I'm probably not making any sense

[circusheart]

If I keep practicing I might even be a person soon

[kalichnikov]

“Terf is a slur used to silence us” dang bitch I wish it worked shut the fuck up

[dntwannabeurgirl]

stop using ai i need that water for my bong

[keepingitneutral]

Mount Lofty Botanic Garden, Adelaide Hills, Australia,

Photo: SA from Above drone photography competition in partnership with DJI.

[catcrumb]

[angelicmssnger]

sylveon magical boy

[werewiire]

tumblr was designed in a lab to be a personal purgatory for ppl with moral ocd i think

[echosofthedamned]

some moral ocd haver with 4 followers: hmmm.... i dont know... saying puppies dont deserved to be kicked seems kind of risky. what if im not as well-spoken as i think and people misunderstand me and think im actually pro puppies getting kicked? maybe this can just stay in the drafts. i dont want to come off as an deplorable force of evil

[milowithani]

My drafts have drafts

[milowithani]

What's the point in showering,

when I have never felt clean enough? 

I was baptized, 

and I felt nothing.

[nudityandnerdery]

[aceshigh10987666]

Some disabled people kindly make big posts explaining their disability and what qualifies for someone to identify as having that disability. I especially see this for physical disability where someone wonders if their differences qualify as a disability. Then the disabled person ends their post with 'DO NOT ask if your situation counts."

That's ableist. I get that you just put a ton of effort into spelling it out and you can't imagine what could possibly be unclear, so if someone is asking it's probably because they don't qualify but they're trying to make their minor issue into a reason to be part of your community. I get it. But.

But people with an intellectual disability may need more clarification even when you have spelled it out. Autistic people may get caught up in some technical detail and may be unable to recognize that the detail doesn't matter and that they're missing the point. People with moral/scrupulosity OCD may need the ease of being told outright whether they qualify instead of having to make that decision themselves and having to decide whether they are making the right decision.

Maybe tell them that you don't have the energy to take those sorts of questions but if they post on your community's tags someone else will? IDK. I don't expect anyone to give more than they can give but it's very hurtful to be told that questions aren't allowed.

Just to clarify, it's completely reasonable to say that you can't diagnose or that only a doctor can be sure or anything like that. This is only about telling people that they aren't allowed to ask questions about their situation. And again, if you don't have the energy please ask them to ask someone else in your community instead of you.

[aceshigh10987666]

Good point! Thank you for adding this! I didn't think of this and I wish I did. I edited my original post to reflect it.

[atlas-dr0wned-deactivated202601]

ocd is so ??? like yeah i’m really stressed and it’s ruining my ability to function. what am i stressed about? oh i can’t tell you because that’ll make it ten times worse

[joint-hurty-juice]

Life-changing OCD hack is learning that you can literally call poison control to check if you fucked up and took medications wrong in a way that could kill you instead of having a panic attack while reading reddit and quora threads for an hour. They won't even be mad at you. Like obviously don't do it every day or something but genuinely you can do this if you need to

[aceshigh10987666]

Some disabled people kindly make big posts explaining their disability and what qualifies for someone to identify as having that disability. I especially see this for physical disability where someone wonders if their differences qualify as a disability. Then the disabled person ends their post with 'DO NOT ask if your situation counts."

That's ableist. I get that you just put a ton of effort into spelling it out and you can't imagine what could possibly be unclear, so if someone is asking it's probably because they don't qualify but they're trying to make their minor issue into a reason to be part of your community. I get it. But.

But people with an intellectual disability may need more clarification even when you have spelled it out. Autistic people may get caught up in some technical detail and may be unable to recognize that the detail doesn't matter and that they're missing the point. People with moral/scrupulosity OCD may need the ease of being told outright whether they qualify instead of having to make that decision themselves and having to decide whether they are making the right decision.

Maybe tell them that you don't have the energy to take those sorts of questions but if they post on your community's tags someone else will? IDK. I don't expect anyone to give more than they can give but it's very hurtful to be told that questions aren't allowed.

Just to clarify, it's completely reasonable to say that you can't diagnose or that only a doctor can be sure or anything like that. This is only about telling people that they aren't allowed to ask questions about their situation. And again, if you don't have the energy please ask them to ask someone else in your community instead of you.

[maladapt3d]

There is a comfort in consuming sad gut wrenching media when you're at your lowest , it's like sadness was meant for me

[akimarshmallow]

what abled ppl think is a massive problem for disabled folks: 13 year old on the internet faking something

what is actually a massive problem for disabled folks: "well you don't LOOK disabled, are you sure you're not faking? I'm not giving you accommodations until you PROVE you're not faking. Please give me, a stranger, your medical info and explain your condition to me in detail so I know you're not faking and only then will I respect or take you seriously"

[tricholomay]

Absolutely real. When I was 12, I started noticing that I had ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF SEVERE OCD. I told a friend in my middle school about it, and all they said was, "You should really stop looking at that stuff." I stopped talking about it, since I figured it wasn't worth mentioning again.

I let my symptoms worsen to the point where all I could do were my compulsions- literally. I couldn't sleep, eat, do homework, anything. And my sleep deprivation only made my mind worse. I started developing symptoms of psychosis along with OCD.

My mom, realizing something was really wrong with me, took me to a therapist. The therapist IMMEDIATELY clocked that I had OCD. I wasn't surprised, it was relieving really, but I was definitely upset at everyone who shut me down and denied denied denied.

If someone self diagnoses, it's likely because they don't have the means to get a proper diagnosis. Coming from someone who's now in college studying psychology, please treat people who self diagnose or say they have a specific disorder seriously. Even if they end up not actually having the disorder, they're likely to end up having another disorder.

If you persistently deny someone treatment, their lives will be at risk. This goes for both physical and mental disabilities. Do better.

[somesecretpie]

Greetings bugs and worms!

This comic is a little different than what I usually do but I worked real hard on it—Maybe I'll make more infographic stuff in the future this ended up being fun. Hope you learned something new :)

If you are still curious and want to learn more about OCD, you can visit the International OCD Foundation's website. I also recommend this amazing TED ED video "Starving The Monster", which was my first introduction to the disorder and this video by John Green about his own experience with OCD.

The IOCDF's website can also help you find support groups, therapy, and has lots of online guides and resources as well if you or a loved one is struggling with the disorder. It is very comprehensive!

Reblog to teach your followers about OCD

(But also not reblogging doesn't make you evil, silly goose)