reading that cody has OCD just made me want to die, holy shit. i knew there was something about him that was too uncanny.
with OCD, one gets an extremely intense feeling of frustration and despair when the outcome of something is different from what is expected in one's head. and OCD also makes your mind go into batshit insane overdrive mode if you're accused of something you didn't do. you feel a horrible burning need to redeem yourself and beg for them to believe you because you KNOW it isn't true and it just makes you anxious as fuck until you're convinced that they know the truth. having to repeat things, while sometimes a tic for people with OCD, can also be super frustrating especially when nobody is listening- worse yet when they're capable of listening but choose not to. it's obvious how trapped and cornered cody feels in the invisible ink video. it's like watching someone beg for their life.
watching cody repeatedly beg for basic respect is like pulling teeth. for a normal kid it's awful but the fact that this is likely fucking with his OCD makes it that much worse.
hell, is he even medicated? i don't know what percent of OCD sufferers are medicated. of course it wouldn't help much in his situation and i doubt they give enough of a shit about him (when he's not helping them produce money by being a punching bag) to take him to see a psychiatrist. kids with OCD fucking /NEED/ help and accomodations. especially when they're so young. if they don't get help regulating their emotions or understanding their tics, they will get worse and be fucked for life. a kid with OCD in this situation? wew lad cody is fucked for life unless he leaves asap and gets help, medication, and returns to a stable family environment