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Confessing ocd
Anyone have this theme? For me it means being uncomfortable at every small mistake I’ve made in life and feeling the need to confess to others. If you have this theme how do you cope plz?
Anyone have this theme? For me it means being uncomfortable at every small mistake I’ve made in life and feeling the need to confess to others. If you have this theme how do you cope plz?
Yeah confessing is an OCD compulsion. You have to essentially try your best to resist it and accept uncertainty. I may have made a mistake but that is ok, I'm human after all
i struggle with the same thing. i feel like everyone that enters my life needs to know the “true” me or technically im not being 100% truthful about who i am. you are not alone!! i’m proud of you:)
@D:) Yes that’s it I feel if I don’t tell people I’m a fraud
@D:) Exactly the same for me! I met my partner a few weeks ago and I don't know when it started, but I feel like I'm hiding my true self. He knows, that I suffer from OCD, but not from which themes. I even started to feel bad, when I find out, that we said something in chat and misunderstood each other. I feel the urge to correct it, but if it is a minor thing, I refrain, even though it's hard to.
@Nivekstepper 100% i totally feel you!! it’s such a hard feeling because you feel like you need to be honest and open because ocd can make you think that that is a way of life, but you also don’t want to open up to anyone and everyone. ugh im so so sorry that you deal with that too, it’s such a hard feeling, but I believe in you:)
@Enya 100% i completely understand where you’re coming from. i hope you know that you’re not alone im proud of you!!
I struggle with this too and it’s even crossed over into confessing my intrusive thoughts, which is definitely not great for relationships. I didn’t know this was a compulsion but now I know I hope this will help me get on track in the future! Hope the responses you’ve gotten help you as well and things get better 😊
@SophieL It always helps me to read this article when I want to confess. It reminds me that I’m not being rational and to try to resist x
how far in the past do you think an event has to be for it to be real event ocd? i’m struggling bc i made a bad choice today and i feel like i should be punished and should confess and i haven’t been able to stop thinking about it. i told my dad about what happened and he said it’s ok to feel guilty about the mistake bc it shows i have a conscious but to move on and realize i will not make the same choice next time. he also says that what happened was not that big of a deal at all. do u guys agree with him?
@iamworthy I know if any of my mentally healthy friends had made this mistake they would not do anything about it and would just move on. but i can’t.
@iamworthy I’m obviously no expert, but I think that seeking reassurance from us now is a compulsion… us telling you it’s ok will make you feel better for a short time, but the worry will come back and you’ll want to seek reassurance again. Try and resist the urge to confess or ask for reassurance and know that the anxiety will pass eventually, no matter how awful it might feel for a while. Maybe you did something wrong, maybe you didn’t?! You can’t change it now… the fact you’re upset about it shows you’re not a bad person. Focus on the person you want to be x
FINALLY identified a core fear of mine and it is deceit and lying by omission. My biggest compulsions are confession & rumination. I immediately WANT to confess to whoever the theme is about, BUT since I am NOT acting on the compulsion (*yay*), I feel like I am lying by omission. For example, I will think of a mistake I made in the past, become anxious at the thought that my partner would break up with me over it, and then I want to confess so that he has all the information he needs to make an accurate decision on if he wants to be with me. Otherwise, I feel as though I am withholding pertinent information and his decision to be in a relationship with me is based on lies & fabrication. On one hand I am proud of myself for not compulsively oversharing / acting on compulsivity. On the other hand I worry I am stepping out of my values of honesty & integrity. Or perhaps worse, claiming “compulsion” in the name of hiding from the possibility of whatever consequence may result in me sharing the mistake. Any recommendations?
i need some kind words or maybe some advice? basically i went through trauma as a kid including sexual, and acted out in disturbing ways. I’ve done things i regret. even as an early teenager i did also. the only weird things ive done recently were compulsions and weird ocd driven stuff… but besides that ive found it easy to forgive myself for a lot of stuff because i know myself and my intentions and also talking to people helps. but one thing that’s hard is when im intimate with others or in a relationship. i feel so gross and undeserving like if they knew everything ive done in my life they would hate me. I don’t tell everyone everything, i think i only did that with therapists and like one family member. I feel like if I don’t tell someone everything I’ve done that I regret and see if they forgive me for it, then that means im “hiding” something about me and being malicious. anything helps :(
Due to real event ocd and past mistakes? I’ve been actively trying to work on this and try to accept and not pay too much attention to it but the confession thing has been bugging me but I’m also trying to accept that I don’t need to confess every single mistake I’ve made and we’ve all made mistakes Recently I’ve been wanting to work on myself and be more positive but because of my real events in childhood, I feel like I can’t live a normal life or deserve a normal life.
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