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when people say that around me i tend to just forgive them and let it go since it comes from a place of ignorance and i don't really feel like lecturing everyone i meet :')
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Most of the time they're just ignorant and don't realize how offensive it might be. I try to keep that in mind
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- 5y ago
I can understand the frustration. I personally know people who say things like that and at the end of the day I can’t really be bothered to lecture every single person who doesn’t understand what OCD really is. At the end of the day you gotta learn to forgive them. Before I had OCD I barely understood it myself and thought it was just about cleaning yours hands all the time and keeping things tidy.
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- 5y ago
I find it infuriating. It was hard when it was just me but now that my daughter also struggles with OCD I witness how damaging these statements can be for others. I also know that perpetuating this myth that OCD is just about being anal and extra tidy truly has prevented folks who have suffered for YEARS with OCD from reaching out and getting help because if one person has intrusive sexual thoughts but all they hear about OCD is offhanded and sarcastic remarks about organizing and clean freaks how do we expect them to reach out for help? Such shameful thoughts can be debilitating. Perpetuating false ideas about OCD is NOT harmless. Folks kill them selves over these struggles. It’s a human responsibility to spread correct info so we can reach those struggling with these horrid intrusive thoughts.
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- 21w ago
hey! i was thinking it would be cool if there would be a place where we could find people and become friends with other people dealing with ocd. it could be a safe place for us to say our experience so far, or to just talk about anything, even if it’s not ocd related. lmk what you think about this idea and comment what you think we could/should make it on!
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