I have not read it on Tricycle yet. I asked because I bumped into many people misdiagnosed, saying they have OCD and/or ADHD but then, after some years, they realized they don’t and seriously affected their life.
There I’m referring to our societies’ understanding of various conditions. The general public used to misunderstand depression, but nowadays most people know about it and a have a more accurate view. This is beginning to happen with autism, there’s more and more awareness of it VS stereotypes like Rain Man. But with regards to OCD we’re behind. We’re still in the stage where the majority of people have a misconception of it.
I agree but perhaps this lack of understanding which I think may trivialize OCD makes it more acceptable socially? My feeling - and this is subjective of course - is that depression is also often trivialized and people are told to get over themselves. I don’t think this the case with Autism. Does that also happen with OCD?
It’s true, these things still happen with depression. The case with OCD is a misconception more than a trivialization, so if it helps social acceptance of being particular about ordering your spices, to reuse my example from the post, it’s not benefitting OCD, because that’s not what OCD is.
Having heard the story about not being able to decide which cookies to buy from you before, this comes as no surprise. The dharma lessons you drew will be studied with interest. Thank you!
Very good article. Have you been medically diagnosed for OCD?
Yes, it's in the Tricycle article. Why?
I have not read it on Tricycle yet. I asked because I bumped into many people misdiagnosed, saying they have OCD and/or ADHD but then, after some years, they realized they don’t and seriously affected their life.
I wonder hat you meant about “where depression is today and where autism almost is” . These are my words but you said something like this….
There I’m referring to our societies’ understanding of various conditions. The general public used to misunderstand depression, but nowadays most people know about it and a have a more accurate view. This is beginning to happen with autism, there’s more and more awareness of it VS stereotypes like Rain Man. But with regards to OCD we’re behind. We’re still in the stage where the majority of people have a misconception of it.
I agree but perhaps this lack of understanding which I think may trivialize OCD makes it more acceptable socially? My feeling - and this is subjective of course - is that depression is also often trivialized and people are told to get over themselves. I don’t think this the case with Autism. Does that also happen with OCD?
It’s true, these things still happen with depression. The case with OCD is a misconception more than a trivialization, so if it helps social acceptance of being particular about ordering your spices, to reuse my example from the post, it’s not benefitting OCD, because that’s not what OCD is.
Having heard the story about not being able to decide which cookies to buy from you before, this comes as no surprise. The dharma lessons you drew will be studied with interest. Thank you!