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- Tqh
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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.
Ocd is like this bully that leaves you alone for a while and then come's back worse every time. This morning I just switched my tv on and for some reason I had this thought pop into my head that what if someone on the tv told me to harm someone... what if the ground is lava, man... I was doing so well last few weeks... then this. Worst thing is I feel alone in having these weird thoughts... feels like everyone's thoughts are normal or can atleast happen in reality while mine is totally out there... and I just started getting motivated again to enter modelling, now I'm scared AF is I can even do it with my mind always doing this shit.
I feel like the things our brains come up with (intrusive thoughts) can be actually traumatizing. Even if you’ve have the most perfect life, no abuse or anything, OCD can leave you with some sort of trauma. Like can you get ptsd from this? I feel like this is probably one of the worse mental illnesses out there
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