milkpunk:

punkwarren:

There’s starting to be a lot more option discussion on disorders that aren’t GAD, disorders with more stigma, and that is absolutely great. Yet, somehow, OCD is still getting thrown under the bus. The main reason for that being people like to water OCD down and lump it off as something two-dimensional, when it’s anything but. So here’s a little comprehensive to give a rundown from someone with it, rather than the paragraph explanation you get in a textbook.

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when i talk to people about my mental health i usually put it that way, because when i say “OCD” people get it in their heads that it just means i’m a clean-freak or something. saying “i have OCD and [this highly irrational terror] induces hallucinations” just gets like. looks of confusion. i’d suggest you read this and maybe a bit more on OCD/OCPD if you don’t know much about it because this is pretty comprehensive