- Date posted
- 6y
- Date posted
- 6y
Yeah, it's stupid how the general public think of OCD as "cute". Like, no, not unless never wanting to leave your house again and destroying your life and dealing with intense overwhelming sensations that feel like your brain is ripping apart is "cute" which I personally don't think so.
- Date posted
- 6y
Not to mention those posts?? Spread a lot of misinformation about what intrusive thoughts are. Unless eating a leaf is distressing because you’re scared of being contaminated (if it were on the ground), or if jumping into a huge puddle somehow is related to an obsession, what these people experience aren’t even intrusive thoughts, just... thoughts.
- Date posted
- 6y
Damn bastards don't even know how good they have it! To be able to just... think.
- Date posted
- 6y
Mine too! And no it's not irrational either. We suffer in incomprehensible ways... ways that (in my opinion) no human should have to suffer. So for people to just play coy about it is extremely frustrating.
- Date posted
- 6y
Literally!! It makes my blood boil and it’s not even irrational because if anyone claimed they had any disorder just because of some normal but uncommon thing they do and I had that disorder, I’d be pretty mad.
- Date posted
- 6y
Fuck em tbh? Probably not awful people but trivialising it like that hurts so much. Imagine if they did that to anorexia, I can't imagine considering society does take anorexia seriously (thank god).
- Date posted
- 6y
Absolutely!! It really rubs me up the wrong way to see people reduce ocd symptoms to wanting to eat leaves you know? Because it’s worse than that.
- Date posted
- 6y
Made me wanna jump in front of a train more times than I can count. I've had depression too clinically, in my experience it is a baby compared to OCD. It's hell and these people need to get that through their thick skull, society in general, maybe then we'd get better help, as well as quicker help.
- Date posted
- 6y
The thing is, everybody has intrusive thoughts. I had intrusive thoughts before I developed ocd, I just didn’t give a shit about them. People misunderstand the distress and torture associated with ocd (especially others with mental health issues) because they think “well I sometimes imagine jumping off a bridge when I’m standing on one, so I have intrusive thoughts” And don’t understand that intrusive thoughts for us are stuck on repeat and anxiety provoking. They only have their experience to compare so they equate it with ours when it shouldn’t be.
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- 21w
I’m honestly getting frustrated seeing so many comments in POCD spaces that just show a lack of understanding. In the last few months, I’ve seen a multiple replies like *“well you do sound like a p”* when someone posts about engaging in compulsions like checking, or comments that go, *“you might be a p, but only you can judge that.”* These kinds of replies are harmful and completely unhelpful. POCD is about unwanted, intrusive thoughts, and actions like checking, masturbating, or staring at triggers are compulsions that come from the anxiety those thoughts create. They don’t mean anything about who we are. Yet, there’s a growing trend of people responding in a way that makes it sound like those compulsions AND any **doubts** are “proof” of something, and that’s just not true. ***This is literally a doubting disorder*** If you don’t fully understand POCD, it’s okay to step back before commenting. Let’s be more compassionate and educated in our responses, so we can create a space where people feel supported.
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- Date posted
- 19w
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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- Date posted
- 9w
Today I woke up and immediately was flooded with intrusive thoughts. I was thinking about how I want to remembered when my time on earth is finished. I want to be remembered by my kindness and my heart. I want to be remembered by the lives i’ve changed. But then it hit me. What if you want to be a girl? What if you’re just telling yourself you don’t want to be a girl? I shouldn’t be scared, my family would love me no matter what I was. But this.. This is taking its toll on me. People call me maam all the time. I have feminine features and qualities.. It makes me question everything I know about my life. But I think what makes it worse is that i’m scared but don’t feel scared? Like I don’t feel intense fear like I once did. I know that I don’t want to be a girl. I don’t want boobs or long hair and nails. I have feminine qualities but I just exist. And this morning it’s hitting me very hard. I hate TOCD. I hate that I can’t just have one moment of peace. That it finds ways to seep into my life by finding areas i’m weakest in. I read other people’s stories and kinda do checking with it. And to make it all worse my for you page is FILLED with trans tiktok’s and peoples experiences. It’s making me mad. Why can’t I just be happy? Like everyone else in my house? Why did I inherit this stupid fucking disorder? And why do I question everything single thing about myself. First it was fear I was going to hurt someone and be a monster. And now it’s fucking thoughts of me wanting to be a girl?? Anyways have a nice day guys.
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