#ocd

[marcusbrutus]

the worst part about ocd and ocd-like tendencies is that you think hyper-analyzing your thoughts and constantly psychoanalyzing yourself will fix you but that's actually part of the disorder. it's the disorder. disordering.

[charl0ttan]

my ocd was so bad as a kid whenever i would ask my mom if i could have a piece of candy she would say yes and then i would be like "you said yes right" in case i somehow misheard her fully-consistent-every-time single-syllable response which i of course was also very intently focused upon. its a good thing that doesnt happen any more 👍 hey does that clearly-flush-with-wall door look closed to you. better get up and investigate a few times🧐

[aplpaca]

Pro tip! If u have OCD, that genre of advice stuff that's like "if youre questioning whether youre X, you probably are" is not for you and is in fact poison!!!

[meadow-lands-faerie]

This is what hyper responsibility OCD feels like.

"It's not your fault, don't apologise!"

Actually, I didn't make my cereal quite right this morning, so it it in fact my fault that your dog is dead.

i actually get a bit annoyed with people who get a bit annoyed when people say “sorry” in response to their bad news. “why are you apologizing you didn’t do anything :/” like okay well a) you don’t know that and actually yes i am the secret architect of all your woes and have been this whole time, way to refuse to acknowledge a woman (gender neutral)’s accomplishments. and b) we’re both fluent english speakers so you know perfectly well that “sorry” isn’t always an apology and is very commonly used as an expression of general regret or sympathy. not in this case, because i have been your secret nemesis for years, meticulously plotting your every misery, but, like, in general

[swordbird7]

having OCD is so funny because I can promise you that any given point I am having a complex and heated inner dialogue with myself, and I am losing.

[woodlouseandbird]

my therapist suggested i imagine my intrusive thoughts in the voice of donald trump bc i do not possess an ounce of respect for him or trust in his competence. going thru it today so i made this. hope this helps

[dead-core]

i just need to have more rules for myself. more rules and limits. surely that will help me

[syn4k]

[werewiire]

my therapist: “you need to unlearn the belief that failing to completely explain every statement you make will cause people to misinterpret and hate you. that’s generally not how people think, and it’s just your OCD talking.”

tumblr when you word a post slightly vaguely/poorly:

[beemovieerotica]

dear people with OCD: the next time you have spiraling & intrusive thoughts, what-ifs, or catastrophizing scenarios, I am sending a cardigan-wearing 46-year old NYU professor directly into your brain and he says "Aaaaand scene!!!" and he claps his hands slowly. and he says "Wow. Wow. Powerful stuff. Evocative imagery. A little bit post-modern, a little bit hysterical realism in the vein of Don Delilo but let's pause right here." and you will recognize your thoughts as a perplexing avant-garde film shown to an audience of 15 liberal arts students who are now trying to get a good grade and sleep with their professor.

[muchmossymess]

she obsess on my compulsion til i disorder

[aropride]

[creature-wizard]

There is no such thing as moral contamination. Your soul cannot be polluted by doing or touching something you feel is morally "icky." There are only physical actions and their material consequences.

[laughing-instead-of-crying]

I really wish this wasn't true. f

[defectivegembrain]

Villain who has OCD but it has nothing to do with their villainy. The heroes think they've figured out some obscure pattern to their killings and when the villain hears this they're like wtf are you talking about and then goes to check the locks in their dungeon over and over. People comment on how messy their lair is and how they wouldn't expect that and they get a lecture about stereotypes added to the villainous monologue. Someone asks if they ever get into guilt spirals and they laugh so hard they start coughing. And then have to google covid symptoms again.