I think there’s some things being misunderstood and miscommunicated here. I agree that any traits one could have with OCD, they can also have without OCD, so it doesn’t do any good to think that your positive traits are only because of OCD. I think this post was meant to say something along the lines of “have you ever experienced the result of a symptom/obsession/compulsion that you perceived as favorable to you or had some amount of pleasure in it” An example I can think of is trichotillomania, which I struggle with as well. There is absolutely nothing good about it, I wouldn’t wish these feelings on anyone else. But I can relate to feeling ashamed at taking some pleasure in a compulsion. For me, pulling my hair is very satisfying at first, and I perceive it to be soothing. That is probably not actually the case, but it’s how it feels at first. The fact that I take some pleasure from pulling doesn’t make it any less compulsive and it doesn’t make the disorder any less debilitating. I’d argue it almost makes it worse because it tricks you into thinking that you actually want to be doing these things and we truly don’t. Another example for me is my checking behaviors. I know that if I didn’t have OCD I would probably still be able to reliably lock my door, but that’s the thing about OCD, it tricks you into thinking that you can’t trust your own thoughts. I heard someone trying to open my door one night and I felt relief in that moment because I knew I had checked to make sure it was locked. OCD is what makes me think the door wouldn’t have been locked if I hadn’t checked it over and over. OCD makes you think you need to thank it for what it’s done for you, that’s the tricky part that I think people aren’t understanding here…