Sero82
- Date posted
- 2y ago
Does OCD only attack things u value?
Ik some people have contamination ocd or the organizing and neatness ocd (I'm sorry idk what it's called) but I'm not sure there's much values present there so much.
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- 2y ago
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Sero82Sero82
- Date posted
- 2y ago
I don't know if you experience other subtypes, but do some distress you as much as others if you do?
NicaNica
- Date posted
- 2y ago
It’ll attack anything you give attention to.
you.are.enoughyou.are.enough
- Date posted
- 2y ago
It's easy to look at someone else's theme & think, "Hey, that doesn't sound so bad. I wish I could have that OCD instead of [insert whatever theme bothers you the most]." I'm guilty of thinking this honestly. But I also know that whatever OCD themd someone has feels like the worst & scariest theme. It's all subjective & relative. The values that might be behind contamination OCD or order/symmetry OCD can be the same values someone with relationship OCD or harm OCD might experience: a sense of safety & control. I think a lot of the core values we experience with different themes can be the same--OCD just uses different masks for different people depending on what where that value might be most salient in their life.
AnonymousAnonymous
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- Date posted
- 2y ago
Beautiful response :) I think many times people who appear to have "just right" and contamination themes can also have so many underlying thoughts that it isn't as simple as I just don't want it to be dirty, etc. though sometimes it is, but often there is more- there is something at the core.
Wildflower76 Wildflower76
- Date posted
- 2y ago
Contamination OCD does begin to effect things you love. There are extreme circumstances where people may not even leave their room because of it. It literally effects every part of live and things that are loved/valued. Say someone is a nurse and starts dealing with it, it could be career ending for them. It’s a very devastating theme.
Sero82Sero82
- Date posted
- 2y ago
Wow, I did not realize the extent this subtype could go in terms of severity. Thank you for letting me know.
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 2y ago
Basically.. Think about it like this… If you don’t value something there can be no anxiety about it because you dont care about it Ex.. You don’t have ocd about winning a million dollars because there’s nothing scary about that But you will get ocd about losing a million dollars because not losing a million dollars is something you’d value (assuming you had a million dollars) “Dang i might win a million dollaes
Jjjjj77Jjjjj77
- Date posted
- 2y ago
It will attack anything that makes you anxious or elicits a feeling to you. Usually there is an underlying fear even if you can’t identify it at first. Like my OCD has attacked normal functions of the body before and it’s not like I’m scared of those things but the fear is that I won’t ever be able to stop paying attention to them
Sero82Sero82
- Date posted
- 2y ago
An underlying fear caused by OCD?
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 2y ago
Ignore the last sentence with “dang” lol
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