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- 5y ago
I usually don’t let this kind of things get to me, but when my ocd is being a total pain in the ass, I can’t help but think “why on earth would anyone want to have ocd?”. Also, I recently saw that one fashion blogger/influencer that I’m following on Instagram, said “she’s so ocd” because she has her pantry organized, and she has like thousands of followers, so it’s messed up, that instead of raising awareness, they’re constantly minimizing an illness that they don’t even understand.
I’m aware of that, I’m just venting cause i really hate when people say “I’m so ocd” just because they organize their closet by colors. ??♀️
I agree that hearing people say they are so ocd is irritating. I am reasonably open with my ocd and have actually received support for being open and showing people that the Hollywood version is not the full truth.
There's a lot of incorrect or over simplified information out there about OCD and unfortunately stigma towards so many mental illnesses still. Some people are really insensitive others just clueless. A close friend admitted she didn't know much about it besides the usual stuff like handwashing so I did my best to explain my harm OCD. She was super supportive and not at all scared of me thank goodness! I get why it's frustrating to hear that all the time because it's minimizing. Hopefully in time there will be more awareness and I'm grateful whenever I see people trying to advocate and spread it. It also will help people identify when they have it better themselves I think
Most people haven’t faced the truth behind OCD the way you have by coming on this app. Generally, they only know about OCD from Hollywood, who’s allergic to most dark realities! It’s frustrating that people are so blind, but the general public never chose to be that way. Like Snaks said, just ignore it and move on. If you can’t accept it, though, ignorance isn’t a difficult fix as long as you have a voice. Use it, and be the change you want to see in the world ☺️
i wish more info could be given. i had no idea ocd consisted of different types. it would have helped me recognise the symptoms earlier on.
Trigger Warning My theme that I struggle with most is that I am developing schizophrenia. I wanted to share this anecdote with everyone in case someone is dealing with family/friends who do not understand what it is like to have OCD. One of the most effective ways for me to manage my OCD is to use humor to deal with it. Often times I will make jokes about it and recently a family member said, “you like having OCD, if you didn’t, you wouldn’t talk about it so much”. What he does not understand is that on the days I am able to laugh at my OCD I am so grateful because on other days all I want to do is lay in bed and worry about having schizophrenia. I didn’t know how to reply to that in the moment, but I want to say to him now is that the reason I make jokes about it is because some days it feels so real and I spend my day: Keeping track of every car in the rear view mirror to make sure that they are actually there and not hallucinations. Plugging my ears with my fingers to make sure that I am not hearing voices. Telling myself that if I have to carry a tray without dropping it to prove I do not have schizophrenia. Going over in my mind overtime I misspeak to try and figure out if it was just a mistake or if it was because I was going crazy and was speaking nonsense. Being very careful while typing because if I make a mistake it might mean I have schizophrenia. Lying in bed until five in the morning reading about schizophrenia. Thinking that if I can’t fall asleep by a certain time it means that my sleep schedule is being affected by schizophrenia. Trying to not look at any buildings where a person with schizophrenia may be treated. Constantly checking my emotions to see if I have them or if I lost them because I might have schizophrenia. Frantically searching for a sound that I heard to make sure it wasn’t a hallucination. Searching for something I may have seen out of the corner of my eye because it might have been a hallucination. Thinking that every time I have an itch it’s actually a tactile hallucination Spending hours thinking about wanting to die if I was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Putting my ear on machinery to make sure that I didn’t think that it was talking to me. Everyday looking up percentages and data and calculating them over and over again to calculate the likelihood that I will develop schizophrenia. Spend my day thinking if I actually am enjoying my activates or if I’m faking it because I actually have schizophrenia. Convincing myself that my food is poisoned because that is what a schizophrenic would think. Going over common schizophrenic delusions and checking to see if I believe them too. I am sure that a lot of people in this group struggle with this theme. Even though a lot of people think that OCD is just washing your hands a lot or organizing, know that I know how you feel and I have gotten through the worst of it.
I honestly think it’s best to keep your ocd hidden from people who don’t have it unless absolutely necessary. This disorder is incredibly complicated and hard to understand. Even people that suffer from it often find it hard to understand why they’re afraid of something that doesn’t make sense whatsoever much less people who don’t have it.
Some of the convos on here scare me. Like I genuinely think a small amount of people on here have other issues besides OCD and it’s making me freak out about if that’s me too.
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