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I took me almost 2yrs to get my OCD diagnosis. Mainly because I had to change doctors. And people think I’m just a neat freak or I over think things. When in reality it’s much worse than that. It literally controls my life some days. Meds help a lot thankfully. It’s exhausting. But it pissed me off when people are like “oh haha it’s my OCD I’m so quirky 🤪” it makes me want to punch them. I tend to mouth words when people are talking because of it. And it’s embarrassing and I was bullied a lot as a child because of it. So I get the annoyance. Social media has convinced people that having a mental illness is cool and fun. When In reality it’s terrible.
Things that annoy me as a mental health professional
I feel like I'm gonna make some people angry but there are so many things that annoy me as a mental health professional.
1. People who aren't mental health professionals diagnosing themselves or other people. There's nothing that annoys me more than that. Not everything means you or someone has OCD or ADHD or personality disorder etc, etc, etc. There was a dumb tiktok that said a sign of ADHD is liking cookies..... What?
2. People throwing around words/diagnos that they clearly don't know the meaning of. Biggest one is narcissist. I fully believe most people don't know what a narcissist is. Ego+asshole doesn't equal narcissist. Almost EVERYONE has narcissist tendencies, however narcissist personality disorder is rare. If someone is a narcissist because they have narcissist tendencies then we are ALL narcissist. A guarantee most of the people that people call narcissist would NOT be diagnosed with narcissist with NPD if they saw an actual professional. Also the word sociopath and psychopath. Honestly throwing that word around is just offensive because people with Antisocial personality disorder doesn't equal horrible abusive person. We walk among "psychopaths" everyday who are simply just trying to live their life like normal people.
3. People using their mental health as an excuse to treat people poorly. I have empathy for people, however when all you can say it, "I have borderline personality disorder" "I'm bipolar" "I have PTSD" whenever someone calls you out on treating them badly, it's wrong. And you are still accountable for your own actions. I know getting help is so hard at times, but if you can use it as an excuse every time you do something wrong, the issue isn't someone not being able to get help. The issue is they simply don't want to take accountability. Its basically saying "Because I have these issues, my mental health is more important than yours and you have to destroy your mental health putting up with behavior I don't want to seek help for".
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4. Sorry just thought of another one. The romanticizing and fetishising of mental disorders in the media.
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YEEEEEESSSSSSS I am so glad someone said it because I wonder if I'm just being egotistical!!! But can I add one??? How about the PEOPLE WHO WILL TRY TO EDUCATE YOU WITH THEIR GOOGLE RESEARCH KNOWING THAT YOU HAVE A MF MASTER'S DEGREEEEEEEE🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴 I can NOT with this shit... and the Bachelor's level counselors are the worst at it.... like why would you try to argue with me KNOWING that I have so much more experience and education than you??? Would you do that with an RN????
Yes yes yes on self diagnosis (and the other points). My former coworker really irked me every time she practically yelled “it’s just my OCB! It’s a behavior not a disorder!” And I so badly wanted to yell back “No! Just stop!” Especially since this person had zero understanding or empathy for the children we work with who have professional diagnoses and medications. So so glad that come Monday, she won’t be at work anymore.
before i was officially diagnosed with my mental health problems (OCD, anxiety, depression) i used to always say "i feel like i have this" as a way of trying to understand what was wrong with me but i never stated it as a fact. having an actual diagnosis tho makes me feel a lot better since at least now i'm not left confused and i can actually get help and take meds for my problems.
I am so glad you said all this!!! I have a 18 year old daughter who is coming up to her one year anniversary with a guy she met online then moved out of state to be with. He has been caught with other girls making sexually inappropriate comments to them and even going on dates and he uses his "alter" as an excuse. Says he has 7 or something. I call him out for it because when she has asked that I speak to him because she doesn't know what to say I have always told him you cannot go around blaming some other part of your brain for your actions. Own your shit!
Completely agree with all this! Especially #3. Someone close to me has been diagnosed bipolar 1. They do not take responsibility for their actions when having an episode. They have been violent, emotionally and verbally abusive, and harassing. I now lock my doors at night because of the unpredictability of this person. But, you know they say that it’s not their fault. And they won’t apologize, because they say they have no control and should not be held accountable for their behavior when manic. They blame everything on their diagnosis
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