To think this is just a tad inappropriate

[JarethTheGoblinKing]

This just came up on my feed. Who the hell thinks this is acceptable, and goes ahead with it as a business name?

not "spam" obv...even my autocorrect is disgusted.

Noah that TV show has been discussed on mn. Can't remember thread titles. Disgusting programme trivialising debilitating conditions.

It's the trivialising that's offensive because until mental health is taken seriously and not trivialised those of us with mh conditions will continue to be marginalised and under prioritised.

I think if it bothers you, that says more about you than them.
So not only do we have mental health problems that are trivialised, we are 'difficult' because we object to said trivialisation.

I have a son with serious OCD and pure O. Perhaps when he calls me from under his bed or in his cupboard because he can't cope with the onslaught of irrational thoughts and he thinks he's going mad, perhaps when he's crying uncontrollably because it's all so overwhelming, perhaps when he is having suicidal ideation you'd like to tell him that his objections to the trivialising of his illness say more about him.

FFS! The ignorance surrounding OCD boils my piss. Actually its not the ignorance. Its fine to be ignorant. But bandying the term about like its some fucking fashion trend! Its not a fucking hashtag phrase.

Oh, for fuck's sake. Just a lazy stereotype, not remotely funny or clever.

I have OCD - I've finally been diagnosed at the age of 30 and suddenly everything makes sense, and I can begin to address the things that cause me crippling anxiety. But for so long I thought I couldn't possibly have it, because I didn't compulsively clean (well, I do, but not consistently and only certain things). How many other people are not able to ask for the help they need because they don't fit the image people have of an OCD sufferer? Or when they are diagnosed, and people around them don't take it seriously?

This winds me up, although I don't have OCD so no doubt there'll be someone ready to tell me I'm not entitled to have an opinion.

Next time my SIL titters about having her sofa cushions arranged just so because she's "like, so OCD" I swear I'm going to have to fight the urge to say something along the lines of "oh that can be an awful illness, when were you diagnosed? Are you receiving any treatment?" Just to ram home that OCD is about much more than just being a bit particular about things.

i dont see the problem.

I had a cleaning lady with OCD once. She was great

My BIL has a personal hygiene OCD and it's a crippling debilitating mental health disorder. I hate it when someone says they're OCD when they simply clean their loos daily.

I don't like the name, I'd deliberately avoid hiring them.

I rather doubt that anyone could hold down a cleaning job if they had true OCD around cleanliness and tidiness. They would find it very difficult to deal with cleaning other people's mucky kitchen bins and toilets, and are also liable to get into conflicts with employers about things like tidying away important documents, and taking ages repolishing the same door handle to make sure it is completely dirt free.

How many other people are not able to ask for the help they need because they don't fit the image people have of an OCD sufferer

For years (in my ignorance) i used to say "i wish i had that OCD and then maybe i would stand a chance of getting rid of this hoarding and having a tidy house"

It made me think they would be likely to spend 3 hours doing a job that could be done in 1 hour because they would have to double check that every little thing is just right, the tiny little bit of dust that really doesn't matter is an issue etc...
It would make me feel that their standards of cleaning are too high.