#possible ocd

[tori-isss-dying]

you know i feel so stupid but i genuinely fit the diagnostic criteria for like 8 mental illnesses

i feel like such a pick me like "i'm more ill than you" bitch, THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M SAYING

i just do, like i'm trying to force a realisation that i'm faking it but it ain't coming bc i'm not so ummm yay 😃

[marmot-bee-person]

social anxiety vs obsessive compulsive tendencies fr

[chaotic-toby]

I'm currently hyperfixated on Sonic, so I projected onto my favourite Sonic characters

Starting off with my favourite headcanon: Espio has rhotacism (which if you don't know what it is, it's a speech impediment that is characterized by the inability to pronounce the "r" sound)

Second headcanon: Sonic has chronic pain as a result from all the fighting he's been through (I love this hc sm bc not only is it me projecting, but it also makes sense in a way. To me, at least)

Third hc: Shadow has OCD (there's no exact reason why I picked Shadow to project my OCD onto, but I feel like it's fitting in a way)

Fourth: Whenever Sonic is actually sitting down, it's always in a weird and extremely uncomfortable-looking position (that is comfortable for him)

And remember, these are all just personal headcanons. They're not in any way realistic or whatnot. I just love projecting onto my favourite characters <33

[squirmydonnie]

Vent:

I have OCD very much probably maybe

They said I could talk to them about it. It was just a random comment

But either way.

The compulsions and stuff have happened here. Still learning new things and stuff like that. But it's pretty evident.

I don't know which OCD subtype it is, but I know which it isn't. I know for sure it isn't contamination OCD.

I should have known I probably had OCD when I'd do that snapping thing.

I would go downstairs, but because it was dark in the kitchen I would snap a specific amount of times and then turn on the light in a specific way.

I've done other things as well unrelated to something like this. The part with ruminating.

I am worried. I know with OCD you shouldn't ask for reassurance but I'm scared really.

If there was a time where I couldn't respond as quickly, would that be okay?.

I've had too many frequent problems with this lately.

[shayandwildlifepack]

This is actually very important!

Also, for our account/blog, we are fine with minors interacting with most of our posts [only posts we wouldn't want them interacting with are more nsfw posts, which is just kinda common sense and shit] but we aren't wanting to talk to minors in dms, this is just a specific thing that we have that we are allow to say.

If you are a minor interacting with our posts, that's 100% fine, and if you want to chat in replies or asks or reblogs, that's also 100% fine with us. Just no dms with minors. That's one of our only "rules" for our account/blog when it comes to minors interacting and shit.

- Shay 🐾

Saw a tiktok of a guy saying he doesn’t feel comfortable talking to minors because he’s 19. And it’s just. I’m so fucking tired of this.

And like to be clear, I’m speaking as a victim of pedophilia when I say: We need to get over this collective fear of endangering children. Because holy shit, this stuff is getting out of hand.

The average person is not a threat to a child.

And also!!! It is actually really really good for kids to have friendships with adults that aren’t their family.

Having friendships with adults when you’re younger prepares you for adult life in a better way then only interacting with adults that are family members or teacher as well.

And also if there’s any sort of weird behavior happening with adults or teachers, it’s very helpful to have unrelated adults, you can go to, and also have a model for what normal adults are supposed to look like.

And also! You’re just making it way easier for pedophiles to prey on children when you completely avoid interacting with them as an adult. Because kids are naturally inquisitive and curious. They are going to want to interact with adults and they are going to want to ask questions. And if the only adult adults that are willing to interact and speak with them or adults who have ulterior motivations. Guess what’s gonna happen.

Also on a more general note. Having a model for what a normal healthy adult is supposed to look like makes it way easier for kids to be able to recognize and identify when adults in their personal life are being weird.

[elezzybethann]

so erm.

does anyone feel like they're self diagnosing themselves with too many mental illnesses. Like I have 4 confirmed by medical professionals but like. There's so much more wrong with me. I think I have autism, bpd, and OCD. Literally every single one of my behaviors align with it but then there's this little bit of doubt in my mind that's like "you don't actually have any of this. You're just faking it for attention" and Im just like. Cmon man there's obviously something more going on with me. I've only been diagnosed with depression, anxiety, cpstd, and ADHD but I'm just like. That's 4 confirmed, a total of SEVEN illnesses including the suspected ones. Multiple people that know me very well have also said that I show these behaviors. But my mom's already pissed with me bc I told her that I think I have autism. She's gonna be so mad if I tell her I think I have anything else. I'm literally going insane here.

[howtot00mblr]

hey guys did you know that I'm actually neurodivergent like I'm not joking and I've been severely bullied for that and I have trauma because of it like everyone just hates me and I want to cry so hard but I can't because then I'll be "too difficult" hey guys I'm actually not fucking joking I want to cry I want to cry I want to cry I want to cry I want to cry I want to cry I want to cry I want to cry I want to cry I want to cry I want to cry I want to cry I want to cry I want to cry I want to cry I want to cry I want to cry I want to cry I want to cry I want to cry I want to cry I want to cry I want to cry I want to cry I want to cry I want to cry I want to cry I

[kodiescove]

No but like

Maybe I do have OCD.

Like it would explain why I'm so obsessive.

It would explain why a lot of the time all I can do is sit and think and worry about all my stressors.

And apparently it explains why I have visions/intrusive thoughts of self harm even though I DO NOT want to actually hurt myself.

I mean I will literally sit for /hours/ just THINKING about the same damn things over and over and over, not even really feeling any relief in thinking about the thing unless I maybe come to some solution that solves the stressor.

But even if I DO come up with a solution, I still sit and think and stress over the stressor.

I dunno man.

I'm very unfamiliar with OCD.

My one friend says he can see it cause he has a friend diagnosed with it but doesn't have the skills to articulate why he can see OCD fitting me.

Something to talk to my counselor about.

Ironically it's one of the only things I've been able to think about since the psychiatrist in CPEP told me I might have OCD 🤦

[hippiegoth97]

I just LOVE how any time I even slightly don't feel well, my brain goes into overdrive freaking myself out about it. My heart races, I get sweaty, and I dread every passing second. Any little tummy rumble, any slight feeling of unease inside myself, and I just panic. I hate being this way. Always fearing being sick, so many phobias about contamination and spoiled food and germs. Why can't I just be normal? I hate this part of myself so much.

[rachmcadams]

It's a Wonderful Life (1946) dir. Frank Capra

[wackywatchdotcom]

related to my previous posts

[heartless-aro]

Shoutout to all the aromantics with romantic orientation OCD (or would it still be called sexual orientation OCD?). The whole “you’ll know you have a crush when you think about them involuntarily all the time!” thing can be so ridiculously confusing when you’re an intrusive thought experiencer. Godspeed y’all.

[brookesophelias]

notes game... c:

every note = one day free from of skin picking

rules:

at max ten notes per person

max five tags per person

bonus: leave your fave tips/routines for clear and/or healthy skin

[vampantheon]

when OTHER people try to distract or comfort themselves, they call it "coping" and "self-soothing," but when i do it, it's a "mental compulsion" and "you have OCD"

[firestorm09890]

OCD I feel is a good demonstration of how the fine line between “sane” and “not” isn’t even a line at all, it’s more like a big gradient or maybe even a big nebulous sphere we all exist in.

Someone with anxiety (relatively normalized and tbh romanticized these days) might fear crowds because what if they are seen and scrutinized and judged? And maybe some breathing exercises and rationalization might help- maybe the phrase “everyone else is too worried about themself to judge you” might actually do something, if they can truly internalize it. Someone who experiences delusions (very much demonized) might fear crowds because they know that each of their thoughts will be broadcast and everyone else will witness them and mentally converse with each other about it. It WILL happen and nothing can convince them otherwise.

And then OCD (often misinterpreted as being less of a disorder than it really is- see "letting the intrusive thoughts win"- so someone’s condition being worse than everyone expects is generally poorly received) might cause something that can be placed somewhere in the middle- they fear crowds because what if there is a mind reader amongst them? And they tell themself that that’s ridiculous because mind readers don’t exist and if they did we would know by now but what if? And they tell themself that there is an easy way to tell if mind readers exist in the vicinity- if they scream really loud mentally and someone reacts, that means they do exist. If not, it’s probably safe. And therefore periodically they must think a sudden scream, not too often so as to not be predictable, and oops! Now it’s a compulsion attached to the mindreader obsession and they can’t handle going without it. Maybe it gets even more elaborate over time as the strength of the rituals fades, like, oh, one scream is not enough, it must be done three times to really be sure.

Do you know how common it is for those with OCD to have schizophrenia (the idea of it) as an obsession? Surprisingly common- or perhaps, not so surprising, considering the culture surrounding saneism and that perceived harsh line that divides the “normal” people from the ones with psychosis. Everyone thinks it could never be them, because they are two entirely different categories of people, right? For OCD, someone might latch onto an obsession they know is ridiculous except they can’t get themselves to stop taking it deathly seriously and so they wonder, am I slipping? Are these really thoughts a sane person could have? And so they remind themself that people with psychosis do not regard their delusions in the same way they are regarding their own obsession, and so, no, they can’t be slipping. And thus frequent personal reality checks become the compulsion. Idk what the point of this post really is, maybe it's just that instead of a checkbox you either check or don't, sanity is more like a color picker thing

[wanderingibon]

the viago-crow rook dynamic makes me crazy i fear!!! the found family!!!! the layers!!! the care of it all!!!! the 'i am afraid of losing my protégé who I've come to regard as family but I don't exactly know how to convey that so I have to be stern toward them, remind them not to abandon their contract, so they aren't eaten up by the antivan crows like I know the organization can do and has done time and time again' i am literally rambling rn but i could write a whole essay i fear