Avo Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/disability-45225777/ocd-it-s-not-just-about-washing-your-hands have just listened to this myself, its 3 women at the Edinburgh fringe who all have OCD. They discuss openly about their experiences taking questions about it. Its worth a listen if you have got a spare 30 mins or so. Link to comment
Lost_in_a_Dark_Maze Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Thank you for the link. I've just listened. Link to comment
Gemma7 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 I respect people who speak openly about their OCD experiences but I can't say I was keen on how they spoke about OCD. They didn't really understand therapy enough to explain it and bought into the idea that there are positives to having OCD, there aren't! They also kept saying that there is logic to stuff, that's irrelevant! Sorry i could go on Link to comment
Avo Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 I agree Gemma, it was interesting and brave of them to be so open, I have respect for them on that. However I also picked up on the question around" positives" of having OCD which of course is a nonsense as there are none! they could have done better in dispelling that myth. Link to comment
legalseagull Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Yes I'm all in favour of people talking about their experiences in a light hearted way but I thought it was pretty awful. One of them said that a positive of OCD is that you're always expecting the worst so when it happens you can cope! One of the most depressing things I've ever heard. Even though they mentioned CBT and medication the whole thing made OCD seem quirky and amusing and not a debilitating mental illness. Link to comment
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