Blazing hot take: I bet ""OCD"" constantly checking to make sure things are in order is actually a coping mechanism grown out of ACTUALLY FORGETTING STUFF.

Not "a Disorder" that needs to be stamped out because it's "irrational".

It's PERFECTLY rational when you forget stuff!!!

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@frost the C part of the OCDis compulsion. Someone with OCD isn’t obsessing about whatever it is because they’re just worried, they’re dead sure if X arbitrarily thing doesn’t get done or watched disaster is bound to happen. Even if they know it makes no sense. It’s sort of like when you double-triple check that you turned off the oven or lights before leaving only feeling worse about it. It’s NOT harmless to folks saddled with it.

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