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YouTube’s gonna YouTube. There’s always gonna be naysayers that ‘know all the answers’ in the comments sections. It’s rough to say, especially bc I’m suffering from harm ocd myself, unfortunately the chance of discrimination is always gonna be high, especially with harm or POCD. That said the OCD resources we have at our disposal is only growing. 16 years ago I only learned about OCD several pages into a google search. Now I’m typing this message on an app that’s for OCD.
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@Erick K Omg may GOD bless u and help u 🙏🏻🙏🏻
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@Joyas Thank you, I pray the same for you
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The problem is trying to make this suffering a purely scientific thing when it has metaphysical and philosophical implications. That's when psychiatry falls short if it doesn't aknowledges it.
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I think it is the most HILARIOUS thing in the entire world when people who don’t have OCD go on the internet and say that it doesn’t exist. Like why don’t I give you my brain for a day and then tell me how you feel. There are people that truly believe the holocaust never happened. Can you imagine?? There are always going to be people who doubt. That’s why those of us who actually do have OCD need to rally together and support each other. We need each other to overcome this awful illness.
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Just find your people honeybee! Some of my best friends can validate my anxiety but not my health issues. But we can always reach out to others for these talks. I think you are on the right track. Very mature for your age and already noticing some of the dysfunction on the “less sensitive” part of the spectrum. Don’t give the narcissists an inch just be true to you.
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Really it’s so strange and disturbing that people care so much to take the time to tear others down instead of doing literally anything to Better themselves or enjoying their lives. They feed off of the hurt the cause and love the attention. You just hang in there and know that it’s a them problem and you don’t have to deal with their foolish problems.
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I'm sry if this may make people worry or feel uncomfortable in advance! Hello everyone as u can see I struggle with ocd and I HATE IT WITH MY LIFE , it started in 2020 covid obv contamination ocd started here , I used to carry alcohol everywhere and used to wash my hands so much that it bled ( had to wear gloves to cover it so friends or family won't see it ) and everything else started since then , harm ocd with myself or friends I couldn't hold a knife..it was really hard..and I have unwanted sexual thoughts ocd , I have panic attacks bc of this..I sometimes cannot look people into their eyes and its so random and so scary..thoughts about.. 🍇..whether it's me or I'm gonna harm someone else uk..I sometimes cannot function properly.. unfortunately friends don't understand it rather think it's about " perfectionism "..I wrote those thoughts and stuff in a journal in more details ofc and doodle ( I'm scared someone will find it ) I hate myself tbh and I don't think someone will read this... I suspect I have ADHD with all this but ocd is " ur faking it " even though lots of people have hinted about it , I thought I actually killed someone for 2 years a girl..until I realized what HOCD is , I thought I faked my ocd too in fact , I have perfectionism ocd too it's bad and I HATE PURE O it's so DRAINING uk.. also idk if this has caused a problem for anyone but if y'all know the Truman show ( basically if u don't know the main character is being filmed and his life is fake and he doesn't know it ) THAT MOVIE HAS HARMED ME SO BADLY FOR YEARS that until today I have to check in the bathroom if there are cameras cuz like ocd makes me think I'm living in a fake world , I used to think people around me , everyone was like a Ai model or smth.. everytime until today I have to clean the toilet seat bc it may be dirty..I have been taking up to 5 showers a day cuz maybe I'm dirty..that's it for today tysm if u read this till the end I'd like to know ur thoughts if u got tips or have similar experiences ! 🤗 U get a chocolate bar 🍫 bc u earned it bc ik how ocd is so frustrating ( I also noticed everyone who has ocd is so nice right 😆! )
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Lately I’ve seen way too many comments under posts about OCD, especially the harm, POCD, and relationship themes that are incredibly misinformed and honestly harmful. People saying things like “these thoughts are unnatural,”or “you need to go get real help” and encouraging confession ***compulsions*** when they clearly have no understanding of how OCD actually works. Let me be clear: OCD involves distressing and unwanted thoughts, images, or urges. That doesn’t make someone dangerous. It makes them someone with a mental illness who is terrified of their own brain. Saying these people are “unnatural” or implying they’re broken only reinforces shame, and shame is the opposite of what helps anyone heal. If you’re commenting under OCD-related posts on an OCD ***app*** without understanding what intrusive thoughts are, or what compulsions can look like, or **how OCD can attach itself to the things we fear most** then please, stop. You are not helping. You’re reinforcing stigma and pushing people further into silence. OCD is already isolating. We don’t need more people moralizing or projecting trauma theory onto something they haven’t experienced or don’t understand. If you really care, go learn. Read about intrusive thoughts. Learn about ERP therapy. Or maybe just listen. Because some of us are barely hanging on, and comments like those don’t just miss the point, they can do real damage. I’m sorry if I come off too angry, it just really upsets me to see people speak on something they clearly don’t understand. End of rant. Thank you for reading 🤍
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I know that sounds a bit harsh, but people with OCD think very differently then everyone else and we do strange things. I used to think OCD was just that we overthink to much and have compulsions to fix it, but its kinda alot more than that i realise. Like peoples lives are legit debilitated from this thing. Thats serious and i dont think others realise that. Mabye im concerned too much idk.
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