Roommate Rants on Sidechat | I’m moving out and I couldn’t be happier. My roommate was diagnosed with ocd. This isn’t do dismiss others who have this disorder. I saw how crippling it is, unfortunately my roommates habits were so excessive that living with them was a bad experience.

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Roommate Rants 3w

I’m moving out and I couldn’t be happier. My roommate was diagnosed with ocd. This isn’t do dismiss others who have this disorder. I saw how crippling it is, unfortunately my roommates habits were so excessive that living with them was a bad experience.

Anonymous 3w

I mean I’m happy for you because I’m sure it must’ve been stressful to have that kind of pressure at home. As someone who lives with OCD, it silently destroys me everyday, and I’d hate to put that burden on someone else. At the same time, it’s so expensive to live on my own, so I learned to separate my things, focus on only what I can control. I hope it was a mutual decision and you’re not leaving on bad terms!

Anonymous 3w

Context I’m not a messy person: their standards were just so strict and not abiding by them caused them so much distress

Anonymous

OP 3w

An example is not placing eating utensils 🍴 <- like this. If they toppled over (even if it was from the cabinet closing) they’d feel anxiousness

Anonymous

#1 3w

Unfortunately we are leaving in bad terms. We lived comfortably for 4 years but but this last year it was like a switch. Their habits (compulsions I think it’s what it’s called) got worse. I no longer have access to wifi/utilities. I’ve caught them in my room multiple times. I understand how distressing not meeting their standards could be, but it went too far honestly. I know that’s not the case for everyone with ocd,. I think he got diagnosed with the personality disorder version of it

Anonymous

#1 3w

This isn’t to say living alongside someone with OCD is impossible, it did it for 3 years. I think my roommate has other stuff they need to sort out. I just hope in their future the learn to navigate a more realistic living standard if they choose to live with someone else.