I definitely learned many things from this for example the real meaning and components of an obsessive-compulsive disorder and the most common types of compulsions (which is one of the most interesting parts in the article). I found myself saying "woah I definitely do that" or "wow I thought I was the only one who did that" but I've learned that my normal everyday worries of daily living are nothing compared to the obsessions and compulsions of an OCDer. A person living with OCD lives a very troubled life that even they don't understand sometimes; their obsessions are intrusive, unwanted, recurrent, and inappropriate and Osborn shares many examples of people including himself who live with these obsessions on a daily basis. Many OCDer's are undiagnosed and live life troubled and confused and I admire that Osborn is writing a book about to tackle what is OCD, how it can be explained and what type of help is available.
It's really interesting how so many test/ self- administered questionnaires are available to diagnose OCD and although I am sure they are very valid I wonder if like every test these test can be cheated. What if I decided to lie on these test just for the sake of seeing a different result, this proves that the test can be manipulated into diagnosing what ever I want it to. Overall definitely a great way to start off our discussion on obsession and infatuation, we've only had two classes but I feel like I've already learned so much and gained so much information.
I advise many to look into their vocabulary and Google words before they begin to use it so carelessly! I know I will !
GREAT RESPONSE!!!! I too feel a little ashamed of myself because I followed the medias definition of the term OCD without doing real research on the disorder. It just goes to show how the media will overexaggerate subjects just to get a good story. Now that I learned what the disorder really is I have gained a tremendous respect for the people that have to live with it. Osborn did a great job describing the disorder. I felt that it made it even better that he too, was a victim of this disorder because the information is coming from someone who has been through it and lived with it and therefore the information cant be anymore real.
ReplyDeleteYou are so right! This became a real eye opener for me as well. I never thought that obsessive-compulsive disorder could ever be this serious. I liked how you said that the media influences people. It’s true. My friend tells my cousin that she is OCD about things all the time. The media fed her as well as many others with this phrase and now I hear it being used like it’s a joke. People who are not obsessed just fail to understand how severe OCD is ☹
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