BDC #6 - Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) vs Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

I have been wondering since years ago, am I the only one who is kinda curious with what kind of mental illness spectrum that I have? Is there anybody other than me who have ever checked their possibly-mental illness?

So, out of curiosity, I tried some online tests, which credibility might be questionable, but that's not a real matter to me. I was just curious. It turned out I have a light-medium symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD). I bet some you actually familiar with this psychological term. 

So, what is OCPD actually? Is it the same as OCD? The answer is NO, it's not the same between OCPD and OCD.

OCPD is a personality disorder characterized by patterns of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, mental and interpersonal control at the expense of flexibility and efficiency. On the other hand, OCD is basically an anxiety disorder characterized by intrusive or tedious thoughts that produce uneasiness, apprehension, fear, etc. The repetitive behaviours were aimed to reduce the anxiety.

So let's have an example. The most commonly well-known example is the over-clean behaviour. OCD people seem to be germphobic. They will repetitious wash their hand to reduce the anxiety. They can't stand the habit to over-think about the germs on their hands. In contrast, OCPD people actually don't necessarily need to the perform the repetitive rituals. As I said, people with OCPD tend to be more perfectionist. Instead of being distressed by the repetitive actions, OCPD people find pleasure and enjoy perfecting a task. However, indeed, the symptoms are highly interloping each other which make it very difficult to be distinguished. Especially because people with OCPD tend to have OCD too.

BUT!!! How could I be sure I am an OCPD instead of OCD? I came to realize on the fact I don't necessarily need the repetitious action. I just do my obsessions once a while to relieve some stresses, but as I said, those are habits of perfectionism. I am not actually obsess in cleanliness or piling up my stuffs (Yep... I am definitely not a hoarder.. I am even quite a cruel person in throwing away my no-longer-needed stuffs). Instead, I am kinda fond of order. Let's say some examples... the money in my wallet is always put in a specific order, I always hang my various types of clothes hangers in specific order, I always.... well, it will be endless. I even get irritated when my housemate put things not in "MY" order and will "fix" the placing.

Anyway, my point is actually.... are you curious with yours?