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Old Apr 11, 2014, 12:21 AM
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Well, I don't think this is any different from depression. Everyone gets depressed now-&-again. But there's a BIG difference between a few hours, or a day or two, of feeling down & major depression.
I don't have OCD myself, but I peeked in because of the title.. prepared to call rubbish, as well. As it seems all of you did. Anyway. Everything I was going to say has already been said. Just wanted to echo this. Because this is 100% truth.

Of course everyone has some obsessive thoughts sometimes. People may experience mania, too (coffee, anyone?) other than people with bipolar. Likewise, sometimes everyone might feel a bit paranoid. What makes a disorder a disorder isn't necessarily the behavior itself, but rather, whether the behavior becomes constant and/or interferes with the person's life.

A simple Abnormal Psych class could teach one that, really.
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