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I Was Just Thinking

My boyfriend compulsively cleans the entire apartment all day everyday. He likes to come up with excuses for cleaning, saying I made something a mess, or whatever. But the truth is, he cleans because it's an obsession. He cleans things that don't need to be cleaned. He walks around the apartment looking for tiny crumbs or little spots to clean. I'm all for cleanliness, but hawking over people while they eat, to see if any crumbs fall off their plate is bananas. He investigates every area I leave to see if there's something he can clean. Even is there's not, he'll still scrub at imaginary things. As you can imagine, our apartment is spotless, which is nice, but I low key feel sorry for him. Just thinking how his mind is torturing him making him do all this compulsive cleaning. If a drop of water lands anywhere other than the sink, he freaks out. Imagine being that obsessive. Must be hard to live and enjoy life.
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Jackaloftheazuresand · 26-30, M
He's stressed out by something, if he starts cleaning more than usual then whatever it is has become worse so ask him if there is something bothering him.
originalGOS · 26-30, F
I've been with him for going on 5 years, he's always been this way. I don't think its stress, it's just who he is. @Jackaloftheazuresand
Jackaloftheazuresand · 26-30, M
@originalGOS OCD is an anxiety disorder, I have it and I know what I'm talking about
originalGOS · 26-30, F
Yeah, but no one disorder is the same for every person. That's the mysterious thing about psychology. People have different triggers and causes. And no, OCD isn't an anxiety disorder. OCD can cause anxiety to someone, but anxiety isn't the cause for OCD.
Jackaloftheazuresand · 26-30, M
@originalGOS The ICD-10 agrees with me and the DSM used to. And of course they aren't the same when it comes to the initial cause because people have different life events but the thoughts and reasons for the behavior are the same.