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Chronic Illness 10w
I hate how “oh I’m so OCD” is so normalized when I (OCD) can’t do much because contamination fear and have the worst thoughts about myself like I’m a p..do even tho I know I’m not. OCD is more than being neat or number obsession a lot of the time
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Anonymous 10w

Or when I’m trying to explain a compulsion to a friend i’m not super close to and say smthn like “sorry, i have ocd” and they’re like “i get it I’m so ocd about *insert thing*”

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Anonymous 10w

Drives me crazy how normalized it’s become. If most people only knew how awful it can be not what they think it is or it’s about:( being a guy I always get hard time from people my age when I get caught in a loop and it’s so disheartening… I hope you learn to conquer it🙂

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 10w

Yesss and it’s like their pens being straight or something like that. Like I personally can’t let my hand hand out the car window because I have to constantly talk myself down from pulling the handle even while we are moving 😭 like girl it is not the same as wanting to have even eyeliner

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 10w

Me being convinced I have to make myself throw up or i’m going to asphyxiate is not the same as “needing” the car volume to be an even number 🫩

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 10w

Omg the amount of times someone says talks about car volume and OCD is crazy 🙄

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 9w

I’ve gotten better in some aspects but I don’t know if I’ll ever truly be able to be comfortable in the way others are with things like sneezing. I think there just need to be more representation of TRUE OCD in media

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 9w

agree

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Anonymous 9w

Honestly, if you don’t actually look at the diagnostic criteria for it in the DSM or watch actual educational videos, some classes tend to glaze over it which is sad! I have a bachelors in adolescent psychology and it is not touched on NEARLY enough

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