I'm the only one of my siblings with any kind of mental condition, though sometimes I wonder.
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." -Thomas EdisonI know for a fact that I have some form of OCD. It causes me pain a lot as I will compulsively want to correct the littlest of imperfections when I am cleaning. I am pretty much a clean freak. This extends to my work as well and is the reason why I go under the Serial Tweaker trope.
My brain wants everything to be perfect
edited 24th Aug '15 9:32:59 PM by Bleddyn
I might be getting this wrong but OCD is basically when your brain gives you these random, disturbing thoughts (Intrusive thoughts), and most people just shrug them off but in OCD you dwell on them (obsession), usually not always developing habits (compulsions) to deal with them, which gets stuck in a feedback loop. It's an anxiety disorder. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
Personally I get quite a few obsessions but barely any compulsions.
edited 24th Aug '15 9:46:21 PM by LinkToTheFuture
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." -Thomas EdisonThe misconceptions about OCD drive me nuts. The TV version of OCD is very wrong.
1)The definig features are the obsessions, not the compulsions.
2)The whole Neat Freak thing is just one of many ways it manifests itself
3) OCD is NOT a funny little quirk! It can get really, really terrifying, and I have it very easy compared to others!
edited 24th Aug '15 10:15:20 PM by LinkToTheFuture
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." -Thomas EdisonEhh, don't. If TV has been the only way you've really been exposed to it, you can't be blamed for not having all the details right
You need blood and he's got more than enough!Yeah the TV's depiction of OCD get OCD wrong by a longshot unfortunately. I am on the low end of OCD from what I have heard and read. People on the higher end don't have it nice, let's just put it that way....
As said before. My obsession is perfection. If anything remains out of place in a clean room it drives me insane. This extends to my work, my writing, my behavior, and many other things. I am on the low end because it causes me pain but it doesn't rule my life, the high end people have it that way and it's not fun for them.
edited 24th Aug '15 10:30:21 PM by Bleddyn
TV gets everything wrong. That they're starting to get Aspergers right is impressive. I've heard of TV writers/producers saying that they're afraid to try to claim a character has Aspergers, in case they get it wrong.
Well, they should try that with everything. Stop saying characters have OCD, ADHD, bipolar, and so on. At least until you've had experts help you verify that you're getting it right.
I have been officially diagnosed with a mental disorder (though I won't say what it is). I also think I might have a lot of other diagnosed mental problems as well (don't have the money for a therapist/mental doctor. Plus I don't trust them to a poor record with them). I do have doubts that I have my diagnosed mental problem and tend to only use as an "excuse" for minor things. I use chronic laziness or chronic lack of motivation for "excuses" for all other things. I also don;t saying that I disabilities in fear that others will use it against me in some way (and they will, even if they have that "equal opportunity" bullshit. Prejudice is still very wide spread). I also tend to find the detractors of mentally disabled in the right a lot of times (blame my anti-me bias) and I feel inferior for being born with a mental problem.
Hail to the King of Feraligatrs! Shameless advertisingBonsaiForest: but does characters always to be verified to have said disorders by experts? Should people with OCD, ADHD, Asperger's, Bipolar etc. be able to create characters based on their own personal experience. I'm not saying your wrong, people with no prior knowledge need to get their heads out of their arses and do some research; but don't you think characters shouldn't be pathologised? Especially if their going to be role models to others?
edited 28th Aug '15 10:02:43 PM by trashconverters

I don't think specifying anything was a requirement. I just did because I could, and sounded less awkward than just going "hey, its me!".