Are you guys ever with friends and have the thought “they don’t know that I have these horrible thoughts.” Or “I don’t deserve to be around these people because of my thoughts.”. For me this usually happens randomly and I can ignore it because my ocd gets better when I’m around my friends, but it’s still annoying and upsetting because then I wonder if that’s my brain confirming that the thoughts are real/true.

THEtinyDINOSAUR

Date posted: 4y

Yes all the time, its to the point I'll distance myself from other people to do so, or just being around people makes me feel bad they have to be around me because i think they can hear my thoughts.

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Date posted: 4y

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lh2000

Date posted: 4y

Same and I almost feel like confessing, which I know is a compulsion. It’s just hard. Like all of my friends are amazing people and I don’t want them to be friends with me if I’m a horrible person.

Moe1028

Date posted: 4y

Yes, mainly with my family. I love my mom so much but what happens if she finds out what I did? What helps me is knowing that I atleast acknowledge what is wrong and my values are different than mine before.

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