Who decides what is normal

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I’ve been told I have ocd and/or an ocd-related disease or ocd-related condition and because of this I am “not normal” compared to everyone who is “normal”. For a while I just sucked this up but am angry now. Who exactly defines who is considered healthy and well and “normal”?  Being told this makes me think very negatively, very quickly. I think that people should take more care telling people with ocd related conditions or if they are “normal” or not.

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