Chlo_alexis
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- 3y
Question
Does ROCD try to convince its not ROCD and it’s your real thoughts and feelings even though you know it isn’t?
Brendan =]Brendan =]
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- 3y
Yup!!! Think of it as a bully. ROCD is trying to convince you that issues exist where they don’t. Treatment is the way to go to quiet the bully. A big part of the struggle is that people think “what if this isn’t a disorder but just an actual bad relationship I’m attached to or afraid to end”. I guess these thoughts are what make the struggle so debilitating. If it were easy to convince yourself it’s just a disorder and not real, professional treatment probably wouldn’t be necessary.
NicaNica
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- 3y
Yup
lrmgrylrmgry
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- 3y
yes!! it tries to sike yourself out. the reason this thought is bothering you so much is because you feel guilty of even thinking of it. I did some reading and a psychologist stated that many with OCD equate having the intrusive thought to performing the intrusive thought. so even if you have not done it and only have thought it, you still feel terrible as if it has all come true. im going through the same thing. i try to remind myself that it’s not what I want like saying it out loud. hopefully this helps a bit
Chlo_alexisChlo_alexis
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- 3y
@lrmgry Like right now the anxiety went away And i know the “feeling” isn’t true but it still discourages me As your anxiety related to it gone away
lrmgrylrmgry
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- 3y
@Chlo_alexis does it feel like you can’t trust yourself?
Chlo_alexisChlo_alexis
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- 3y
@lrmgry Yes
lrmgrylrmgry
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- 3y
@Chlo_alexis i know how you feel, try not to prove urself or explain ur feeling to urself, it’ll only make you think about it more :( Im sorry friend
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