That's just not right!! First you post this blog on Saturday when it's call "Free Friday Fact or Fallacy", and then you have the photo all wrong! We were taught in school the colors of the rainbow were: Roy G. Biv, that photo has my OCD up in arms! Fact or Fallacy? Fallacy...
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a common mental health anxiety disorder which involves having obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors (or repetitive rituals) which can affect anybody at any age. According to www.treatmyocd.com, the four dimensions (or types) of OCD include: contamination, perfection, doubt/harm, and forbidden thoughts. As with many mental health issues, stating you are "OCD" about something often increases the stigma surrounding the disorder. Although there is a clinical sub-type of OCD called "Just Right" (or Perfectionism OCD), many people just merely prefer things in a certain place or order out of habit or perhaps have an aversion to change.
The Words Matter Movement (Joy Baldridge, 2018) involves being intentional about the words and phrases you use, to promote careful, thoughtful, and positive communication. The American Hospital Association has several excellent posters titled "People Matter, Words Matter", they can be found on www.aha.org/people-matter-words-matter; consider looking into these helpful resources and sharing them often. As Ellen says "be kind to one another"! See you next week back on our usual day for "Free Friday Fact or Fallacy" (F4) blog post. All my best, Dr. Misty R. Sharp Ladd, CPP, PCI, PSP