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OCD. Aw yes the ''cleaning disorder.'' You people diagnose yourself with this disorder because you like to clean. You like things organized so you automatically have OCD. So you're saying everybody who doesn't like cleaning doesn't have OCD and everybody who enjoys-
-cleaning has OCD. Haha so quirky and funny.
Wrong. OCD isn't fun. F*CK you, you know, OCD is a mental illness. Stop trying to be special by diagnosing yourself with OCD, depression, ADHD, bipolar disorder, GAD, etc. Just stop. It isn't cute it isn't funny it isn't quirky.-
Wrong. OCD isn't fun. F*CK you, you know, OCD is a mental illness. Stop trying to be special by diagnosing yourself with OCD, depression, ADHD, bipolar disorder, GAD, etc. Just stop. It isn't cute it isn't funny it isn't quirky.-
-When I heard kids at my school saying how they have OCD because they liked to clean, I was legitimately hurt. I don't know how to explain how I felt, I felt alone in some way; My therapist told me OCD is common, so other kids have it too! It's hard to believe, although-
-what she said was true, I felt alone, I felt alone because kids sticked to stereotypical symptoms. You know what is really funny, and shows how stupid this world is? Kids at my school ''knew'' what OCD was, but didn't know hat Obsessive Compulsive Disorder was.-
-How ridiculous is that. F*cking stupid. I'm tired of people stereotyping mental illnesses. These are serious topics. I've been holding back talking about this. I feel embarrassed admitting I have OCD. My parents don't believe I have it because I don't ''clean everything.''-
-Let me tell you people what it's like. It isn't a f*cking cleaning disorder stupid, it's an ANXIETY disorder. Let's start with the O, Obsessive. For me, it's the obsessive thoughts. Those thoughts, tell me things. ''If you don't look at a number in 10 seconds you will die.''-
-Stupid I know, ''Oh please nothing will happen, that's so stupid!'' Well let me tell you I will d*mn believe those thoughts. I get this feeling, whenever I'm touched, is it my imagination? I almost FEEL the germs across my body. This FEELING makes me feel scared.-
-I need to wash my hands. Over. And over. And over. Please I don't want to wash my hands, you can tell me I don't need to wash my hands all you want. I can't stop that feeling. Those thoughts. (Note, the part about the thoughts is the C, Compulsive, I just forgot to-
-add it to that part of the thread, but it basically helps you understand the Obsessive part too, so I'll leave it like this.) Now to the D, DISORDER. You can't diagnose yourself with a disorder. I know, you want to be a special snowflake but listen; You're so lucky.-
-SO lucky. You diagnose yourself with a disorder you don't have, you don't even have a disorder okay, you need a THERAPIST to diagnose you!! Not your friends, not your siblings not yourself. A THERAPIST. Just stop trying to be ''special.'' And this goes for EVERY mental-
-illness. DO NOT fake it. I remember everything those people have said. ''Germ Girl'', ''OCD is a cleaning disorder'', ''I have OCD because I like to clean'', ''I get OCD from looking at the word OCD'', (that same kid who called me ''Germ girl'') ''I have OCD so I'm a bit-
-organized.'' There's more but this thread isn't about what others have said, it's about stopping this ''quirky mental illness is so fun and cool'' trend. So basically, to end off this thread, I'd just like to say: Just stop. If you aren't diagnosed by a PROFESSIONAL,-
-you CANNOT say you have it. Again, this goes for EVERY. SINGLE. Mental illness. Now, I know this thread is super long, but if you read that whole thing. Thank you. Thank you for your time. This is a somewhat vent, but I want this word to get out. #StopSelfDiagnosing
