There are so many misconceptions about OCD (rant)

i swear, people on social media are so fucking ableist, especially towards people with OCD. I'm not even mad at people who just don't know but are still genuinely willing to learn and be understanding. im mad at the people who actively villainize and shame us for having UNWANTED INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS

"Wait, wdym you have taboo OCD? OCD is ONLY when you love cleaning and being a perfectionist!" "Ew no, you're just a weirdo/freak." and the worst part? it's not just neurotypicals saying this, BUT ALSO OTHER NEURODIVERGENT PEOPLE. saw someone literally bullying an OCD sufferer, and when called out, they were like "heh, mind you, i'm neurodivergent too! i have a mood disorder and i don't use it as an excuse to be a bad person like you guys." LIKE ARE YOU SERIOUS??? ND on ND violence for what??? using your own diagnosis as a weapon to invalidate someone else's symptoms is so nasty. IT’S CALLED OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER FOR A REASON.
Seeing so much hate and ignorance DURING OCD AWARENESS MONTH TOO pisses me off so bad

I swear i'm ready to transfer all 26 of my OCD subtypes directly into these people. See how much you love the endless insanity spirals... do people even realize how agonizing intrusive thoughts are? the constant guilt, the endless reassurance-seeking that only backfires ("what if you're actually just a bad person?"), and the mental exhaustion of fighting your own mind 24/7. sometimes when i get hit by an ocd episode i couldn't even function for days, maybe weeks if it's really bad

People preach so much about 'mental health awareness', but the second someone has an actual disorder that makes them uncomfortable instead of their cute, quirky version, they treat them like freaks. this is why so many people suffer in silence until they can't take it anymore