Posted by bleauberry on December 20, 2010, at 17:44:11
In reply to Re: *Not* Thinking in terms of meds » bleauberry, posted by SLS on December 20, 2010, at 6:09:50
> > I think pbabble does tend to highlight an OCD-like behavior amongst most of us....obsessed with meds.
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> I think you would glean more respect for the phenomenology of the mental illness known as "OCD"; a psychobiological illness that can prevent people from functioning in any milieu. There is a difference the meanings of the words "obsessive", "compulsive", and obsessive compulsive personality disorder (OCPD), and true OCD.
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> On a forum such as Psycho-Babble, I think it is critically important not to make the same mistakes of ignorance that are still perpetrated in the general population when it comes to mental illness. We owe it to ourselves to be careful with how we use clinical nomenclature.
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> - Scott
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>But Scott, you just got finished saying in another post how inaccurate and embarrassing labels are that they require trial and error like the treatment itself does.
I wasn't approaching this particular thread with heavy seriousness. Kind of a refreshing off the wall topic Link threw out there that served a good purpose of distracting from the usual routines.
Obsessive Compulsive behavior. We can tease and twist these words all we want, and it will be done differently even by doctors, but it is what it is and really doesn't need a sophisticated explanation.
In our case here at pbabble, the difference is that I do not see it as being a disorder with most of us. OC without the D. One who is ill cannot help but be consumed with the suffering and the ways to get out of it. That's not a disorder. That is pure human defense and survival. But, it is still obsessed by a dictionary definition, and that person often makes compulsive decisions and choices. It's all part of the human journey when chronic illness is intertwined, but I don't see that as a disorder in any way.
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