- Username
- d a i s y
- Date posted
- 6y ago
Oh my goodness, that breaks my heart! As if we “wannabe” like this! I’d hand my OCD over on a plate if I could! Ughhh, some people! d a i s y
Lots of judgement about taking medication. Viewed as weak/unnatural. Obviously coming from people who do not know the agony of the disorder!
I completely agree, nabil! Why can’t taking medication be a sign that we care about our health instead of weakness? As if deciding to take medication wasn’t one of the hardest decisions of our life. We do it because it’s necessary to function, and for some of us, that’s impossible to do without meds! I take a cocktail of medications and I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for them! d a i s y
my best friend’s mom tried to tell me she had OCD when she found out i had been diagnosed. when i talked to her about it all she said was “oh yeah i have to have everything organized all the time i hate messes.” yes some people have that type of OCD but it’s not that easy there’s so much more to it??when i tried to talk about my themes she had no idea there were more themes than everything needing to be clean all the time. she’s a nurse too. yikes
Mentally ill "wanabees"? I spend more that 1/2 my day checking and rechecking ridiculous things like light switches and toothpaste caps. I definitely don't "wannabe" that, but it happens. I guess some people just don't get it if it doesn't happen to them.?
Well I was talking to a girl with ocd, and she was very deep in her illness and had convinced herself she was transgender or not in love with her boyfriend. And she told me she’s tired of people being positive when she’s suffering, and wanted to get forums like this shut down ( like what ) then she said they’re all mentally ill wannabes. Which pissed me off tons. All of it came from me giving her advice to go to erp. Bc all she did was rant to me but not take my advice, and get nasty with me whenever I put in my input. Sad ??♀️
@rfisher sad thing is she thinks she’s “educated” on ocd and said people with pOCD or whatever themes like that are their actual theme. ( ex people with harm ocd actually wanna harm people ) that pushed me to my breaking point.
People like that will never understand what it's like to live with this.
@rfisher , exactly, she has ROCD too so you’d expect her to actually know her stuff. ??♀️
I’m on vacation and just called someone out for stereotyping OCD at the mall. She said she didn’t want to buy these boots because they would “drive her OCD crazy.” I asked her if she had diagnosed OCD and she said “No, the boots just bother me.” So I said, “Well, I do. I’ve had it a long time, and as an advocate I just want to point out that it is a very debilitating condition and you never know who could hear you make comments like that, and for some sufferers it could be offensive.” She said, “I understand,” and I thanked her for hearing me out. I was super nervous to do it, but kept my cool and even if she just dismissed me as some crazy person, I’m glad I stood up for myself and the rest of the OCD community.
*me preparing to share with loved ones or friends about my mental illness* *taking a deep breath and being brave* me: “So... I wanted to share something deep with you. I have recently been struggling with OCD.” them: “OH MY GOD ME TOO!!!! I hAtE iT wHeN tHiNgS aRe NoT cLeAn!!!!!!!!!”
I'm looking for some comfort. I'm having a hard time at work this morning unfortunately, because I mistakenly mentioned my OCD to a coworker who is completely ignorant to anything anxiety related. He replied, "I dont like labels, you just have tendencies" he seemed to scoff at the idea of needing a therapist. I was reminded of how fragile i am, because I got so angry at the thought of all the internal suffering and torment i went through because of ocd, and that some people have no clue just how severe it can be.. And to think someone completely ignorant to it thinks they know what I went through when they dont even have an inkling..I'm hoping someone here will reply and remind me there are people who get it. It's not a joke, it's not exclusive to keeping things orderly, it's not something you can just get over
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