Yet, some individuals have found a questionable way to brand the need to instantaneously cleanse their surroundings.
Some oblivious people on TikTok have been using serious psychiatric terms to describe a relatively ordinary behavior.
The latest consists of labeling random bursts of motivation to tidy up as being manic cleaning.
She continued: Unfortunately, serious symptoms of mental illness have become trendy and have lost their meaning.
So people who suffer from mania are being spoken over by people who act on pretty normal impulsive behavior.
While people with bipolar II experience a less severe high (hypomania), their diagnosis includes depressive episodes.
Professor Miklowitz explained: Theres the assumption that being in a high state of frenetic activity means youre bipolar.
Its like when someone thinks they have ADHD because they have trouble focusing.
Were not talking about just getting tired of cleaning.
He further noted: True episodes of mania are very painful and disruptive.
Its not fun, and people can end up arrested or in the hospital.
People with OCD have time-consuming symptoms that can cause significant distress or interfere with daily life.
All illnesses are associated with normal behaviors to an extent.
She told Fox News Digital in an interview: I think the word manic is attention-seeking.
The institute further estimates that 1.2% of U.S. adults had OCD in the past year.
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