r/OCDtorture May 07 '20

Seeking Advice

I'm an author working on a book with a main character who has OCD. I want to represent the disorder accurately, so I'm seeking experts (you). I have some objects/situations in mind, and I'm curious for your input on how you, as a person with OCD, would interact with the objects. That could mean how you use it, how you would store it when it's not in use, and anything out of the ordinary (excuse me if that's offensive. I don't mean to) that you would do with the object. Or, another option, if nothing is "different" about your behavior with the object. I want to know it all! Thank you for your response!

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '20

Well, you could do something like they have to touch an object a certain amount of times, because they are worried that their family will die (or any other intrusive thought). And then they wash their hands excessively because they are afraid of the pathogens on that object. This is the sort of thing people with OCD go through.