I'd rather be treated like a child than what has really been happening. I live in Chicago and they are still rather...conservative about mental illness. If a man has a mental illness, he is frowned upon and never made eye contact, ignoring him altogether. However, if a woman has a mental illness, it's like, "Oh, you poor thing!" and they do everything to comfort and console her. Also, men like unattainable women to try to get in bed with.
I admitted that I may have OCD because of some of my history. But, because I read a comic called Questionable Content, everyone thinks I'm taking after Hannelore Ellicott-Chatham. Unfortunately, I've done extensive research and I found out that I don't have to be crazy OCD where I'm freaking out and naive about every topic that's...ehh, mature. Three things wrong with that: 1. I wasn't born is space, 2. I didn't have an abusive mother, just very overprotective, and 3. I don't live minimalistic, but I really wish I did. Worrying about all my stuff is nearly killing me.