Not at all. The only thing that makes me sigh is when people go “Do you really have OCD”, which is never from people like me that has it. As with most things, the people that get outraged aren’t the ones affected.
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That’s kind of the problem with the word anxiety. Its a feeling we all experience sometimes, as well as a condition some of us experience all the time. And no, it doesn’t bug me and it’s hard to imagine it bugging anybody else, especially when we all know what’s at stake. Nobody is gatekeeping mental illness/issues/disability. It’s not like people are claiming to be on the spectrum or have schizophrenia or something. You’re taking things too literally op, and disregarding people’s very real concerns.
A lot of mental illnesses are on a spectrum. Someone’s anxiety or depression may not line up with what yours is, but that doesn’t mean they’re faking it.
Someone saying they’re anxious or depressed about something doesn’t mean they’re diagnosing themselves with Generalized Anxiety Disorder or Major Depressive Disorder. Also, not everyone has the resources to get an official diagnosis. We just need to trust them when they say they’re struggling with something.
It is annoying seeing people use OCD, bipolar, and ADHD incorrectly. Being organized doesn’t mean you have OCD, having mood swings doesn’t mean you’re bipolar, and being hyper doesn’t mean you have ADHD. These things dismiss what these mental illnesses actually are and make it difficult for people to take us seriously. I’m saying this as someone who struggles a lot with ADHD.
It gives me anxiety. And depression. And PTSD. And schizophrenia. And bipolar.
Thanks for letting me vent, I’m off to my functional life with only minor inconveniences.
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