anonymous worm · 21d
As someone who had their own phase of being paranoid of taking part of dark subject matters and other 'dead-dove' concepts. Did you have your own phase of "Moral OCD?". I loathe the fact I used to be so against anything in that regard years back, but overtime I've grown to known people and artists who draw/write those subject matters and are just. People. And just accepted the golden rule of "if its fiction, its fiction, who gives a shit".
oh i still have phases of moral ocd. though i struggle with ocd in general so i don’t think it’s as much me thinking i’m genuinely some sort of horrible person than it is intrusive thoughts lol. my moral compass is very strong, so it brings on a fair bit of cognitive dissonance when my mind bombards itself with intrusive thoughts like “maybe i really am horrible for liking problematic fiction.” but i know myself, and i know who i am, so i continue to let myself enjoy fiction without letting my ocd get the better of me. i think many people who like dead dove may be like this
