people on tumblr be like “I’m going to create an environment that is so bad for people with OCD”
I’ve talked about this before, but some of the hot takes on this website sound identical to the intrusive thoughts I have at 4 in the fucking morning, so do with that information what you will
“you are a bad person if you don’t have this exact opinion about this minute detail”. maybe you should shut the hell up
“you’re a bad person if…”
“you’re not evil if you do x, it’s actually y that makes you a bad person!”
“if you don’t do x, something horrible will happen!”
stop it. you do not need to make arguments in this way, you really don’t. my OCD ass is struggling here
hey, let me explain!
the “obsessive” part of “obsessive compulsive disorder” refers to the OCD brain’s tendency to get into obsessive thought spirals. these are triggered by intrusive thoughts. one of the most common “themes” in OCD is morality (a fear of being a bad person)
when a website is full of accusations that you’re a bad person, it’s really hard for that to not become an obsessive thought spiral. if I am constantly made to feel like I’m evil if I don’t reblog a post, that’s not a long way off from my brain telling me that I’m evil if I don’t complete a compulsion
TLDR; OCD is really good at making someone feel like they’re secretly evil, and being accused of being a bad person makes that worse
[image Description: Screenshot of tags reading: #i’m not seeing how this relates to ocd #probably bc i don’t have ocd #but either way I agree #these arguments are nothing but manipulative guilt tripping bullshit. End Image Description.]
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