Talk:Characters with Mental Disorders/@comment-34506534-20180128225004

(Correct me if I'm wrong which I probably am.) I think Petunia has Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder rather than Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. OCD isn't just being a 'neat freak'. OCD is obsessions and compulsions, hence the name. When a person with OCD has obsessive thoughts, they are usually very anxious as well. Compulsions are repetitive behaviors usually done to stop the anxiety. OCD also usually takes up an hour of a sufferer's time. OCD can be pretty much anything, not just cleaning. I'm not entirely sure about this, but obsessions and compulsions aren't really triggered by anything either, a sufferer just starts having obsessions. OCPD is like how the media portrays OCD. People with OCPD are perfectionist, however it can also be the other way around, as some people with OCPD are obsessive hoarders. One of the biggest differences between OCD and OCPD is OCPD doesn't have obsessions or compulsions. People with OCD do compulsions to reduce anxiety, but people with OCPD do something because they think it is necessary or beneficial. Also, the age of onset for OCPD is usually early adulthood or adolescence, however OCD can also have that age of onset as well. People with OCPD usually don't realise anything is wrong with them, and they might even be happy about it, while people with OCD usually know something is wrong and try to seek help. Now let's look at Petunia. Petunia usually doesn't get distressed unless something is dirty. I think that proves she has OCPD, not OCD. As I said before, obsessive thoughts are usually caused by not really anything, and appear out of nowhere, but Petunia only gets distressed when something is dirty, not out of nowhere. Thanks for reading this debatable comment and goodbye.