I don’t want to invalidate your experience, and I also don’t want to armchair diagnose or anything like that, so I won’t even go in to whether I think that is or isn’t OCD, but if the anxiety feels overwhelming, I’d suggest talking to someone about it.
I can say from my own experience of definitely having OCD that it literally dictates everything, there is not a single decision I can make in my day that isn’t impacted by it, it is all consuming and on a bad day doing the “wrong” thing (like touching the wrong side of an object) can cause a complete breakdown.
I’m genuinely not trying to have a go at you, mental illness can have different levels and different people experience things differently, I also don’t think you meant any malice by using the term (and really appreciate your edit!). I just think it’s important to be aware of the language we use and the impact it can have.
Just wanted you to know where I was coming from when I typed OCD! Cause everything in life colors how we see a funny lil pic. Trivializing your struggles isn’t right! Hope your day is good and you have at least a teehee moment or two!
I don’t want to invalidate your experience, and I also don’t want to armchair diagnose or anything like that, so I won’t even go in to whether I think that is or isn’t OCD, but if the anxiety feels overwhelming, I’d suggest talking to someone about it.
I can say from my own experience of definitely having OCD that it literally dictates everything, there is not a single decision I can make in my day that isn’t impacted by it, it is all consuming and on a bad day doing the “wrong” thing (like touching the wrong side of an object) can cause a complete breakdown.
I’m genuinely not trying to have a go at you, mental illness can have different levels and different people experience things differently, I also don’t think you meant any malice by using the term (and really appreciate your edit!). I just think it’s important to be aware of the language we use and the impact it can have.
Just wanted you to know where I was coming from when I typed OCD! Cause everything in life colors how we see a funny lil pic. Trivializing your struggles isn’t right! Hope your day is good and you have at least a teehee moment or two!
I appreciate your explaining, and also you taking my comment on board in the way it was meant.
It’s already night time here, but I’ll do my best before bed haha, hope you have a nice day too!