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"I'm OCDelightful" tshirt! Who else wants one?
gprimr1:
I have mixed feelings on this one.
It is a cute saying, and Hanners seems to have fully embrassed her condition, but at the same time, Hanners does get medical help for it.
To me the concern would be that by making light of it, people might think it's not serious and they don't need help, even if it is impacting their lives.
I think it comes down to the issue of do you embrace a disability or do you try to cure it?
sharpreed:
I think it is all a matter of the mentality of where you are from. I mean a disability in one area is praised as an admirable attribute in another. Everyone has their own little eccentricities and its time that we stop trying to "cure" everyone and instead learn how to use these qualities to benefit ourselves and others instead of letting them become self-destructive. I for one think that by poking fun at the idea if you are ocd helps you realize that is a small part of who you are that makes you so. Its a first step in getting over it. That being said, if Jeph doesn't make the shirt that's not stopping any one of us from going to any of the hundreds of sites out there and making it ourselves.
einsteinx2:
--- Quote from: sharpreed on 16 Aug 2011, 07:55 ---I think it is all a matter of the mentality of where you are from. I mean a disability in one area is praised as an admirable attribute in another. Everyone has their own little eccentricities and its time that we stop trying to "cure" everyone and instead learn how to use these qualities to benefit ourselves and others instead of letting them become self-destructive. I for one think that by poking fun at the idea if you are ocd helps you realize that is a small part of who you are that makes you so. Its a first step in getting over it. That being said, if Jeph doesn't make the shirt that's not stopping any one of us from going to any of the hundreds of sites out there and making it ourselves.
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I agree with you partially. Mild OCD (like what I have) is actually a positive personality trate and I don't think I should be treated. The only reason I've been such a successful programmer and database/systems admin is because of my compulsive tendencies. On the flip side though, very strong OCD can be serious burden on a person's life and cause a lot of stress and unhappiness and it wouldn't be wrong of them at all to seek treatment.
With that said, I'm not one of those people that lives my life avoiding any possibility of offending other people. There are many more people with borderline OCD tendencies or mild OCD than there are people with serious OCD, and I'm more likely to run into those people while wearing the shirt. I'm probably going to get one made online, if I do, I'll post here if anyone else wants one from the same design.
emeraldbeacon:
I have seen shirts for sale along the lines of:
"I'm CDO. It's like OCD, but the letters are in order, like they're supposed to be."
einsteinx2:
--- Quote from: emeraldbeacon on 16 Aug 2011, 12:30 ---I have seen shirts for sale along the lines of:
"I'm CDO. It's like OCD, but the letters are in order, like they're supposed to be."
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Haha that's a great one
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