i get what he is trying to say and i somewhat agree it will definitely apply to some people with ocd although this type of situation would be arguably closer to severe anxiety  but we all know ocd is far more complicated than this and all these comparisons to coronavirus many on twitter do concern me ie its about germsviruses and cleaningavoidance   the best thought experiment ive seen that gets close to showing how ocd feels for those who dont have it is by jonathan grayson