OCD Action

blueboy
Member

i suspect that this topic may have come up before..
but i wondered what you think of the "obsessive compulsive action figure"?
i only found it because i was looking for ocd action (this site) and accidently searched on ebay... a page i had open..i dont know anything about it... but it seems to show handwashing on the box... and in that respect... it kind of stereotypes us ocd sufferes as all having the contamination ocd...when infact, i myself, have never had contamination ocd.. and i am sure there are many who dont..or does anyone think it is a good idea.. to highlight ocd in this way?

Sat Sep 10 2011 1:49:46 #
Truddles
Member

Yes this has already come up in a thread about a cleaning company OCD cleaning company

Sat Sep 10 2011 6:56:36 #
brennie
Member

Paul, i think the action figure is a mockery to our illness, hope your o.k.

love Brennie x

Sat Sep 10 2011 13:40:19 #
blueboy
Member

thanks brennie,
i think i am improving..
hope you are doing good?

Sat Sep 10 2011 14:12:52 #
Wombat140
Member

Good to see you again Brennie! How are you getting on?

Just to confuse things a bit further: shopRockCandy says that "The “Obsessive Compulsive Action Figure” was conceived and created by a group of people who have obsessive compulsive traits. We do not believe we have any reason to be ashamed just because we have such traits." If that's really so, I wonder what they'd think of Brightsurf's take:
"* Have You Washed Your Hands?
* But Have You Done It 20 Times Today?
* Yes? Then You're Weird."

shopRockCandy adds that "...it is only to be expected that some people may fail to see the humor and positive side to our product. We respect that choice." I.e. if you insist on being upset, that's up to you. I think that line (which I've seen before) is a good candidate for the "What really annoys me" thread, don't you?

Sat Sep 17 2011 20:09:39 #
Aimboy
Member

Hi Blueboy

to be honest I had to laugh when I saw this action figure its hilarious, and ok, ocd is a real problem for most people but I wouldnt try to take this figure to seriously its not worth it. However me and my mates constantly mock each other just for laughs so i do always see the funny side, and i wouldnt be surprised if i got this as a christmas present now!

Sun Sep 18 2011 9:17:03 #
Aimboy
Member

Hi Blueboy

to be honest I had to laugh when I saw this action figure its hilarious, and ok, ocd is a real problem for most people but I wouldnt try to take this figure to seriously its not worth it. However me and my mates constantly mock each other just for laughs so i do always see the funny side, and i wouldnt be surprised if i got this as a christmas present now!

Sun Sep 18 2011 9:21:19 #
Tess
Member

Looking at his shape and his pants I suspect he is minus some vital parts and very lacking in testosterone. not the sort of man I want for Christmas.

Sun Sep 18 2011 9:51:28 #
Zara112
Member

I dont have the cleaning compultion, althoguh most people think thats all ocd is. It is a mockery of ths illness ,but at the same time , i would find it very funny to get it as a gift, because i am quite easy going when it comes to it,

Fri Oct 7 2011 10:21:45 #
BT
Member

I think it tends to come down to how much we are suffering. There are things I might have laughed at that I no longer am able to. I have seen people's lives totally destroyed by this condition and I can no longer raise a smile over this kind of thing. I find it deeply offensive, but there's probably a time when I would not have done.

Mon Oct 10 2011 12:52:37 #
Zara112
Member

I Think your right, it would depend on how much you suffer, but also the type of person you are.

I was signed of work with axiety/ depresion along side the ocd, i was absolutely awful, but could still have found he funy side in soething liek that. not because of what there mocking but in the clever way there doing it

Mon Oct 10 2011 13:22:40 #
BT
Member

What on earth is clever about it? Would a doll about a cancer sufferer, a physically disabled person, with wheelchair and crutches included, a schizophrenic or manic depressive be acceptable? I think not. Why is it OK for someone with OCD to be the butt of these ‘jokes’?

Mon Oct 10 2011 14:44:20 #
Zara112
Member

Some people try to look at the positives of something that is really bringing the mdown, that it was i do... i take the positives where ever i can.

I also try to understand that other people who dont suffer with it cant possibly understand, because i dont understand it myself.

Tue Oct 11 2011 8:13:36 #
BT
Member

Zara, The people I know, whose lives have been ruined, all looked for positives. When OCD takes away your family, your career and even your life, the positives are very hard to find. As I said, a doll about someone with a physical disability would be unacceptable. A physical disability can actually cause less pain. Why is it acceptable to mock a person who is in torment?

Tue Oct 11 2011 13:10:36 #
Zara112
Member

I expect they do have dolls with physical disabilities in America, there not exactly PC.

Im not saying the whole thing is a joke ,i just deal with it in a differant way to you.

Tue Oct 11 2011 13:23:13 #
BT
Member

Zara, Please don't think for one moment I thought you did view our condition as a joke. I realise you don't. As for seeing the doll etc in different ways, I understand that - it's like the reactions my friends had to that comedy routine I wrote about here, last week.

It's the anniversary of a friend's death shortly, who would be here but for his OCD. Maybe I am just not in a good mood. I also have a friend I wrote about who has lost everything to this condition. It's not that I am feeling self-pitying, I just wish OCD was not regarded as a joke. I truly feel such dolls reinforce this attitude.

I have a feeling dolls with physical disabilities would be banned in America, I'll ask my friends!

Tue Oct 11 2011 14:57:15 #
Zara112
Member

Well that is extreamly sad, ocd causing your friends death. I'm very sorry to here that.

I do agree it can be viewed as a joke, most people donteven realisethe mental anguish that comes with ocd. I have contacted a magazine about an article to try and get some awareness out there. They did a telepohne interview with me, so fingers crossed

The link below is a doll with an excesory kit for being disabled.

Error in link so removed.
Link was to the following websites:
Sew Dolling
and Hoyden about Town - Disability Doll Distaste: More Down Syndrome.
Soxon

Tue Oct 11 2011 15:09:14 #
Tess
Member

Both these websites are clearly advertising products for children whereas the OCD Action doll has very different target 'joke' market and I personally find the latter distasteful in the extreme. But the Downs Syndrome and physically disabled dolls are obviously not without controversy either, some parents loathe them and think they will exacerbate feelings of 'being different', others buy them for their disabled children thinking it will help them come to terms with their disability.
I suspect the majority of purchasers of the OCD Action doll have never suffered from severe OCD themselves or experienced a situation in which OCD has seriously affected their own lives or that of someone they care deeply about.

Tue Oct 11 2011 17:33:26 #
Zara112
Member

Fair enough, i do agree.

Tue Oct 11 2011 19:01:37 #
Tellerina
Member

Hi BT, I just wanted to offer my condolences about your good friend. OCD is unbelievably cruel. I am so sorry to hear that it claimed a good person.

About disability dolls in the USA, I am American and I have seen them over here once in a while. Usually, if it seems like the manufacturer put them out as a joke, there will be a complaint issued through the press or Internet by any charity who works with that illness or injury, and a lot of debate among the consumers. There was once some teddy bear maker who made a bear in a straitjacket to be launched in time for Halloween. The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill put out a complaint when that happened. At the same time, there are some humorous campaigns out there for breast cancer designed by the actual women who survived it, and those get mixed reviews, too.

We have this one small company over here run by a lady who makes baby dolls with Down syndrome, not as a joke, but as an educational aid for children and their teachers. They are accurate and have typical Down's features, and come in boy and girl dolls of several races.

As for me, I used to be very hurt and angry at things like the OCD doll, but see the humor in it today. My feelings just changed over the years; I don't even know why. I started to see my condition differently in order to get myself through the hardest times. Sometimes, dark humor can be a kind of safety valve when taking it seriously is too overwhelming, IMO.

Tue Oct 11 2011 23:20:49 #