Oh my god it’s just so awful. I think when people learn that ocd isn’t just a cleaning disorder they just hate it. Like probably one of the most stigmatized mental disorders ever. It genuinely hurts.
It's okay, there will always be a community that understands you. ❤ We are here, and the world may eventually learn: there are a lot of things which this world is *very* behind on. If you meet someone and they truly care about you, they will genuinely get to know you and your OCD struggles. 🙂 Not everyone will understand, and that's okay. We can live with that. Those people simply aren't for us.
It’s my sincere belief that the world is not full of good people. It’s very down the middle, and most lean towards being a little shittier of a person than not. But there are gems out there. People who try to understand things that they may not immediately grasp. We may be poorly understood but it won’t be forever…things that are stigmatized tend to be advocated for by futures generations. And I think OCD is beginning to be on the radar for mental health advocacy.
I can agree with this, but if there’s one thing I’ve learned, I can’t change other people’s views on mental health issues. I also have another mental health issue, alcoholism/addiction, that is stigmatized too. I try to own my mental illnesses and not be ashamed of them. I don’t go shouting, “I’m an alcoholic with OCD!!!!” from my apartment balcony, but am also open to talk about it if it is brought up. However, I stay away from some of the themes when talking to people that are unfamiliar with it, and just try to be sensitive around their own views. Although there’s times where I just absolutely am straight suffering from OCD, it’s also provided me a lot of strength/courage. It helped reach me to become more comfortable being uncomfortable, and helped me walk through some fears. That came through therapy, ERP, and some mental freedom from it.
You can’t change how people think unless they are open and willing. Having that rest on your shoulders doesn’t do you any good.
It’s ridiculous how much people discussing HOCD bothers me. I know it’s a form of OCD, which I understand is out of the person’s control. I know mental illness is not a choice. I have OCD, so I get it. I get invasive thoughts about being hetero, so it makes sense that it works the other way too. I know the people who have HOCD aren’t necessarily homophobic. It does kind of make me feel like my sexuality is a worst case scenario, though. I can’t help but think “people are as afraid of being like me, as I am of heart attacks”. Idk. It just almost feels like people are saying “oh no what if I’m gay” “don’t worry, you’re straight. You’re okay because you’re straight” (which I know isn’t the case). It could just be because of the lack of positivity I’ve seen surrounding the queer community lately, though. I’m not trying to call out or invalidate people with HOCD though, I know it’s something that they don’t enjoy, and it’s something they suffer with just as much as I suffer with my OCD. Sorry, just needed to get that off my chest
*me preparing to share with loved ones or friends about my mental illness* *taking a deep breath and being brave* me: “So... I wanted to share something deep with you. I have recently been struggling with OCD.” them: “OH MY GOD ME TOO!!!! I hAtE iT wHeN tHiNgS aRe NoT cLeAn!!!!!!!!!”
Hey everyone. I’ve been doing okay today. But I’ve been on twitter today and I don’t know if anyone has seen this but there’s a lot of people that speculate Shawn Mendes suffers from SOOCD. So I started reading about it and there’s a lot of people just laughing about it or saying he’s homophobic or closeted and it’s really stressing me out. I know I’ve said it a million times but it feels too real to be a ‘mental disorder’. How on earth can this be OCD and not just a sexual identity crisis?
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