Username: Imaan7

Date posted: 2y ago

Are these examples Ocd patterns or normal thoughts

These things might just be a series of coincidences but lately, if im reading about political/religious topics that are in my area of interest or directly affect me, i instantly start beliving the opposition is right and that the people on my side are all wrong or i doubt everything that my side believes and is fundamentally flawed and that we have all been mistaken. (even if its a million people on my side and even if there sizeable proof that supports us). This causes alof of discomfort and dread. This is kind of similar to the example above. If i was taught about certain things growing up now im all of a sudden questioning them and believing that again the opposition is right, it causes discomfort and dread. If i like a character, have always liked it or a show or whatever, my mind starts to look for flaws or inconsistencies in the show and if something my character did that was "morally wrong" i cant just let it slide, then i start losing my feelinfs towards it or my view is shifting and this disturbs me alot.

Username: EFF_OCDEFF_OCD

Date posted: 2y ago

Oh man I’m the same. Hmm. I think this is something many struggle with. Are you a super diplomatic person by any chance? I can always see both perspectives so I have always felt back and forth between the parties. One minute I feel like a democrat, the next I feel like a Republican. Honestly it’s a good thing because it means you are probably in the middle somewhere and you aren’t close minded. I also think the two party system sorta tries to make you feel like you have to “choose” a side when in reality, you may just have some beliefs that align with both sides and that’s perfectly fine!

Username: Imaan7Imaan7

Date posted: 2y ago

Im not sure if i am a diplomat or not, i just want to to do and believe things that are right or correct. Now from a political view, if a popular belief is right/correct but it is oppressing a sect, and if my judgement is that its morally wrong then i will try to find a middle ground. The character and show thing really bothers me though, like i hate losing my feelings or views changing that ive always had for them, especially if its over something trivial bc my mind is focusing on flaws and incosistencies.

Username: Anonym0usAnonym0us

Date posted: 2y ago

I dont know if it’s ocd or not, but I’ve experienced the exact same thing especially with religious and ethical beliefs. It’s like my mind wants to go against what I would be inclined to believe and I feel that the other side is more right and that I cannot reasonable hold the belief I’ve always held. I start to freak out and feel terrible and my mine doesn’t help by telling me that it’s ok, it’s part of the process of letting go of your beliefs. I always feel exaggeratedly confident in the opposite view. Honestly, this has f’d up my thinking and it has stopped me from trying to learn even though I’ve always been someone passionate about learning.

Username: Imaan7Imaan7

Date posted: 2y ago

Dude yes, verbatim what is going on with me. My mind makes me feel like this is how people learn or lets say a belief is held by my community and some other ones say its wrong but in reality it is not, now it feels like my mind dosent believe it or it feels like im starting to believe the other communities. If that made sense to you. Its making learning things quite difficult.

Username: Anonym0usAnonym0us

Date posted: 2y ago

@Imaan7 100% what you described is what got my harm ocd started

Username: Anonym0usAnonym0us

Date posted: 2y ago

And note, I’ve felt like this on and off for the past 5 years and I used to get headaches. I’ve also felt like I’m in denial.

Username: Feelingbad123Feelingbad123

Date posted: 2y ago

Yea this is my life lol

Username: Newme21Newme21

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y ago

I work in politics and have the same thing. The thoughts also exist with my religion.

Username: Imaan7Imaan7

Date posted: 2y ago

Could you give one example of how it affects your religious thoughts?

Username: Newme21Newme21

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y ago

@Imaan7 Lots of doubt about if I am wrong in my beliefs. What if the Bible isn’t the truth? What if my doubts mean I’m going to hell? I try to approach it like I’m talking to a friend. Would I tell them because they’re doubting they’re going to go to hell? No. But that is easier said than done!

Username: sepalssepals

Date posted: 2y ago

oh i completely feel you. it’s super exhausting to feel like i need to analyze everything i think/feel as soon as i see it challenged. i wish i had any good advice but i struggle sm with it too, it’s just another one of those things where you gotta be okay with uncertainty

Username: Imaan7Imaan7

Date posted: 2y ago

It dosent to everything i think or feel, ive noticed this pattern very recently but for me, its been happening towards beliefs that ive had for a while, or that are close to me. Just not sure if this is ocd or a normal thing. But i feel you, how do i even learn things when if im supposed to be uncertain and how will I ever talk about these topics with others if im being uncertain about my beliefs lol

Username: Imaan7Imaan7

Date posted: 2y ago

@Imaan7 Dosent happen* typo in first line

Username: sepalssepals

Date posted: 2y ago

@Imaan7 i think it’s probably ocd since ocd involves a lot of doubt. and yeah it’s so frustrating

Username: notfortalk

Date posted: 5y ago

I need to know if someone else experience this because I think this may be the root of some of my ocd themes. So basically even when I don't really have a theme going on I get intrusive thoughts of different topics. For example if I'm reading an article about a person with ADHD my mind tells that maybe I have adhd and because if I had I'd be different, and it feels like I want to even though I don't do because I know how destressing it is to live with such disorders and who would ever want to develop a disorder like that. I get intrusive thoughts like about illnesses, identities and other things and my mind says that I have to have those things because they would make me different and my mind wanted me to be different in that way. And it felt like I wanted those things even tho I know how terrible they affect people and didn't really wanted to have them. Now it tells me the same thing about gender and sexuality that I have to be different in that way while I don't and it's causing me hocd right now. I guess this is my final answer but I wanted to know if somebody else experienced something like this. Like sometimes I get depressive episodes because of my anxiety and ocd but once I became obsessed with the idea of having chronic severe depression and I got so anxious but then felt relieved when I didn't but then my intrusive thoughts would pop up here and there

Username: love_fnv

Date posted: 1y ago

Mental Arguments/Contradictory Thoughts Leading to Doubt

Does anyone else experience arguments in their head when it comes to their thoughts? I find that I'm constantly going back and forth when I have compulsions, where two sides of my brain will argue with each other. I may argue "logically" against the fears I may have, but then I'll remember some past event or something I've done in the past that will lead me to believe otherwise. It's a chaotic cycle I'm trying to deal with, but I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this/has ideas pertaining to getting out of it? It really messes with my head after a while, because I feel like the side of my brain that is telling me I'm a bad person almost always wins. Every time I try to reassure myself by addressing the fact that my thoughts are unwanted and irrational, I feel like more rational proof of me being a terrible person comes rushing into my head.

Username: PRIV8

Date posted: 1y ago

Can ocd do this? Is this part of ocd?

I was watching a video about mental health and self hatred was mentioned and as i was listening it, i started feel anxious and then i was like "i hate myself its so bad" and i started to feel depressed. This happened in the past alot of times and with different topics too, but now i was more aware and i could notice, this isnt true. If i would go to therapy and i would tell that i feel depressed cause i hate myself, we would work on loving myself, but now i was aware that its not that the problem. I felt really sad, cause i believed the thought that i hate myself, when i dont, i just struggle a bit now and i cant feel that big loving feeling towards myself as in normal days, and i interpreted that as i hate myself, so i started feeling sad about it. Is this part of ocd? Alot of times it happened that i had a really strong thought like this, i had like "youre depressed, youre a narcisisst, youre suicidal or i was suicidal in the past" and i believed these thoughts, expecially when the feeling of sadness came with them, it was hard to not believe them.

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