doing this, we can understand the true nature of what it’s like to suffer with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, to better support our loved ones and/or ourselves.

  1. Inner feelings of “dirtiness” often manifest themselves as Germ OCD.

This is true reaching back to the days of Joan Crawford, who infamously became known as “Mommie Dearest”, following the publication of her adopted daughter’s Tell-All in 1981.

Joan reports having been abused by her step-father as a very young child. She also was reported to have had a reputation for sleeping her way to the top within early Hollywood.

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Psychotherapist Vibes
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Written by Psychotherapist Vibes

Clinical Psychotherapist (LCSW). B.A. of Speech Communication & Rhetoric. Master of Social Work (MSW). Centrist Moderate.

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