OCD: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
Most commonly characterized by intrusive, repetitive thoughts resulting in compulsive behaviors and mental acts that the person feels driven to perform. I.E. Washing hands repetitively, locking/unlocking the door constantly, etc.OCPD: Obsessive-Compulsive-Personality Disorder.
People experiencing OCPD do not generally feel the need to repeatedly perform ritualistic actions - a common symptom of OCD. Instead, they normally place emphasis above all on perfection and arranging objects, their own time, other people’s activities and their own. They may feel anxious when they perceive that things are not “right.” This can lead to routines and “rules” for ways of doing things, whether for themselves or their families, that can often seem similar to the rituals of OCD. Rather than get something wrong, OCPD individuals will make lists of things to do and how to do them. Then they go on adding to the lists, or find new associated things to do, meaning they may never finish what they wanted to do in the first place. This is most of all a problem at work or for students.
When people typically say “Oh, I am so OCD” after just rearranging their mantle pieces to align them perfectly, they really mean “Oh, I am so OCPD.” I hope this cleared some confusion. I just learned about OCPD about two weeks ago, actually.
