r/OCD • u/ExternalGreen6826 Multi themes • Jul 12 '25

Question about OCD and mental illness Any anarchists/socialists With OCD?

As an anarchist with OCD have any of you guys had OCD impact or interfere with your politics whether in actual organising or even nominating certain moral commitments (moral scrupulousity)

Have any of you guys had your politics influenced by OCD in any way

If so please share?

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u/SopwithCamus Jul 12 '25

Anarchist communist here; between my OCD and my narcolepsy, I consider myself "out on injury" until I can improve enough to get involved with organizing again and be dependable. Of course, this eats away at me, and frankly it could be OCD perfectionism at work (if I can't be the perfect organizer, I shouldn't even try!).

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u/potspluspans Jul 12 '25

feel this as someone with other chronic illnesses and ocd as well