Well, it isnt NORMAL per se...but it is for ocd. I don't have a full time job but when I did, it was a job where I had to see a lot of people and talk and "get to know them." I can handle some of that. I'm better than I used to be. But that was one reason I took part time work. It was just so hard to handle always being "up" for people.

tis the nature of the beast, luv. I had a full time job that i LOVED, and was forced out by Dr. orders due to my OCD and other dx. Long story- be glad to share it sometime.

My ocd helped me to be a good worker.Then i guess the panick attacks became so relentless that I was bound to colapse emotionally.To explain myself i did assembly ,you know repetative movements.

I had trouble with a staff job too. I'm working from home now, but not because of my OCD, just because it was a dream job of mine to have before the OCD came about. But when I was on staff I was constantly using disinfecting wipes on my phone and computer, hated when people touched my stuff, washed my hands constantly and took showers when I came home because I felt gross form using public bathrooms, thankfully I was able to hide a lot of it from my co workers. But I was also open and honest to them about my OCD and often joked about it, and that helped me in my own recovery, and also helped a fellow co worker start to get help with his own OCD!