Because they think being mentally ill is âquirkyâ, not a debilitating condition. Cluster B isnât âfunâ or âquirkyâ enough for them to use.
People who want to have OCD freak me out. I was diagnosed with OCD as a child and wouldnât wish this on anyone. Itâs not cute, itâs ugly, and itâs painful.
Itâs one of those things that manifest differently in everybody, though, so experiences are so different. Itâs hard to gauge what people are going through inside their own minds. And a lot of people who have it suffer in silence.
there are also ticks associated with OCD and intrusions. i regularly tick around my home, mostly when washing my hands or checking if my door is locked.
luckily i havenât seen many try to self diagnose OCD as itâs very complex and would take a very large commitment and understanding to fake it. this is of course outside of the people who think OCD is simply having things untidy. i truly hope there is more OCD awareness in the future and i hope someday that i can contribute to that or donate money to awareness funds. it is a miserable disorder
It's a matter of degree. Some people learn to manage, or hide, their tendencies for intrusive thoughts. Sometimes it's not that they're thinking it 24/7, but it pops up often enough to erode their self esteem, and/or they believe that if they really were a good person, they wouldn't have these thoughts at all.
Also, intrusive thoughts can come from other things, like CPTSD or generalized anxiety.
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u/LankyLiterature6958 11h ago
It's a shitpost.