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wtf???
Is anyone else so exhausted of OCD being a joke? I’m wondering when laughing about mental illness became funny.
Is anyone else so exhausted of OCD being a joke? I’m wondering when laughing about mental illness became funny.
Personally I feel it is best to take it all in stride. The average person isn’t familiar with most disorders or diseases. Unless it affects them directly it is not their responsibility to know about it .
I hate when people just think it's about cleaning, hand washing. They have no idea how terrible it can be with the intrusive thoughts
If I have one more coworker say “I’m being a little ocd!” “Ahh my ocd is showing!” “I’m ocd I have to have it this way!” And it’s just another QUIRK for organization and tidiness I AM GOING TO SCREAM!! Even before I knew I had OCD, it bugged me so much. Even more now!!!
It's hard for them to understand because they've probably never experienced anything like it. I've joked about the cleaning compulsions saying I'd rather have that than the other themes I've had, as I dislike cleaning and at least it would be done. I know in reality I wouldn't want the compulsion as triggers would be everywhere and you'd hate doing it even more if anything. Doing compulsions is not a satisfactory seeking thing, it's behavioural relief. Doing it is extremely stressful and not enjoyable at all. Don't expect the average person to understand. They won't. It's not your job to educate them either. It might be better to refrain from reacting to this if it happens in real life. If they want to understand then you can enlighten them.
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I think I saw a trailer for a movie with the main character having rocd I think or contamination ocd. It looked like a complete fantasy
Not everyone cleans as a compulsion either. So messed up.
*I came across this post on facebook*
venting cause im tired of this: sorry for yelling it’s for emphasis, HAVE ANY OF MY FREAKOUTS CAUSED BY OCD ACTUALLY HELPED ME?? PROBABLY NOT? (no seriously they havnt this is exposure therapy now I ain’t reassuring myself) HAVE THEY MADE ME SLEEP DEPRIVED? YES HAVE THEY MADE MY HANDS CRACK AND BLEED FOR YEARS? YES (ouch currently can’t even move my hands without them cracking open) HAVE THEY MADE ME TAKE WAY TO MANY SHOWERS TO THE POINT MY HAIR IS LIKE STRAW? YES HAVE THEY MADE ME LOST WITHIN MY SELF AND RUIN RELATIONSHIPS? YES :( HAVE THEY MADE ME AVOID AREAS OF MY NICE HOME? YES (double sucks cause i only moved late last year) legit in the last couple of months i thought i had could have tetanus, insecticide poisoning, mould in my hair and bed, that somehow bleach and alcohol or ammonia got mixed and i made a toxic gas (I don’t even own bleach etc) thrown out towels and clothes and so so much more. just wtf is ocd, why? Why does it do this?? Surely people without ocd are just wondering what they’ll have for lunch or something?? NOT OMG ITS GOT MOULD ITS SPREAD EVERYWHERE. I’m so tired, just want to live life without being terrified all the time. Please join in with what you’re over with when it comes to OCD, it’s good to vent sometimes.
When I hear the others might think that they could also have ocd when I tell them I could have it or they want to say they have it after I’ve got diagnosed with, without knowing how I feel it is like why do I always have to have something and then they say they also might have it are they supporting, joking or what?
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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