OCD "Season?" [2025 Re-Post] | Praise Podcast - Christian Podcasting Network

'Tis the season for holiday-themed memes poking fun at OCD. Instead, become an ally to #EndTheStigma!

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00:00:00 --> 00:00:06 As a mental health condition listed in the DSM-5, OCD is no joke.

00:00:07 --> 00:00:07 Yet,

00:00:07 --> 00:00:09 particularly during this time of year,

00:00:10 --> 00:00:12 many non-sufferers treat it that way.

00:00:13 --> 00:00:15 Today, we bust another stereotypical myth.

00:00:16 --> 00:00:17 Stay tuned for more.

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00:00:38 --> 00:00:42 Momo 634, motivational moments just for today.

00:00:52 --> 00:00:55 Today, we're tackling a persistent social media theme.

00:00:56 --> 00:00:59 As people begin to think about the holidays,

00:00:59 --> 00:01:03 one meme I see a lot is OCD,

00:01:03 --> 00:01:05 obsessive Christmas decorating.

00:01:06 --> 00:01:09 And there are other words people use with that acronym,

00:01:09 --> 00:01:10 OCD,

00:01:10 --> 00:01:12 memes such as CDO,

00:01:13 --> 00:01:14 I'm so OCD,

00:01:14 --> 00:01:16 I had to put the letters in order.

00:01:17 --> 00:01:20 Or someone will post a picture of a crooked door or picture frame

00:01:21 --> 00:01:23 and say, show this to your OCD friends.

00:01:24 --> 00:01:26 All like it's a funny joke.

00:01:27 --> 00:01:30 And if you say anything, then it's, oh, lighten up.

00:01:31 --> 00:01:36 The obsessive thoughts OCD is characterized by are dark.

00:01:36 --> 00:01:38 Very, very dark.

00:01:39 --> 00:01:41 I'm going to discuss this in some detail,

00:01:42 --> 00:01:45 so consider this a trigger warning for those who may need one.

00:01:46 --> 00:01:49 There is a constant fear one is dying.

00:01:50 --> 00:01:50 As a Christian,

00:01:51 --> 00:01:51 of course,

00:01:51 --> 00:01:55 I look forward to the day when I transcend this body with its

00:01:55 --> 00:01:56 broken brain.

00:01:57 --> 00:02:01 But the reality is that while in this mortal coil,

00:02:01 --> 00:02:06 I live with an amygdala that has a broken fight or flight switch.

00:02:06 --> 00:02:10 It manifests itself as constant worry.

00:02:11 --> 00:02:14 With the contamination fears inherent in OCD,

00:02:15 --> 00:02:20 that worry switch in the constant on position tells you how

00:02:20 --> 00:02:21 sick you're going to

00:02:21 --> 00:02:21 get.

00:02:23 --> 00:02:27 Ask any person with OCD how they fared during COVID.

00:02:28 --> 00:02:34 The idea here is that these irrational fears are unceasing and

00:02:34 --> 00:02:36 seem completely

00:02:36 --> 00:02:40 rational and real because the part of the brain regulating this

00:02:41 --> 00:02:42 response does not

00:02:42 --> 00:02:43 work as it ought.

00:02:44 --> 00:02:47 I am not a hugger nor a handshaker.

00:02:48 --> 00:02:51 I carry a number of types of hand sanitizer,

00:02:51 --> 00:02:54 what our family calls hand sanitizer.

00:02:54 --> 00:02:59 I understand Adrian Monk's tortured mind, so I don't envy that.

00:03:00 --> 00:03:03 But I sure envied having an assistant at the ready with an

00:03:03 --> 00:03:05 antibacterial wipe.

00:03:06 --> 00:03:07 But going back to COVID,

00:03:08 --> 00:03:12 many of us could not and cannot overcome the mental gymnastics

00:03:13 --> 00:03:14 with germophobia.

00:03:14 --> 00:03:15 During this season,

00:03:16 --> 00:03:18 please remember that OCD,

00:03:19 --> 00:03:21 as with any mental health condition,

00:03:21 --> 00:03:24 isn't a joke for the many who suffer with it.

00:03:25 --> 00:03:29 Resist the temptation to post memes about a mental health condition,

00:03:30 --> 00:03:33 but rather be an ally to end the stigma.

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