PeopleAreWeird
Storyteller
- Jul 15, 2020
- 8
The stereotype of OCD is usually being exceptionally organized and cleanly, I'm both of those things, but they're not related to my symptoms whatsoever. Multiple people with no knowledge of what OCD is actually like AND who've never seen me exhibit any of my symptoms have told me that "I'm so OCD." It's like I read one misguided social media post about the illness and decided that I'd pretend to have it for fun.
Moreover, the two most common misconceptions about suicidal people that I've encountered is that they're all selfish and cowardly. I am selfish, there's no question about it, it genuinely hurts to donate money or otherwise give something of mine away to other people. I'm also cowardly, which is why I've been holding off ctb for so long. I'm afraid that when I ctb, it'll only reinforce the misconceptions and stereotypes that are already rampant in society.
Moreover, the two most common misconceptions about suicidal people that I've encountered is that they're all selfish and cowardly. I am selfish, there's no question about it, it genuinely hurts to donate money or otherwise give something of mine away to other people. I'm also cowardly, which is why I've been holding off ctb for so long. I'm afraid that when I ctb, it'll only reinforce the misconceptions and stereotypes that are already rampant in society.