MAGICAL THINKING OCD ADJACENT ;; A term for folks with magical thinking OCD traits and symptoms who think it's an important aspect of one's identity, but aren't diagnosed with said subtype, for any reason.
; a flag for those who don't fall under one specific subtype of OCD. they experience obsessions and compulsions around many, perhaps random or randomly changing, themes or situations.
teal to represent OCD awareness and from the original OCD flag
offwhite to represent the multiple different obessions and compulsions and subtypes
pattordean (pat-or-dee-un) - a gender related to putting things in order or in a pattern. this can be connected to ocd compulsions and be used as a neurogender, but it doesn't have to be.
(NOTE: not all people with ocd have compulsions related to putting things in order; ocd is a complex disorder with many different subtypes.)
("patt" from pattern + "ord" from order + ean)
for day 8 of @epikulupu 's 1k coining event - theme "order"
[ID: a mogai flag with an off-white background and dark gray stripes on the top and bottom. in the center is a row of shapes. from left to right there is a red triangle, an orange diamond, a yellow pentagon, a green hexagon, and a blue octagon. the colors of the shapes are muted. /end ID]
ᛜ𝄪Definition: An umbrella of flags designed for individuals with OCD who utilize intense, intentional mental imagery or defensive behaviors to neutralize, block, or escape distressing intrusive thoughts.
🔶️ Intended Audience: While these flags were specifically created with SIF (Sexual Intrusion Fear) Harm OCD and intrusive-heavy themes in mind, anyone with OCD who utilizes these specific mental or behavioral defense mechanisms to cope with their themes is welcome to use them.
✴Funfact: It's meant to look like a portcullis, hence the arch and spikes at the bottom
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⚝ Below the cut are the raw symbols, stripes, and assets used for these designs!
◆Usage Terms: You are more than welcome to use these resources to create your own custom counter-imaging or coping flags! However, please keep these tools strictly within the neurodivergent community for real-life coping mechanisms and internal mental battles. Please do not use these templates for general aesthetics, unrelated trends, or non-ND OCs. Let’s keep this a safe, meaningful resource for the brains that need it!
this xenogender is for those whose gender is defined by a connection with the character hamlet from the play by shakespeare.
•—⟪=====> this gender may be characterized by uncertainty, the constant pursuit of answers, feelings of guilt, shame, or corruption, thinking yourself in circles, talking yourself through emotions and identity fears, and mixed feelings of femininity and masculinity.
•—⟪=====> such people may find their sense of identity changeable or confusing, their own emotions difficult to wrangle, their reactions and actions inconsistent or unpredictable, and may struggle with OCD, though it is not a prerequisite.
i have ocd, some other neurodivergent stuff have flags, so i made one!
teal - ocd awareness ribbon
white - clarity
yellow - guidance
sandy brown - grounding oneself back into reality as a means of coping
if you wanna use it, please credit me! i’m very sorry if there happens to be one already, or if my flag looks similar to someone else’s, but feel free to let me know! thank you!
∞ ⦙ WARRIORCATSOBSIC: a gender related to, influenced by, or otherwise connected to one's obsession with the warrior cats book series ⊹ this gender is exclusive to those with OCD
IMAGE ID: two nearly identical flags stand side-by-side. the flag on the right has seven stripes, all horizontal and evenly sized. the colours, from top to bottom, are: dark orange, forest green, plum, desaturated sky blue, plum, forest green, and dark orange. there is a black PNG of an infinity sign, or the symbol for neurodiversity, in the middle. the flag on the left is the same, but there is a PNG of the warrior cats logo in the middle instead of the infinity sign; END ID