#sorry the nearing a possible prof dx for autism has me thinking abt this. not that im seeking one for ocd atm but just aware

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the dx req(?) for ocd being that it takes up at least an hr a day is idk interesting to me like you cant get dxd if youre doing better for a bit? mine is a little bit of numbers and cleanliness compulsions that are always the same amnt of time & ive had them since middle school so they dont rly take up much time ive got this shit streamlined. but the majority of my ocd is specifically non religious moral scrupulosity but im doing better this yearish than i had been for a few years since that developed. for sure in the worst of it i was spending hours daily obsessing over morality and compulsively educating myself & it heavily affected my interactions with others. but ive been doing better the past year trying to not be insane abt these things & i think meds have helped somewhat as well as a partner who keeps some of it in check, its harder to let yourself spiral and indulge compulsions when you have someone there to say youre being weird for it. with all that im definitely down to on average less than an hr a day with only occasional flares. its just a bit interesting like you can have ocd for half ur life but as long as its worst moments dont coincide with meeting with a professional who would label it as that (and/or you keep your obsessions and compulsions secret because they're shameful. esp with forms that are just. you absolutely cant talk about. im not even mentioning mine.) you just dont have it recognized