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OCD. Aw yes the & #39;& #39;cleaning disorder.& #39;& #39; You people diagnose yourself with this disorder because you like to clean. You like things organized so you automatically have OCD. So you& #39;re saying everybody who doesn& #39;t like cleaning doesn& #39;t have OCD and everybody who enjoys-
-cleaning has OCD. Haha so quirky and funny.
Wrong. OCD isn& #39;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& #39;t cute it isn& #39;t funny it isn& #39;t quirky.-
Wrong. OCD isn& #39;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& #39;t cute it isn& #39;t funny it isn& #39;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& #39;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& #39;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 & #39;& #39;knew& #39;& #39; what OCD was, but didn& #39;t know hat Obsessive Compulsive Disorder was.-
-How ridiculous is that. F*cking stupid. I& #39;m tired of people stereotyping mental illnesses. These are serious topics. I& #39;ve been holding back talking about this. I feel embarrassed admitting I have OCD. My parents don& #39;t believe I have it because I don& #39;t & #39;& #39;clean everything.& #39;& #39;-
-Let me tell you people what it& #39;s like. It isn& #39;t a f*cking cleaning disorder stupid, it& #39;s an ANXIETY disorder. Let& #39;s start with the O, Obsessive. For me, it& #39;s the obsessive thoughts. Those thoughts, tell me things. & #39;& #39;If you don& #39;t look at a number in 10 seconds you will die.& #39;& #39;-
-Stupid I know, & #39;& #39;Oh please nothing will happen, that& #39;s so stupid!& #39;& #39; Well let me tell you I will d*mn believe those thoughts. I get this feeling, whenever I& #39;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& #39;t want to wash my hands, you can tell me I don& #39;t need to wash my hands all you want. I can& #39;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& #39;ll leave it like this.) Now to the D, DISORDER. You can& #39;t diagnose yourself with a disorder. I know, you want to be a special snowflake but listen; You& #39;re so lucky.-
-SO lucky. You diagnose yourself with a disorder you don& #39;t have, you don& #39;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 & #39;& #39;special.& #39;& #39; And this goes for EVERY mental-
-illness. DO NOT fake it. I remember everything those people have said. & #39;& #39;Germ Girl& #39;& #39;, & #39;& #39;OCD is a cleaning disorder& #39;& #39;, & #39;& #39;I have OCD because I like to clean& #39;& #39;, & #39;& #39;I get OCD from looking at the word OCD& #39;& #39;, (that same kid who called me & #39;& #39;Germ girl& #39;& #39;) & #39;& #39;I have OCD so I& #39;m a bit-
-organized.& #39;& #39; There& #39;s more but this thread isn& #39;t about what others have said, it& #39;s about stopping this & #39;& #39;quirky mental illness is so fun and cool& #39;& #39; trend. So basically, to end off this thread, I& #39;d just like to say: Just stop. If you aren& #39;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
