The author reflects on living with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), illustrating how it feels like being controlled by 'scorpions' that dictate thoughts and behaviors. Despite affecting approximately 2% of the global population, OCD is frequently trivialized by society and the media, leading to widespread misconceptions that associate it with mere quirks rather than a serious mental health condition. This stigma often prevents individuals from openly discussing or seeking help for their struggles, resulting in a deeper misunderstanding of the disorder's true impact on sufferers.
OCD is often trivialised by the media, leading to misconceptions that it is just a quirky personality trait, when in fact, it is a serious mental illness.
As a society, we often classify certain mental health disorders as less acute than others; OCD is one of them.
The shame and stigma surrounding OCD make it easy for sufferers to disguise their condition, leading to a significant misunderstanding of its severity.
The ongoing trivialisation of OCD is evident in merchandise branding, which treats the disorder as a lighthearted quirk rather than a profound mental health issue.
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