Noticing a few are mixing up OCPD with OCD. Someone with OCPD are the ones who believe that their “need” for strict order, control and rules are normal. Someone with OCD is typically aware that their obsessions/compulsions are not normal but are compelled to do them anyway which causes themselves distress to varying degrees.
Anyway here’s some symptoms of both:
Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD)
* abnormal preoccupation with lists, rules, and minor details
* excessive devotion to work, to the detriment of social and family activities
* miserliness or a lack of generosity
* perfectionism that interferes with task completion, as performance is never good enough
* refusal to throw anything away (pack-rat mentality)
* rigid and inflexible attitude towards morals or ethical code
* unwilling to let others perform tasks, fearing the loss of responsibility
* upset and off-balance when rules or established routines are disrupted.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
*Have repeated thoughts or images about many different things, such as fear of germs, dirt, or intruders; acts of violence; hurting loved ones; sexual acts; conflicts with religious beliefs; or being overly tidy
*Do the same rituals over and over such as washing hands, locking and unlocking doors, counting, keeping unneeded items, or repeating the same steps again and again
*Can’t control the unwanted thoughts and behaviors
*Don’t get pleasure when performing the behaviors or rituals, but get brief relief from the anxiety the thoughts cause
*Spend at least 1 hour a day on the thoughts and rituals, which cause distress and get in the way of daily life.
And the comorbidity rates are pretty low between the two. Looking at about 5% of individuals with OCD having OCPD while even fewer individuals diagnosed with OCPD are also diagnosed with OCD.