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** In the thirty seconds it took Rajesh to find a new place to sit, Sheldon had found soumthing unacceptable about the new cussion.

* Sheldon from ''TheBigBangTheory''.

Recently "upgraded" to AcceptableTargets, someone with SuperOCD requires ''ORDER'' in their life. Everything has to match some kind of pattern that they approve of. Lines must be straight, angles must be just the right degree, and the numbers must absolutely match. Note, this doesn't have to be a pattern that [[InsaneTrollLogic makes sense]]. Social skills will be extremely difficult. In some genre, this comes side-by-side as an EquivalentExchange for some kind of [[GoodWithNumbers math power]] or HyperAwareness. OCD is frequently overplayed in fiction, and most people are surprised to find out that ''everyone'' has some amounts of OCD actions, such as a swimmer who always steps up on the blocks with his right foot or it feels "wrong," or a kid who always jumps off the last step on the bleachers. Fiction so exaggerates the "order" part in OCD that people are downright dumbfounded to find out that OCD/ADHD exists.

In most case the behavior is closer to OCPD but [[DidNotDoTheResearch the writers and the general population]] [[YouKeepUsingThatWord don't know the difference]]. If the character has anxiety and has to revert to his compulsion (repeat hand washing, touching objects/people, lots and lots of repetition of the behavior, etc) to reduce his anxiety then it is really OCD. If the character just gets angry, reorder it or doesn't let anyone touch his stuff it's probably OCPD.

**** Actually, the 'signature' of OCD is, in fact, the obsessive thoughts. The behaviors -- the 'compulsive' part -- function to relieve the stress of the obsessive thoughts. Basically? The behaviors are when the obsessive thoughts gets worse, while the behaviors without the thought patterns aren't OCD.
**** Also, what most media present as OCD is really OCPD, Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder, which is similar to OCD but where the sufferer may act as these things are rules not just for themselves but for their families, and which is more characterized by the actions than by the obsessive thoughts. TheOtherWiki [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCPD speaks]].

In most case the behavior is closer to OCPD but [[DidNotDoTheResearch the writers and the general population]] [[YouKeepUsingThatWord don't know the difference]]. If the character has anxiety and has to revert to his compulsion (repeat hand washing, touching objects/people, lots and lots of repetition of the behavior, etc) to reduce his anxiety then it is really OCD. If the character just gets angry, reorder it or don't let anyone touch his stuff it's probably OCPD.

-- '''Unknown'''

** Light shows signs of this as well he seems to be a NeatFreak with routines he HAS to go through i.e. he has to place his shoes ''just'' so, doesn't leave the house much, ''always'' [[ProperlyParanoid locks the door and sets it up so he'll know if someone was in his room and messed with his stuff]] (it's implied he did this even ''before'' he needed to) etc.

*** And he at one point, in the middle of a hunt, abandoned his two sidekicks to go home and make sure a painting was hanging straight.

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** It's later revealed that Kid is [[spoiler: something along the lines of the God of Order, which explains his OCD. It also gives a bizarrely half-assed attempt at explaining his new mission to ''destroy all of existence'' for the ultimate symmetry.]]

* Many editors of this and TheOtherWiki use their OCD traits to look for grammar mistakes and correct them. Ignoring tiny mistakes is very difficult. [[YouBastard Fer enstense thz sentz wld killl there pursenull whill]].

-- [[CrowningMomentOfFunny '''Unknown''']]

-- '''Unknown'''

** Oh, those're the pedestrian quirks. The really bad stuff is needing to have several ''dozen'' pre-packaged soap bars to wash his hands with, because he'll only use one for a few seconds before throwing it away. A new soap bar every trip to the bathroom? Sure, cuts down on germ exposure. ''Three or four'' every time you wash your hands? Holy crap.
* M-O from ''{{WALL-E}}'' stands for Microbe Obliterator, which is an apt name for a droid who is '''dead serious''' about cleaning anything remotely foreignly contaminated.

* In real life symtoms of OCD can vary hugely; while some people are obsessed with order, others are afraid of contamination and will not touch certain objects or wash their hands repeatedly. Other people don't have any outward compulsions and count in their heads or avoid going near objects or situations that trigger their OCD. And while OCD can have its funny Narmish moments, it is definitely NightmareFuel for the sufferer.

* Howard Hughes was so OCD about contamination, he peed in jars for years. And kept them in order, too. Those parts in ''TheAviator'' detailing
* Leonardo DiCaprio has it as well. He steadfastly fights it at every turn, claiming that he refuses to step through doorways multiple times or step on every patch of chewing gum on the pavement that he sees to stop it taking over his life. [[DudeNotFunny Must be an absolute]] [[SarcasmMode killer when he's]] [[YouBastard learning his lines]]...

* Marc Summers, the host of ''DoubleDare'' and ''What Would You Do?'' has OCD. Theses were two of the messiest and disorganized games ever to hit TV. He mentions that going to work every day was a battle and was actually happy when both shows went off the air. This has the effect of making him a major BadAss amongst fans. You can now see him as he host of ''Unwrapped'' on the FoodNetwork. Pay attention to the table where the various foods he's talking about are laid out. Everything is ordered and laid out very specifically.

** Oh, that's pedestrian. The really bad stuff is needing to have several ''dozen'' soap bars to wash his hands with, because he'll only use one for a few seconds before throwing it away. A new soap bar every time? Sure. ''Three or four'' every time you wash your hands? Holy crap.

* Zim of InvaderZim has a bit of a problem with dirt and germs. The entire episode "Germs!" is dedicated to his [[http://www.cheapblueguitar.com/images/germs.jpg OCD fascination with cleaning]].