r/midlyinfuriating • u/trenskow • 2d ago

Reddit’s new app icon and my everyday OCD

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u/Knight-of-cheese 2d ago

OCD? You mean Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder? The real and very dangerous mental illness?

Please can we as Reddit stop using OCD as a shorthand for wanting things to be tidy and clean ?

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u/trenskow 2d ago

Sorry! I had myself servere OCD in my teens and 20’s, so I probably don’t think much about it when I use that term. I apologise if anyone thinks it’s out of context.

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u/Knight-of-cheese 2d ago

Thank you for your kind answer. I'm sorry for my rude text, I was just tired of seeing OCD used so often wrong on Reddit.

Take care

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u/trenskow 2d ago

No need to be sorry! I think it’s absolute valid concern and I tend to actually agree with you. I too am also just using it as a synonym as being organized. I’ll actually think about it going forward. I might use the word carelessly now a days because I lived it and experienced it and actually maybe really don’t mind when people joke about it, but you’re right in the fact that other people might not feel that way. Having OCD can actually f…. kill you!

I think your criticism is valid. OCD is not to mess around with. I’ll definitely be more careful going forward.

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u/Loch-M 2h ago

The friendliest “argument” in the history of mankind

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u/MoScottVlogs 2d ago

oddly compassionate reddit misunderstanding 💗

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u/WoahGamerGuy 2d ago

Oddly
Compassionate Red
Dit misunderstanding

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u/MoScottVlogs 1d ago

Good bot thanks haiku bot

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u/stellarlun 1d ago

Right? It’s a Reddit unicorn!! Well done 👏

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u/garlicgoblin69 2d ago

I think you should be the mayor of reddit

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u/OzTralia02 2d ago

Thanks bro OCDers appreciate

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u/Responsible_Berry829 1d ago

🤣 people like this, jumps and attacks then backs away when answered. 👌

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u/vilehumanityreins 2d ago

Omg let people live

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u/serenadingghosts 1d ago

it’s harmful tho

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u/stellarlun 1d ago

Omg let people discuss with an open mind. Omgomgomgmgmoob

Haha I said moob

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

Lmao, not you trying to call out the person who legitimately had OCD. Also what are you on about “we as Reddit” you’ve only been here a week

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u/dream-smasher 2d ago

Buhhh, uh .. you do know that you can have more than one account, don't you?

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

Bruhhh, uh.. what’s the point?

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u/dream-smasher 2d ago

Just because their current account is only a week old, doesn't mean they have only been on Reddit for one week.

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u/FilecoinLurker 2d ago

"Desire to have things symmetrical or in perfect order"

Is one of the tenants of ocd diagnosis. You don't if this adversely effects OPs quality of life.

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u/Snakes_and_Rakes 1d ago

Yeah I thought i was in the r/OCD subreddit. I’m glad OP actually had the disorder and isn’t doing the typical “I’m so OCD…”

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u/gimpsarepeopletoo 21h ago

While OP cleared this up, reddit does annoy me with this stuff. ADHD and OCD are the most common for this. People don’t realise how debilitating these can be for people.

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u/Cheerful-Calico-Cat 5h ago

Sometimes the need for things to match is actually OCD and policing whats ocd or not bc "it's minor" is more harmful to ppl with ocd then the post ever could

  • sincerely, a person with OCD

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u/JuJu-Petti 2d ago

I do have perfectionism ocd. How about leaving the calling to those of us who actually have to live with it.

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u/Midloran05 2d ago

Why did I swipe...

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u/Ovilos 1d ago

Muscle memory, I swiped as well lol

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u/Dratlaix04 2d ago

I swope

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u/sparklydildos 1d ago

i also swape

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u/Dratlaix04 1d ago

We‘ve swipened

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u/Basketballb00ty 2d ago

Can I please see your whole Home Screen. I’m sure it’s satisfying

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u/trenskow 1d ago

Here you go! :) I only have that one page.

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u/Noxturnum2 20h ago

Tell bjarke that we wish em a happy birthday tomorrow

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u/trenskow 20h ago

I will! :)

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u/mentiononce 21h ago

If Messenger and YouTube can go under white, shouldn't 7/11 be in white too?

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u/trenskow 21h ago

Yes it should. I actually haven’t seen that they changed it. :)

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u/MoScottVlogs 2d ago

I wiped 😔

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u/Outback-Australian 1d ago

Bro wiped.

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u/Additional_Sun_2065 1d ago

did you wipe forwards or backwards?

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u/stellarlun 1d ago

Everyone knows you’re supposed to wipe left

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u/Crowlands 2d ago

I have no OCD, but it was jarring to see that ugly new icon appear for no reason, hopefully it is temporary random change.

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u/Vegetable-Star-5833 2d ago

You can change it yourself in the settings

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u/Xavius20 2d ago

I tried that and it didn't work.

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u/Basketballb00ty 1d ago

I never knew this

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u/Vegetable-Star-5833 1d ago

In settings like the 3rd option down is change app icon

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u/stellarlun 1d ago

Is that on android? I can’t change it on iOS unless I’m missing something.

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u/Vegetable-Star-5833 1d ago

No it’s on iOS

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u/Vegetable-Star-5833 1d ago

Inside the Reddit app go to settings and the 3rd option down under Reddit premium is change app icon

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u/stellarlun 1d ago

Thanks

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u/stellarlun 1d ago

Although the Reddit icon is the last thing I should be worrying about :p

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u/consider-the-carrots 1d ago

Omg thank you

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u/1squarekitty1 2d ago

Yeah, I don’t like it either

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u/Secure_Freedom5364 2d ago

There are some icon editor apps you can download that allow you to replace the original icon with a custom one and create a shortcut with that new icon.

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u/Vegetable-Star-5833 2d ago

You can change the icon in the Reddit settings too

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u/LOL_exefun 2d ago

Why the fuck did i swipe 💀

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u/avi_is_sapphic 2d ago

i think u can set it in reddit settings

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u/Y0urC0nfusi0nMaster 2d ago

Not tryna be mean but the everyday actual dangerous mental illness OCD or the everyday I’m so quirky I need things organized n it’s unsatisfying now :(( ‘OCD’

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u/Ineedsomuchsleep170 2d ago

As someone with actual real diagnosed dangerous mental illness OCD, sometimes itty bitty little stupid things like an app changing their icon can have straw that broke the camel's back type effects too. Quirky OCD can still trigger dangerous OCD episodes if you aren't doing well with it.

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u/Y0urC0nfusi0nMaster 1d ago

That is why I’m asking btw, because I know this can be either one and I want to be sure it’s misused before I say anything of it. OP did clarify they have OCD in another comment (which was not there when I commented) which is why I didn’t continue on the fact. Thanks for the reply though, as it’s still helpful to people who didn’t realize that

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u/Y0urC0nfusi0nMaster 1d ago

That is why I’m asking btw, because I know this can be either one and I want to be sure it’s misused before I say anything of it. OP did clarify they have OCD in another comment (which was not there when I commented) which is why I didn’t continue on the fact. Thanks for the reply though, as it’s still helpful to people who didn’t realize that

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

Good work dipshit, read OPs reply above. they had OCD in the past.

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u/Zedetta 2d ago

And they also agreed they were misusing it here, no need to call people dipshits over it.

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u/Y0urC0nfusi0nMaster 2d ago

I’m asking, dipshit. And that reply was ✨not there✨ when I commented, so yeah I’ll predict the future next time I guess.

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

Or you could just not try and be a hero by calling people out for things before you know the full story?

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u/Y0urC0nfusi0nMaster 2d ago

Firstly, it was a question. That is when you ask for an answer, not when you insist it is one thing. Secondly, I’m not trying to ‘be the hero’, some people just have things they care about. Do you not?

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

What question lmao? When did you ever ask a question? I do care about things but I don’t care about something as trivial as potential misuse of the term ocd

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u/Y0urC0nfusi0nMaster 1d ago

My first comment was a question.. and it’s nice you don’t need to care, but I also have disorders that constantly get dismissed because they’ve been just that watered down, so I do need to care. Glad you don’t deal with that though.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

Appreciate it. I care about things, just not enough to make it my whole personality

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u/Vegetable-Star-5833 2d ago

Good thing you can change the app icon

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u/sarah_zagg 2d ago

I tried to swipe 😬 never felt so stupid

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u/Steve-online2004 1d ago

You can change it in in the settings, but you have to pay

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u/IAdmitMyCrime 1d ago

I swiped

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u/nix_ur_l0c4l_f0x 1d ago

OMG I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM

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u/Seishura 1d ago

I didn't wipe, Crane.

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u/little_moe_syzslak 1d ago

It’s like not even close to the bottom of the photo, but I swiped on the dots 🤦‍♂️

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u/Purpose_Seeker2020 1d ago

It now belongs in the white section of your OCD compliant colour coordination.

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u/Mr_CaptainUnicorn 1d ago

THANK GOD! Am not the only one!

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u/UnoBeerohPourFavah 1d ago

Move it to the middle, also move Currency to the top left. You’re welcome

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u/Delicious_Physics_74 1d ago

Just change it to the doge one

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u/stellarlun 1d ago

Why would they think this new icon looks good? It’s awful. It makes me cringe. Is there an r/oddlycringeworthy

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u/Muncleman 1d ago

Oh, of course the original is now “premium” to get.

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u/Muncleman 1d ago

The ones that are free are the stupid Doge and Wall Street. Two of the things I want to forget about most right now.

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u/Garry_Is 23h ago

Oh shit i swiped

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u/Ok-Push9899 10h ago

They change the colour, I lose the icon. Already spent way too long trying to find the new logo.

However, the question I have is different: the colour is what allows you to quickly discriminate between apps. If you group them by colour, you’ve actually lost that. It’s the same when people rearrange their bookshelves into colour gradients. The only way I can quickly find that book with the blue cover is to rely on the fact that 90% of the books are not blue. Put all the blue books together, and suddenly it’s harder to find a particular blue book.

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u/cinnamon_oatie 6h ago

Doesn't grouping the same coloured icons together make it hard to distinguish them?

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u/raleighbiker 4h ago

You can change the icon and the two other free options are both orange