My cats got OCD

The joke plays on the idea that the scratches on the person's arm, which are likely from self-harm, are instead attributed to cats with obsessive-compulsive disorder. This is a dark and self-deprecating way to deflect the question and avoid discussing the actual issue.

• Ocd
• Cat
• Self Harm
• Arms
• Mental Health
• Anxiety

• Why do cats leave scratches on arms? They don't; I do it myself.
• Does your cat scratch you? Yeah, I need [to] give him payback, but now he won't respond.
• I asked my now ex-boyfriend why he’s scared of my cat. He said it was because of the scratches on my arm. I told him that my cat doesn’t scratch, but he didn’t believe me. He realised what I meant when he noticed I kept hiding my wrist from everyone else. (Kinda based on the fact that my ex is indeed scared of cats, and he has been scared of my cat, so yeah 😂)
• Friend: “What's that on your arm?” Me: “Oh, nothing. Just decided I wanted to cosplay a tiger.”