Uploaded February 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 minutes ago

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I’m not a licensed therapist and I don’t play one on TV so I really have no idea what I’m talking about in terms of mental health diagnosis. However, I’ve had a theory over the years that having OCD, or rather, having OCD tendencies makes you a better mechanic.

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