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Hannelore's OCD
Evander:
Not every discussion of a thing that is serious needs to be a serious discussion.
I thought of more to say, but really, I think that just about sums it all up re: Hanners.
MrBlu:
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I have severe OCD...
Not like Hannelore, which I've never seen someone actually that bad, but then again, have you ever actually heard someone have an exchange about random imaginary topics and alcohol like the other characters do?
alexsc12:
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I have severe OCD...
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Tell me about it.
eddie:
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--- Quote ---One example is Questionable Content (http://www.questionablecontent.net/) which has a character with severe OCD which never shows it as serious, but instead as cute, endearing and almost fun.
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Do you know, he has a point.
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I thought it was Hanners who was cute, endearing and almost fun not the OCD.
eronsynth:
I have not-severe OCD (it's technically not OCD only because for it to truly be considered an OCD diagnosis it has to eat up at least two hours per day of my time dealing with tics, and all of mine are ones that don't eat any time, like having to have everything in pairs and not letting my food touch on the plate.. but if it weren't for that I'd be considered OCD) and I have to say - at times it CAN be funny. Not every person who is mental is "suffering", and while mine IS annoying a decent chunk of the time (more for the people around me than me, although it is pretty inconvenient a lot of the time) I hardly sit around depressed about it. Having been around a number of OCD people, I can say that the behavior that Hanners exhibits is well within "acceptable" parameters when you consider that the "reality" of the comic is skewed somewhat to make it funny. I think Jeph approaches the subject with pretty good style and grace - both in Hanners' portrayal and the characters around her. The characters react to her pretty realistically - a lot of her behavior IS cute/endearing/funny and the characters react appropriately, but they show concern and DO take care of her in a sympathetic way when her less cute and more debilitating symptoms happen (which is itself timed for comedic effect most of the time, but it IS a comic...). I'm fortunate in that I don't have any of the tics that make me want to lock myself in my room crying all the time (like her recent panels) and my friends mostly approach mine with a sense of humor (mixed with a bit of frustration), but if I did I hope my friends would react about the same way as Marten & co.
You have to laugh about it, or you get depressed. Seeing the brighter side is a Good Thing(tm), and having people to help you through the particularly bad spots is a Good Thing(tm) as well. Kudos to Jeph for an excellent presentation of a complicated issue (whether he meant to or not). I actually think Hanners is one of the main reasons I read this strip... the marten/faye thing got me started but Hanners is what keeps me coming back.
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