What people think OCD is: lol being so clean and nitpicky and uptight!
What OCD really is: being terrorized by intrusive thoughts that are violent, repulsive or frightening, but donāt reflect reality/who you really are, and feeling compelled to do or think things over and over to get rid of them
What people think ADHD is:Ā just over-active, hyper kids being labeled with a condition they donāt have, or, rarely, a kid who canāt focus in school
What ADHD really is: a neurological disability impacting your ability to sustain, shift or control attention, impulse control, social interactions, emotional management, and other forms of executive functioning, affecting multiple aspects of life; adults and teens as well as children can have the disorder
What people think a panic attack is: feeling super stressed at the moment
What a panic attack really is: the sympathetic nervous system having a fight or flight response with physical symptoms, including pounding heart, chest tightness or pain, shortness of breath, tremors, heart palpitations, nausea, light-headedness, tingling, and chills as well as mental symptoms like disconnect from reality or fear of dyingācan be debilitating and interfere with life tasks
What people think being Borderline is: being a raging, abusive asshole who lies and manipulates others to get what they want all the time
What BPD really is: difficulty managing and regulating emotions, distorted thinking about othersā perception of you, emotional turmoil and flux, tendency toward self harm or suicide, difficulty with impulse control, self-image issues including self-hatred
titsay
gummygunk
2087
prguitarman
