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Anyone struggling with False memory ocd?
Hey if anyone is struggling with this do you have any tips because I really need some support right now ,Thankyou:)
Hey if anyone is struggling with this do you have any tips because I really need some support right now ,Thankyou:)
I deal with False Memory / Real Event OCD. My False Memories center around the theme of my Real Events and make me believe of many things I could have done. Its so hard to not believe them because even my brain says they are real :( Like I want to say its real even though they couldn't be but whatever. Every thing I do each and every day will always create something or a thought of "I've done it." Sometimes I don't even get memories or a vivid image, just a feeling of yes I've done that before. I feel so alone in it :(
@InkJoy123 Don’t worry I’m here talk to me :)
Yes, due to brain damage and prexisting OCD issues my mind is untrustworthy. I don't feel as if I have created a shameful existence but at times I mix people up or scenes mixed up and I fear I look a liar. I know it's not true but I also fear others may not understand. I feel better sometimes but then I realized it's because I haven't challenged myself. I was embarrassed when I mixed up a friend with a child from my past. The two in my mind are the same but I know it's not true so it's the worst. I'm lucky my friends know of my issue but no one can stop a person from internally judging and it saddens me that I can't get as reliable as I once was.
@Pollu You are not alone,it’s really scary because i feel like what if most of the things I’ve thought about aren’t real,I just wish this was all over,I know what you mean and it’s really distressing,but I promise you will get through this it always always gets better,you just have to believe it!and because my head is so full I’m so clumsy and forgetful.i promise you will get through this you are strong I’m here with you! 😊
@Elicambel The internal questions of whether or not it's true is something I try to abandon because I can't think about the connections too much I get wiped out and moody even emotional at times. Who knows what's getting shook lose up this noggin. Thank you for your forward thinking and allowing a space to vent our combined frustrations. I can tell your a good egg so don't be too hard on yourself! 🫂
@Pollu Thankyou so much,I can tell you are a wonderful person,don’t forget that,I’m always always here to talk again so please stay in touch :)I’m trying to help as much people on this app as possible because i love to make people feel better I hate to see them in pain,so remember I’m always here to chat! And remember don’t be so hard on yourself either! Thankyou so so much for your help!keep in touch 🫶🫂
I struggle with false memory as well. I’ve noticed in centered within my fears so already questioning falls easily as within events. I try not to check when it happens, I sit and think it’s impossible and i exercise my brain to go step by step and remind myself it’s ocd. Ocd loves to attach.
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@Monitica I have a real event and it plays into that and the theme within it. It just feels so real at times cause it feels like its something I would have done I guess you can say ? Like the possibility is there because of my real events I now feel guilty over. I don't even know how the me before was.... but it just tells me I've done these things and Idk how to like deal with them. Trying my best not to tell my friend about a false memory dealing with their sibling but its so hard...
I went to bed one night in November, and I can't quite say what happened, but I believed that I had a "memory" from childhood. I won't discuss what, but I had "remembered" doing something sickeningly awful. This thing came to me almost as clear as a real memory. I remember thinking something along the lines of 'How could I forget doing something like that?' followed by a feeling of complete horror and terror. I have moments of "clarity" where I can't believe that I'm questioning doing this thing, and it appears obvious that it's false. But now, I'm more than often believing that I did. I am spending 24/7 fighting my head, and it's taking me to dark places. I know this is the worst thing to do, but you don't understand, if this is real then I am a monster and I can't just adopt the 'maybe I did, maybe I didn't approach'. I just can't. I have to know. I'm so scared. My entire life is on the line. I don't have anyone to talk to about this. Literally no one. I feel like I'm insane, like I'm a monster, like I'm hiding my true identity from everyone I love. Does this sound like False Memory? Or am I in denial, trying to convince myself this didn't happen? Why does it feel so real? And why do I have moments of clarity? I also had my first nightmare about it last night. Please someone help me.
I’m in an absolutely crippling episode dealing with real event/ false memory. I literally cannot get out of it and it is beyond hell. Can someone please help me with advice? If you have been through this how did you get through?! I’m out of work, the only relief is when I’m sleeping no exaggeration. My husband is being super supportive and Is also taking time off to be with me. Was there a specific medication or any tricks that helped? I’m beyond desperate. Thank you
Any advice? I just got triggered by false memory OCD. There is no indicator or memory of me doing anything bad, only the what if. So how can I deal with uncertainty because if I did do the false memory it would go against my morals?? Not something extremely unforgivable just like not ideal and against my morals… I don’t know if it happened. I have no memory of my false memory happen only the “what if” which is enough to scare me FOR CONTEXT: I was in the mental hospital when I was 16, and made a few friends. Some just a grade below me, so 14-15. I remember bringing up in convo someone I met previously at the mental hospital earlier in that year a different time I was hospitalized , to which a boy responded he knew her, and they did (seggsual) stuff at their school. The girl I was talking about at that time was 14. So im assuming the boy was 14 as well. 13 and up is together in the hospital, so he couldn’t be younger than 13. I have no memories of him flirting with me or me flirting with him. Or anything bad happening. Literally just “what if”.. or what if he wasn’t 14 but 13 and u said something inappropriate or flirted with him. I will never be able to know what happened and I’m sick thinking about this. 13 and 16 is NOT WITHIN MY MORALS. I am worried because the only inappropriate I guess convo had is when he was telling me what happened between him and that girl I knew. I also remember him having a bulge down there and it freaked me out and made me feel weird at the time because I noticed it. (At this time I was already diagnosed with OCD and experienced POCD) I try to tell myself maybe maybe not. But the what if it did happen makes me feel like a p33do, and me thinking it didn’t happen doesn’t satisfy me because I don’t have 100 percent certainty
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