#tw ocd trigger

[PT: What kinds of posts trigger moral & checking OCD (and psychosis)? /End PT]

So many people write and reblog posts that have very direct triggers towards folks with moral & checking OCD. Here are posts NOT to make/reblog.

To get the terminology out of the way - moral OCD is a condition in which a person becomes obsessed about doing something "morally wrong", and develops compulsive behaviors over it. Checking OCD is a condition in which a person becomes obsessed over checking over their own (or others) actions, as to avoid a perceived disaster, and develops compulsions around it.

Do NOT make/reblog posts with phrases such as:

"Reblog/donate/share or else you are letting me/someone I know die/suffer." "Reblog or else you're [insert bad thing]"/"Reblog if you're not [insert bad thing]"

^If it is an urgent donation post that you feel deserves to be shared, at the very least, add "tw reblog bait" and "tw OCD trigger."

"Reblog/like/comment/share or else [insert creature] will find you/stalk you/come into your house/etc" "[Insert thing] is coming to your location. You cannot stop it. It will be outside your window soon"/"[Insert thing] is in your walls."

^These ones can also trigger hallucinations, delusions, and paranoia in people with schizospec disorders/psychosis! It may seem like a "haha funny meme" to you, but to people with OCD or psychosis, they could fret heavily over this, and wonder if they are going to be in danger if they don't reblog/like/comment/share.

"It is illegal to be/have [insert thing here]." (Example: "It is illegal to be nonqueer during pride month", "it is illegal to have internalized ableism during disability pride month", etc.)

If you struggle with OCD, just remember that your F/O loves you- so, so, so much.

It doesn’t matter the severity of your OCD, or the nature of your habits and intrusive thoughts, or even how badly it impacts your life; your F/O will be more than happy to help manage it, and they’ll be with you every step of the way too.

If you struggle with ‘magical thinking’ type of OCD, they’ll help you do or say the things that your brain thinks are ‘triggers’. They’ll prove to you that nothing bad will happen, time and time again, and if need be, they’ll be the ones to do certain things for you instead if it’s too much to handle.

If you struggle with intrusive thoughts or moral scrupulosity, your F/O will be there to remind you that those thoughts are just not true. They’ll tell you about how it’s your brains roundabout way of ‘reminding’ you- making sure you remember what NOT to do, even if it gets pretty intense at times!!

And if you struggle with repetitive patterns, whether that be knocking on wood or picking at your skin or saying a word a certain amount of times… whatever it may be, your F/O will be there to help break you out of the habit and distract you from the pattern. If it’s something that hurts you, they’ll patch you back up and do something to make you smile again and take your mind off of the ‘but what ifs’.

And finally, your F/O will always be there to help distract you and break out of those awful spirals. They’ll never feed into them or put you in any more distress than you already are. Even when it’s hard, even when it feels like it’s ruining your life, even when the anxiety and fear from not being able to complete your habits or rituals feels like it’s eating away at you- your F/O will be by your side to get through it all. Always.

They were, in fact, lying. (bonus)

(Quick disclaimer that I actually have no idea what I'm talking about and you should probably look up real answers from qualified experts but hey what the hell let's give it shot lol)

So when people say "Moral OCD" they seem to usually be referring to a subtype of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) that's more officially called "Moral Scrupulosity". But I mean look at that weird fucking word, who's gonna take the time to write that out each time, am I right?

Anyway, moral scrupulosity / moral OCD is basically this obsessive fear that you may be immoral, evil, a bad person, harming others, not doing enough to help others, etc.

Someone suffering from this might, for instance, become fixated on how they had thoughts about something gross, cruel, or wrong and they become terrified that this must mean they're an evil person. Alternately, they might obsess over something relatively insignificant that they said or did, looking for any signs that it might have been ignorant or hurtful or whatever.

This subject comes up periodically when dealing with fucked up media because a (relatively small, but noticeable) number of people who seek that stuff out or enjoy it end up feeling this sort of moral OCD related to it, convinced that it makes them a bad person.

for your blocking pleasure.