I think that my Mum might have had undiagnosed OCD.
She used to get up at 5am to tidy and clean the house before we got up for school and she’d clean it again when she got home from work, she’d clean everything as she went along and tidy up again before bed. It definitely negatively affected her life on a day to day basis by three or four hours a day.
One of the major diagnostic criteria is that it gets in the way of you living your life or your happiness.
Fastidiousness is not a personality disorder.
I think that my Mum might have had undiagnosed OCD.
She used to get up at 5am to tidy and clean the house before we got up for school and she’d clean it again when she got home from work, she’d clean everything as she went along and tidy up again before bed. It definitely negatively affected her life on a day to day basis by three or four hours a day.