OCD and Stigma

@Kate Is it totally weird of me to say that I don't really care so much about OCD stigma? Uggh, I have PureO and it screws with me bad. When other people complain things like, "I organize my socks by color because I'm so OCD" this actually doesn't bother me at all. I can't tell you why.

Depression stigma bothers me a lot though, and I don't even have depression. When people say things like "snap out of it" to a depressed person, I get mad and always come to the depressed person's defence. I can't tell you why this is. Certain stigmas bother me more than others.

When someone uses OCD like a slang term, it's ok. I understand what they mean. It's like typing "their" vs "there." I still understand the idea behind what they're trying to say, even though I know they're not diagnosed. They enjoy their socks being organized a certain way. That's fine. I guess they're not attacking someone personally, so that useage of OCD doesn't bother me. When you tell a depressed person to "get over it" that's a huge problem.

Am I the only one?

Hello! Im having difficulty with ocd. I find the idea of others knowing humiliating. Im afraid Ill be seen as a freak. Its depressing

One of my best friends has OCD and she taught me a lot about how it affects her life. Before that it never bothered me when people misused the diagnosis, but now it does. I dont necessarily get annoyed with the person saying it, I just think they need more education on what OCD really is. If I were bolder I would take the opportunity to teach people more about OCD when they misuse the term, but Im not that confident, so there you go. The thing that worries me is that it can be taken so lightly. Like if someone actually had OCD and they opened up about it, they run the risk of not being taken seriously or someone confusing their struggles with simply a want for things to be organized.