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Yep
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Yep
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Wait so how do you know if you actually thought abt it or not..? Now I’m confused 😭 and scared bc now I can’t tell past my other intrusive thoughts💀 I thought them.. but then I felt bad for thinking them? But I also can’t tell that if I’ve just been so used to them its something that feels like it’s something I would actually think? Bc I’m so used to them now and before I could tell that these thoughts were not me and now I can’t seem to tell :( or if I’m just making excuses bc of this..
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you, yourself can intentionally think of a thought, or do something and feel bad afterwards, idk if this makes since but i literally relate too you.
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You have distress and anxiety from thoughts that are counter to who you are coming into your mind and getting stuck. Whether the anxiety comes before or after doesn’t matter.
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Hey friend, I don’t think it really matters. They are all just thoughts. Thoughts don’t hurt anyone, whether we think them intentionally or not. Don’t over analyze this.
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Yea
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So, if I'm retelling a story or relaying information to someone, after I'm done speaking, my brain will send me thoughts like, "What if you lied? You might have told the story wrong! You're lying!" I've started second-guessing myself, even when I know I'm not lying or telling the story wrong😭 This has also bled into twisting my intentions behind certain actions... For example, the other day, I'd been babysitting my younger brothers. I'd gone to use the restroom and thought, "What if the door isn't locked or closed all the way?" Because this has happened once in the past. Turns out, it didn't lock correctly, and one of my little brothers almost walked in on me, but luckily, I shut the door in time, and we laughed it off. But then, I kept getting thoughts like, "You knew that would happen, and you didn't double-check! You wanted that to happen and for him to walk in!" :( I know this isn't true, but it's so annoying! Has anyone dealt with this? If you have, do you have any advice on how to deal with these thoughts?
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Is a false memory a type of intrusive thought?
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Hi all, I’m really grateful for all the support I’ve gotten from people in the last few days. My mental health is at an all time low and I really appreciate the relief people have brought. I had a question about whether an intrusive image of a potentially imagined event can feel just as real as a real memory. I’m doing my best to stop ruminating over an image I have in my head, and have gone so far as requested security footage of myself and have been told both through that and by my friends that nothing bad happened, but the image in my head feels just as real as other memories. I was also drinking the night in question, which makes it harder for me to dismiss the image and makes me feel like I shouldn’t. I was just wondering if imagined images can feel just as real? I’m trying to use tools to ignore the image, and have therapy scheduled for tomorrow, but I feel like I can’t responsibly dismiss the image even with the evidence I’ve gathered if there’s something about a real memory that looks different in the brain and that if so, that suggests my memory is real and I should confess it. I’m really working on stopping reassurance seeking as well, especially now that even after being told that nothing bad happened when the establishment I was at reviewed security footage, my brain is telling me “they’re probably just lying and never reviewed it.” I know I need to just stop ruminating, reassurance seeking, and mentally checking the memory, but I just don’t know if I can/should in case the image is what I should trust more, if that makes sense.
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