OCD, Pure O, Intrusive/Obsessive Thoughts

Sam - 21 - She/Hers. I'm diagnosed with (pure) OCD and use this blog to educate others + support & connect with other sufferers! Feel free to send me a message! :) >>>answered q's<<< >>>>>my posts<<<<<

[tanjavanja]

saviour’s complex

[holeymolars]

the reduction of “mental illness” to just moderate anxiety and depression really fucking pisses me off. any discussion at a workplace, school, university, doctors office, on the radio, on TV, in the news on “mental illness” is always just a discussion on anxiety and depression. all the awareness on social media for “mental illness” is always just for anxiety and depression.

I’d like to think this is because they are the most common forms of mental illness (though it has to be said anxiety and depression in themselves are umbrella terms, there are lots of different anxiety and depressive disorders), but I’ve got to say I’m noticing a theme in symptoms of mental illness that people can tolerate. even the more severe symptoms of anxiety and depression are simply not discussed, our own fault or are just excuses of some kind.

schizophrenics, bipolars, borderlines, people w/ DID etc. for some reason are in a seperate category than depressives and anxiety sufferers. there’s mental health issues and then there’s us crazy people. they dehumanise us and turn us into serial killers, bad parents, abusive husbands, cheaters and manipulators in their books and TV shows. if they can’t make our symptoms look romantic and easily fixed, they don’t want anything to do with us. we’re only useful for a good plot point, and in real life no one wants to talk about us. we’re here too, and there’s nothing to be gained by leaving us out of the discussion

[thegoodvybe]

[thisisocd]

[inmemoryam-deactivated20151019]

hey a reminder that sexual intrusive thoughts are not sexual fantasies. sexual fantasies are about what you desire and sexual intrusive thoughts are about what scares you the most and your intrusive thoughts say a hell of a lot more about what you DONT want than about what you do. youre okay and youre safe and youre not whatever it is your intrusive thoughts want you to think you are. youre fine.

[inmemoryam-deactivated20151019]

if you have a hard time knowing for sure that your intrusive thoughts arent actually fantasies, fantasies will make you feel good. intrusive thoughts wont. if the thoughts scare you, worry you, or stress you out, theyre not fantasies. promise

[pasarro-deactivated20170515]

also groinal responses are a thing and they dont mean you actually want to engage in what your intrusive thoughts are saying

[millenniumitem]

this is so important i dont think most people know about involuntary groinal responses in conjunction with intrusive thoughts/sexual obsessions, and its really important and vital for everyone to know that groinal responses dont indicate desire or interest in the sexual intrusive thought. your intrusive thoughts do not represent your tendencies, desires, interests, or actions you will take, they are your FEARS.

[pantasticenby]

[chibird]

I experience my emotions pretty strongly, and sadness can be suffocating when it feels like you’re trapped in it. It helps me a lot to rise above my emotions and view them like clouds that pass through my sky. ☁ I hope this little ghost can help you find a new perspective on your emotions.

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[confessionsofadiabetic]

You know what absolutely boggles my mind? That healthy people exist. Genuinely healthy people. No mental illness, no physical illness, no chronic illness. Just healthy. What a life that must be. 

[magerightsyeah]

My brain: *exist*

My intrusive thoughts:

[unwelcome-to-night-vale]

[break-me-open]

when someone starts talking about taking a medication you also take:

[madsrecovers]

@madsrecovers

[tn-redhead]

[wolfzilla89]

[margomoment]

Someone: why don't you just not be scared of it? It's irrational

Me:

[margomoment]

The more I think about it, the more having OCD really feels like having another person in my head. I know I can ignore them, but it’s still bothersome to have someone yelling at you all the time about your biggest fears. Some days I can live with the other person and kind of just look over what they’re saying as something annoying, and other days that person is the only thing I can focus on. It’s weird to not be alone in your own headspace, and the worse I get the more I feel like that entity solidifies as a real person in my mind, which is so strange.

[marrcelina]

brain: don’t forget to feel terrible

me: oh yeah thanks