It’s a myth that they like things clean. About 1.2% of the population have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or OCD.
There are many misconceptions about having the condition.
Stephen Smith, founder of nOCD, aims to help spread awareness of what it’s really like.
The app connects people with specialists and shares information on OCD.
nOCD currently has a community of about 80,000 people, and it’s growing.
When Stephen Smith was in his sophomore year at college, he was on the football team, and working towards a degree in Economics and Chinese. Then, something took a turn.
“I was a starting quarterback at my school, living the life, everything was going perfectly,” he told Business Insider. “Then there was a huge collapse. Basically I wasn’t able to leave my house — it was a very bad time.”
Smith was diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), which, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), affects about 1.
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