Posted by bookgurl99 on January 26, 2003, at 3:20:47
I explained to a friend a few months ago that I have OCD. I explained how it gets better or worse in relationship to my thyroid disorder, and what I'm like when I'm untreated. (This was because he knew I was on an AD and didn't understand why, having implied that it was a crutch.)
Now, whenever I talk to this guy, he brings up the OCD like it's this HUGE disability. Like it completely negates all of my ABILITY. Like I'll talk about feeling ready to go back to college and he'll say,"But with your OCD, there may never be a right time to go back to school."
What is this all about? I hate this behavior of his. I usually reply by explaining that with treatment, I am not impeded by the OCD other than mild associated anxiety.
This friend of mine knew someone who also had an OCD dx, and I think he compares my behavior to this guy's. The difference is that the other guy was also mildy retarded and literally had a 'benign' tumor in his HEAD. Probably due to his other medical problems, like a TUMOR IN HIS HEAD, SSRI's didn't work for him.
How do I explain that while my problems do affect me, once I'm adequately treated I have a nearly normal life? It just ticks me off that previously, this friend really respected me. And now that I have shared this information with him, he always has to bring it up. It's so annoying.
Does anyone else go through b.s. like this?
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