“Normal” people don’t know what they are doing
OCD sufferers often wish they could use the standards that the ‘normal” population uses for living. There are a few problems with this. One major problem is that “normal” people don’t have consistent standards. For example, I was giving a lecture to college students and began the lecture by pouring a can of Pringles potato chips on the floor and eating them. I asked if anyone wanted to join me. The looked at me as if I were crazy. Later in the lecture, I asked if any of