OCD and music

does anyone get triggered by music in any way? for me, i associate this song ‘always and forever’ by the cults as a bad luck or bad omen. like i get triggered if i hear it on instagram or tik tok and start doing my compulsions. it used to be my fave song until coincidences started happening with bad luck and whenever i purposefully go to listen to it i get some bad luck and now i can’t even hear the band at all because my brain associates them as demonic. i miss listening to my favourite song but i just gave up because of the distress i get from it does anyone else have experiences with music and bands that affect OCD?

camalia

Date posted: 2y

Hi there, I haven’t been diagnosed with OCD yet but I have been triggered by older songs because I listened to it in the past. Just wanted to say that you are not alone!

amysmith

Date posted: 2y

@camalia it honestly sucks like it was my favourite song but my mind convinced me it’s cursed

Yuu

Date posted: 2y

Hey ! I had a hard time with any song for a long while because of Religious OCD. Some people of my religion believes that we should avoid listening to music as much as we can. I've always listened to music because for me, I cannot simply do 1 thing at the time (It's like my brain is not stimulate enough) so music help me with that. Also, music calm me down when my brain is a big mess (because it release dopamine, I think). So I was in a period where my (religious) OCD was getting really bad, and music made me so anxious too. It was just a cycle of "I really want to listens to music, but I can't, but I'm really anxious, but I can't, etc..."

amysmith

Date posted: 2y

@Yuu i see, my ocd is sort of a mix of bad luck and i guess a mix of religion somewhat. idk why but my brain just finds ‘the cults’ band very triggering and that they worship you know what (doesn’t help with their band name) but it sucks cuz i really love their song ‘always forever’. i try to build up the courage to listen to it but i just think something bad will happen and it’s very exhausting

Yuu

Date posted: 2y

@amysmith Yeah, I understand. I've got a lot of thing like that (and still have). I cannot listen to "take me to church" (even tho I'm not Christian), not because of homosexuality but because it's kind of an anti-religious music and when I listen to music, I try to no swear but still feel anxious and I hear bad word. Also, no related to music but I had a ring that I really liked, but an intrusive tought told me that I wear it to be protected (like an amulet or whatever) and it was so hard because I didn't want to believe in that at all. I forced myself to wear it sometime as a training to say "no" to my OCD (but I lost it so.... yeah). I don't suggest you to avoid it if you believe that if you listens to that music, bad thing will happen. However, I think that you can maybe try to find a new favourite song (in a genre you've never tried, maybe). Remember that it's the intention that count in religion. Even if you do that bad thing, it's the intentions behind it that count. Don't worry, you'll find a way out of this.

amysmith

Date posted: 2y

@Yuu i hope so i just been letting my ocd control my entire life for a long time. it’s so hard to break out of my habits

SunnyAnon

Date posted: 25w

ocd flashes + doubt

does anyone else get flashbacks of things they’ve seen due to giving into their compulsion??? whenever i’m having a remotely normal time or having fun or thinking of making a big decision i have flashes of videos or pictures or just made up scenarios that are related to horrible things i’ve seen and compulsively watched and did stuff with. it immediately kills my mood and makes me ruminate about it and i think about it over and over. i find myself wondering if ocd drew me to do those things or if it was genuine attraction. what if im a horrible monster who’s into awful and illegal and morally wrong stuff??? what if im using ocd to cover it up and it’s not ocd it’s just i thing i was into??? these thoughts are never ending and show up at the worst times. i’m terrified all the time. it renders me sick & unable to make any decision because i’m afraid if i choose to do so it’ll make everybody aware of the things child me/young teenage me did. it feels like all my past traumas and experiences are being blasted on a jumbotron. i’m even scared to post this. again does anyone else know what i mean + does anyone know how to “get over” this feeling/any tips???

viluamorim

Date posted: 24w

Can you guys meditate or/and sit in silence?

My ocd gets so loud in the silence and right before bed when there’s no distractions. I always struggled with anxiety since my teens and guided meditation used to help… until OCD. First time trying guided meditation with OCD I had an intrusive thought of “what if you actually lose control and can’t follow these instructions?” And got even more anxious 🫠🫠🫠 had to stop, and haven’t tried to meditate ever since. Just curious to know. Sometimes I feel like I have the worst type of OCD. It will latch onto anything to make me anxious!

SunnyAnon

Date posted: 19w

ocd + interests + online discussions

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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