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- 6y
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- 6y
@dcj232 of all places, this forum is NOT a place to try to bring others down. And it is definitely not a place to joke about enjoying the prospect of death. Don’t comment on people’s posts if you’re going to behave that way
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- 6y
I’m sorry I stood up for the people in this forum who may be triggered by your coping mechanism, but it’s not a reason to become hostile. I’ve had this app for a long time, but I’ve never come into contact with who would be rude to another user until now ??♀️
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- 6y
Give some to the kids first. Just kidding! Because that would be a compulsion. Most people with ocd hate their lives, so if it's poisoned you get to die and not have ocd anymore. I'm also worried my blood is infected because my dog bled on me about a half hour after I got a cut. I'm worried he transmitted something to me. But hey, if I die, at least I won't have ocd anymore.
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- 6y
@dcj232 I just... don’t agree with that sentiment at all. Whether it’s satirical or not
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- 6y
@hazelnut I care about a lot of things I shouldn't. Unfortunately none of the things I care about are your opinion on my advice.
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- 6y
@hazelnut wasn't joking. Not trying to bring others down. Telling you my coping mechanisms. There's really no point in lecturing me, this isn't the place for that. If you don't like the way I cope, ignore me. Don't accuse me of bringing you down. Like I said before, I was worried I have a blood disease. Decided if I do and I die, at least I won't have ocd. That's how I deal with my health ocd. You don't have to like it.
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- 6y
And all I’m implying is relaying that specific coping mechanism to others who are struggling could be severely triggering/detrimental. One of my coping mechanisms is having a cigarette, but I would never tell someone else to try that
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- 6y
@hazelnut my coping mechanism is thought oriented. It's a form of cbt. Smoking a cigarette is using addictive substances to self medicate. Not comparable, but if you did tell me to smoke, I'd decide not to and keep my mouth shut about it instead of going on and on about how it's not what I wanted to hear.
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- 6y
@hazelnut I've never encountered someone here who expects everything on here to make sense and that wants to argue or use subjective words toward people like "rude." We are all mentally ill here, so not everything we say is going to make sense to evrryone. I'm very used to people not understanding the way I think so I'm not surprised I guess. But to start arguing with someone who was trying to help? It's not productive for either of us. I'm bummed I couldn't help you, but not sorry. I was just being honest. I have no more to say, so since getting the last word is so important to you, you can have it. I'm not commenting on this anymore after this one. A lot of things on here don't make sense to me, I ignore them. I suggest you do the same or your going to end up in a lot of arguments. Arguing is just a waste of time. Find what helps you and focus on that. It's obviously not me so maybe don't pay attention to me.
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- 25w
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- 23w
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- 11w
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