I’ve had OCD since I was a toddler but I got diagnosed officially in 2018 by a psychiatrist in a psychiatric office, not by a therapist. I’m not sure if it matters to have it, it’s just a peace of mind thing, you know? In my experience it’s very difficult to find a therapist that knows how to deal with OCD, and I was looking for one before I even got diagnosed properly.

I had this really intense mobile game perfectionism compulsion that I was working on in my psychiatry appointment because I could not waste a minute not doing it. He asked about it and I explained it. He said it sounded like OCD so I mentioned my other symptoms and he was like “You definitely have OCD”. Ever since my psychiatrists have all noticed without me mentioning it because they see me doing something funky like avoiding tile lines, eating food in order, or color coding everything.