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- 3y
- Date posted
- 3y
I think we have to understand that mental illness is only in the last few years being so widely talked about and understood...Unfortunately but also fortunately there is slowly more information on OCD and what this is. You could try explaining that there are different forms of it. Hopefully they will try and use that word differently another time
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- 3y
Yeah this type of shit drives me nuts, and it has to do with all mental illnesses. I hate that people use terms like "psychopath" or "bipolar" so loosely. These are serious mental issues that affect people tremendously. Sometimes if i have enough energy ill comment on these punchlines because it's extremely inappropriate in my opinion. Also, have you seen those stupid game ads? They are like antistress games where you have to put things into order or do something in a satisfying way and they'll say stuff like "this game is perfect for my ocd". Some people also apperantly use ocd in sentances like "sorry, can you please fully wipe the board? My ocd is insane right now 😝" like bitch stfu
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- 3y
Ugh it bothers me so much! I even have a friend that knows I have ocd and they still do that crap. I told a dude I work with I have OCD and he automatically assumed I was just about cleaning or tidying Because most people still think that it’s just cleaning and organizing…no it’s not, it’s much more than that. I hate it so much or like they said above about those stupid games out there. Those really get on my nerves. “Omg I’m like soooooo ocd”….stfu
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- 20w
I’m curious how many other people experience this! I’ve been diagnosed with severe OCD for 20 years now, about 10 years ago my little OCD brain came up with a series of words. It is saying everyone in my families name and then something negative, and then something positive. Since my brain attached to this series of words, it hasn’t stopped repeating in my mind. Like I said, it’s been 10 years, and this “phrase” is constantly repeating over and over in my head. When it’s finished, it just restarts again. My brain is constantly exhausted since it’s always talking. It’s kinda hard to word this so idk if it’ll make sense to you but let me know if this is something that you might experience as well!
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- Therapist
- Date posted
- 14w
If your OCD had a voice, what would it say most often? And how would you love to answer back?
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- Date posted
- 10w
I never heard about people with OCD who have messy living conditions. Maybe this is why it took so long to accept my diagnosis. Although I really dont like how OCD is percieved at by the majority of people, I feel like Im weird or something because I dont fit into that stereotype. I understand that a lot of people with OCD have this issue, but why do I feel so different? If anybody else has/had this belief, what helps with feeling more comfortable? Everytime my mom points out my room, and how its messy- Its like I feel so lazy and useless. So then I often plan out everything I was going to do, step by step, always having a reasoning behind everything, because logic always comforts me. When I start tidying up my room, I go full out (Sheets, Laundry, Clorox, Candles, Vaccuming, Then I start going through the guinea pigs cage to rearranging all of their stuff) Yet always somewhere after doing a few things, I start feeling disgusting and almost shameful of myself. 99% of the time I end up laying on my floor sobbing, noting every little thing about my room. How my furiniture doesnt match, how i would rather have solid floor like hardwood or vinyl instead of the carpet, usually things i cant change… and then barely anything gets done in my room. I start to have a meltdown and often dont take care of myself even more afterwards. A piece of me feels like my thoughts are just me being a spoiled brat and wanting everything i dont have- meanwhile others dont even have a roof over their head. The other piece of me is just tired, just emotionally exaughsted. Please comment any thoughts or recomendations to maybe improve motovation and attitude towards doing long tasks.
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