And then you have edgy kids going around saying that it isn't real because it's just something doctors made up to make more money.
No, just because you're cynical about everything because you joined 4chan or something, doesn't mean you're right. Grow the [tornado fang] up you child. You're only whining because you didn't get "pampered" as a youth.
Aspie detected? =P And no, I do not frequent 4chan. I do, however, have a problem with the way that term is thrown around.
I never said it wasn't real, or that it was something doctors made up to make some money. You're putting words in my mouth, and simply generalizing opinions in the worst way possible.
You directing that at me specifically or...? I didn't state for sure I have it, just said it's a guess, given I get the constant urging to wash them even if my hands shouldn't be that dirty, etc etc (Hell, first thing I do when I get outta bed is wash 'em). Though I suppose it's still jumping to conclusions.
Directed at anyone who says they have OCD so lightly. It's not something you "guess", and if you did have it, it would show up in plenty more ways. It's a quirk. I'm just kinda tired of seeing it be said by so many people like that. OCD isn't something you take lightly. I, for example, cannot see a block of butter being picked apart in a non-horizontal way, and it will bother me continuously throughout the day in a near-obcessive way. I do not, however, have OCD. But I do have a quirk about that.