One thing I wish people knew about OCD is....
We don't enjoy being stuck in it.
Is that it's pretty common for us to be messy! Intrusive thoughts can be distracting and exhausting, and we don't always have the attention/"time" to do things like cleaning or organization
we. dont. choose. to. be. this. way.
ocd isnt tHe eRasER iS sLigHtLY oFF cEntER!!1 iM sO oCd!!1!
its more like if i dont wash my hands 30 times and turn my lights on and off twice every morning my family will die in a volcano that will be caused because of that one time i didnt say thank you in 3rd grade also i said i was doing good this morning when in reality i was doing okay so basically i lied and god is mad at me and is planning to deliberately make me sick and...
of course everyones ocd is different, im just saying its much more complicated than simply liking things organized.
it gets you down takes over your life ocd gets bad when I'm worrying loads unsettled
I really dont enjoy obsessing about the scary things that could happen,and I promise Im not trying to be pessimistic. Its just ruminative thoughts that I cant seem to get out of my head,no matter how hard I try.
The compulsions of a sufferer take up hours of the day.
That i try a lot but cannot succeed!
Often times we are aware and embarrassed of our compulsions and pointing them out or commenting on them doesn
Yes, we know how annoying our compulsions and fears are to you. Yes, we are ashamed. We wish is was easy to just stop. We know our hangups bother you.
But understand were going through way worse than the minor annoyance youre feeling. Be glad youre not the one who feels the need to wash their hands till they bleed or check that the door is locked 12 times in a row, and that youre not the one getting snapped at by someone you felt the compulsion to seek reassurance from.
