ocd

i feel like a lot people kind of reduce ocd to maybe a throw-around adjective like they do with "bipolar," but what makes that funny is the new throw-around term "intrusive thoughts." cuz when u grow up with ocd, intrusive thoughts kinda kill u a little bit and it takes u years to realize those thoughts don't really hold any weight. and now since it's become somewhat of a meme, when someone shares a REAL intrusive thought, people are like woah ur sick. and that's CRAZY to me. cuz like girl an intrusive thought is supposed to be dark, or scary, or weird; that's why it's INTRUSIVE. grappling with ocd is kind of like grappling with guilt, so it's already exhausting on its own, and for people to treat actual ocd symptoms with disdain or disgust is truly ill-disposed. 

cuz it's not just needing to have smth in a specific place, or for things to be organized perfectly, or for your remote to be at a 90 degree angle, it's life-altering and disrupting. it affects relationships, friendships, your perception of yourself, your daily routine--i wouldn't wish it upon anyone like. it's so so important to become knowledgable abt mental health bc there's so much stigma and misunderstandings surrounding so many aspects of it. bc i swear empathy is such a big part in making someone with ocd, or probably any other disorder, feel comfortable around u. 

but yea that's it.