I cannot express the anger I have when people ignorantly say that they’re “so ocd” and think of ocd as a quirk. My ocd got so bad at one point it was basically considered a disability because I could not do anything. People make these mental illnesses, also including like ADHD, as a quirk thinking that it is just a funny thing. It makes me really upset:(

SERIOUSLY. CAME ON HERE TO SAY THIS. it’s absolutely ridiculous and SO offensive towards people who ACTUALLY have ocd. my teacher is constantly and i mean CONSTANTLY talking about ‘his ocd’ when he messes up his writing and tries to fix it or if something is slightly crooked. like just because you want something to look nice DOESNT MEAN YOU HAVE OCD. i want to scream this in class yet i keep quiet. it makes me so mad. if only he and others realized how bad ocd really is. god, if only it WERE as simple as saying ‘oh! this drawing looks ugly, UGH! my OCD! i hate it!” truly one of the worst things about ocd imo is having to deal with ignorant people who think they know what the f ocd is. im so mad

Same here I hear it all the time and I just think to myself, “you don’t know the half of it” and I kind of just sigh and laugh because I’m glad they don’t have it (wouldn’t wish it upon anyone) and they have no clue on what it’s really like, and imo I am really confused to how people don’t know the truth about ocd? Why is it seen as “oh I have do so and so, my ocd” and not how it really is and ruins peoples life’s ?? I think more awearness needs to acc be spread and not even just ocd, all mental health issues!

This makes me so angry. Its so hurtful and dismissive. People have no clue what we go through on a daily basis. Sometimes I just don't have the words to explain. Another one I hate is "Everyone is a little OCD" No they aren't!

I remember trying to explain that I have OCD to a friend and they told me that “it’s just wanting things to be clean” and that I’m overreacting. It sucks how people don’t understand what OCD actually is.