Oof, I feel this one. #OCD vs short-term expediency.

Oof, I feel this one. #OCD vs short-term expediency.
Hi, I’m Andrea
I write from the intersection of memory, reading, neurodivergence, and what often feels like emotional overflow. I’m interested in the crossroads between migration, feminism, and mental health.
I come from other platforms hoping to find a gentler space here—to share books, ideas in progress, and reflections on living with BPD and OCD.
If any of this resonates with you, I’d love to connect
I'm a list-maker because I can't keep everything I need to do in my head. Listening to Kimberley discuss six schedule habits that are secretly making your anxiety worse on a new Your Anxiety Toolkit #podcast. #mentalHealth #anxiety #ocd
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-anxiety-toolkit/id1098792502?i=1000710855740
ADHD is the damaged Id
OCD is the overcompensating Superego
I'm Phil's burned out Ego trying to make sense of it all
This has been my TedTalk
I suspect experts might not agree, but I find it useful to think of my mild OCD as a separate gremlin that lives in my head. One like a friendly and over enthusiastic dog that can only barely be trained, but responds disproportionately well to being distracted by small and (to me) insignificant rewards. I can also take OCD walkies (it especially likes walking perimeters and zig-zags) to get my own exercise, and do so most every day.
So.. what makes you think you have PDA autism?
...I'm not sure, but I did find this weird warning label stuck to the underside of my brain when I last looked.
@BasicAppleGuy the grid on the macOS desktop aligning to the top-right corner, so when I switch displays my icons stopped getting pushed slightly under the menu bar. #OCD
Ihr denkt, das einzigste, was euch triggert, ist, kein Zahlwort mit ohne Superlativ zu lesen?
Wartet mal, bis ihr eine Versandbenachrichtigung von Amazon bekommt.
Der Betreff beginnt mit "Versendet:" ...
New on *Psychology Today*!
Tics and BFRBs like hair pulling or skin picking can *look* similar—but they’re not the same. Understanding the difference is key to getting the right support.
Learn how these conditions overlap and diverge, and why it matters for treatment and diagnosis.
Read the full article:
https://zurl.co/OPGUY
https://www.europesays.com/uk/115538/ Inflammation Triggers Repetitive Behaviors in ASD and OCD #ASD #Autism #BehavioralNeuroscience #BrainResearch #DGIST #Health #Inflammation #MentalHealth #neurobiology #neuroinflammation #Neurology #Neuroscience #ocd #Psychology #RepetitiveBehavior #UK #UnitedKingdom
Listening to Kimberley interview OCD specialist Dr. Max Maisel about sensorimotor OCD on a new episode of Your Anxiety Toolkit #mentalHealth #podcast #ocd #anxiety
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-anxiety-toolkit/id1098792502?i=1000708978252
https://www.europesays.com/uk/96740/ Why OCD, Tics, and ADHD Keep You Up at Night #ADHD #BrainRresearch #Health #MentalHealth #neurobiology #Neuroscience #ocd #Psychology #Sleep #SleepDisruptions #TicDisorder #Tourette #UK #UnitedKingdom #WoltersKluwerHealth
Listening to Kimberley chat with neuroscientist Dr. Uma Chatterjee about the brain science behind OCD on a new episode of Your Anxiety Toolkit. #mentalHealth #OCD #podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-anxiety-toolkit/id1098792502?i=1000708102456
Re. mixing intoxicants: If you’re more drunk than stoned, you’re droned. If the other way around, you’re strunk. Either way, as long as you know which one you are, you shouldn’t operating a motor vehicle but just may be a bangin’ conversationalist at the moment. #OCD #SlangNazi
leftist spaces need to have a serious reckoning with their ableism—especially toward cluster b disorders.
it’s not just individual ignorance. it’s a pattern.
you say you're trauma-informed, but pathologize anyone with intense emotions or attachment wounds. you say “abolish the carceral state,” but you socially exile people with bpd or npd like it's justice. you preach “community care,” but treat certain neurodivergent people as disposable.
this isn’t healing. it’s scapegoating.
and it mirrors the same systems we claim to fight.
if you're serious about solidarity, you need to unlearn the reflex to demonize people just because their symptoms look messy, threatening, or unfamiliar. start interrogating where your language comes from—why does “narcissist” live in your insult toolkit? why is “toxic” your go-to label when someone is dysregulated or in pain?
stop centering comfort over care. real community means making space for people who challenge your assumptions—not just the ones who fit neatly into your idea of “safe.”
cluster b folks aren’t the enemy. we are already in your spaces. we’ve just learned to mask, hide, shrink. because we know what happens if we don’t.
you want to build something liberatory? include us.
because if your vision for justice doesn't include cluster b folks, it’s just another hierarchy dressed in radical clothes. - Anarchist Jew (on Facebook)
The slides from our recent online event 'Supporting #neurodivergent higher education #students' are now on our website: nlisn.org/outputs/
#Library
#Librarian
#Research
#Neurodiversity
#Academia
#Education
#HiddenDisability
#Dyslexia
#Autism
#ADHD
#AuDHD
#Dysgraphia
#Dyspraxia
#Dyscalculia
#OCD
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nlisn.org/outputs