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- 6y
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- 6y
I think this like any other pure o obsession is to not give these thoughts any meaning and just let them pass by like clouds in the sky. The thoughts will come but they mean nothing and you don't have to ruminate or analyze them. How did you get past the fear of germs? I'm currently struggling.
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- 6y
I can identify with the fear of being racist. I work with people of many races. I think I just want them to like me. I want to be accepted , but I feel like they are not interested. I know I’m not racist. But I’m starting to obsess about it.
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- 6y
You're not racist if you're worrying about being racist xx
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- 6y
I have the same problem. I even over analyze how much I look at people of diff races and disabilities. Like I’ll just be walking and looking around normally and if I see someone of a diff race/disability I’m automatically like “You’re racist/discriminatory. You creep, you looked at them too long or abnormally. You’re probably upsetting them. You’re a horrible person.” And even though Ik I love everybody I still get these awful thoughts:(
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- 6y
i am still very afraid of germs. i can’t eat with my hands without thoroughly washing them and not touching anything. i haven’t had voluntary sexual contact in over 4 years (unfortunately there has been some terrifying involuntary sexual contact that i am still traumatized by). however, i’ve had to work in retail environments recently and had so much exposure to germs that i am able to be more functional. i don’t know how i’m ever going to get over my obsession with racism. i am very grateful that you all shared your similar issues. if i am comfortable with someone, i don’t think of race or other distinguishing factors. i have a diverse friend group. it’s only around strangers, it’s horrible, and i am trying so hard to train myself to not have invasive thoughts. i have gotten a little better. it takes an intense level of concentration and i am mentally exhausted. i got into an abusive situation at work this week and i found out that my new friend/bandmate obsessed for years about killing attractive women and he finds me attractive. it’s been rough.
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- 25w
Very brief mentions of pocd and nsfw jokes,id like this to be adults only . Repost bc i had to edit something Does anyone have experience with real event ocd attached to your online footprint etc? I keep checking old messages,trying to find old people i knew i used to talk to etc. To find out every problematic thing I did and if I've ever been unfollowed or blocked by anyone I used to be friends w online/atleast on good terms w. I am particularly concerned abt doing something bigoted,esp racist bc i have racism ocd,and doing something predatory bc of my pocd. I remember hanging around people who could use 'edgy' or offensive humour in my teens and i remember a lot of sex jokes and that i would join in on sex jokes sometimes . i dont remember details w the offensive humour as much,i feel like i didnt join in on it as much but i was definitely WAY passive abt things and prob let a lot of bad stuff slide i shouldnt have bc i didn't speak up it was wrong,I remember one friend in an online community would say slurs and horrible jokes when i was 16. I dont remember my response to it as much but i feel i didnt speak up abt it aside one time i found in the dms where he made a bad joke on a thing i shared for social justice. I cant stop going thru old messages and stuff or trying to find ppl from the past. I feel like if I don't check it now,that eventually it'll come to haunt me or that I'll stumble across it eventually. I worry what if someone messaged me on one of these apps I un-installed or on one of the accounts I don't have access to,confronting me abt all this stuff I did. I had an obsession w this back in 2020 and did check in depth on all my accounts,but now that it's been 4 years the obsession is back in full swing.
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- 19w
i’ve been having this theme pop up recently where if I see people either criticize or be a hater and spread misinformation or seeing old controversies about my current interests/hyper-fixations i find myself having a crazy anxiety attack about if it’s “morally okay” to be interested in my interests anymore. i feel really singled out and like im doing something wrong because im watching a youtuber or listening to a specific musical group. in all of these specific situations the people involved have talked about the situations and have changed accordingly but seeing it makes me feel like i shouldn’t be allowed to like my favorite things. to be clear none of these things are dramatically evil or bad. it’s either misinformation/uneducated people influencing someone opinion and then they learn and change. it just makes me feel like im not allowed to like my favorite things anymore because of people criticizing it??? if that makes sense??? also this is a little off topic but also not really because i’m 99.99% sure im autistic because of MANY things but with this specifically i have very strong interests and i feel very deep feelings about them and any and all criticism or hateful comments towards my favorite things trigger me deeply and make my ocd act up and make me feel uncomfortable and uncertain and anxious and it causes physical discomfort to me. i really don’t know how to calm myself down about this specific theme it’s brand new and makes me feel really anxious. not trying to look for reassurance but does anyone else understand what i mean??? does anyone have any advice on how to not give into the negative comments??? any suggestions on how to ease this specific anxiety???
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- 19w
Sometimes i think everyone on the right is evil. I ask myself “how can i love people with values different than mine?” I struggle accepting the fact my parents political beliefs are different than mine. I love them so much but it baffles me. We have talked and they say its fine to have different opinions but i can’t help but wonder if i’m doing something wrong by having my beliefs. And then with all the economic chaos today in the US, I can’t help but think that I was right about everything and I just feel like it is my fault that the world is in turmoil. Idk. I think i wish i could stop thinking about it but ever since the election cycle began around a year ago it has been dominating my life. I question myself, i question others, i appear very extremist and rigid and i don’t like it. I want my OCD to go away. Its apparently OCD but it feels so real right now. Can anyone relate? What are yalls thoughts on this subtype?
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