Friends S4 Ep 14-17 Full Reaction W/Video
Added 2024-07-09 00:48:53 +0000 UTC
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I've come over from YT so currently making my way through your Friends reactions. Absolutely loving them, you guys have a great take on the characters and reactions to great moments. I just wanted to pause after the Rugby episode to comment on Monica and the light switches. Speaking as someone who has OCD that is a perfect example of a compulsion. Similarly when she goes round to the messy girls apartment because she can't sleep after Ross told her about it among other examples in the series. Alot of people don't take OCD very seriously and often it's used very lightly by people who dont have it, such as saying 'omg, I'm so OCD about that' etc. Let's just say, if you have OCD you'd know it. Compulsions can be horrific to go through and I've been working through a re-emergence of the disorder myself recently. Like the character from the museum episode who mentioned about light switches, for some people the thought of something bad happening if you don't complete an action is a way of control and feeling of satisfaction. But if you don't get it it can twist you up in knots; like, you literally feel physical symptoms. Once a thought goes in your head about something it will not leave until you complete the action, which sometimes is impossible if it's out if your hands. With Monica it's a funny quirk but in reality we see in this episode that it can lead to very drastic actions and descion-making that in reality would be very hard for her to stop and control, such as making holes in the wall. Most other people would just shrug off not knowing what the switch does, like Joey. But that's what OCD essentially is. It's about control. Often when something in your life is not in your control or you don't have certain things to give you positive endorphins, OCD is a way to compensate for that. But it's super unhealthy. I just wanted to mention this as it is an important topic and I wanted to give a little insight into the disorder. And for anyone who comes after me if this is something you deal with, please do go to your doctor, tell them you think you have the disorder and accept help. I was able to pretty much move past all my compulsions back in my twenties, and it's only just recently come back after some ill health after the pandemic almost two decades later. So it absolutely can get better and doesn't have to rule your life. It's already starting to get better for me but as with most things worth doing, it just takes time. Hope you don't mind my essay, Nick! π
C J
2024-09-27 12:59:38 +0000 UTCMore Friends so soon, thank you!! :D
Skippy
2024-07-09 08:07:52 +0000 UTC
