Ahhhhh I feel like I need to confess to my mom or my husband…. But how…..?! “Hey I think I might have done something really really bad, I think I need to turn myself in, I’m not sure if I did it but you know just in case…” 😭
Don’t! My therapist told me that this is actually a compulsion, try talking to your therapist about it!
@Vieirame yes exactly! confessing is a compulsion, try to just accept the uncertainty. OCD is all based on uncertainty, try to think: if so said event DID actually happen, does it change who i am today? most likely the even didn’t happen and it has not changed who you are, if it didn’t you wouldn’t be so worried about it.
@itwillallbeokay I have a false memory within my real event and in my real event I did something I really regret. And it makes it really hard to see if I was actually capable of doing this or not
@itwillallbeokay I have the same thing. And I promise you it gets so much better. I remind myself that even if the event did happen it doesn’t change who I am today. Now when the thought tries to bug me, it can’t and goes away immediately. KEEP PUSHING!❤️
@Stardust777 i understand, but that feeling of regret shows that it does not align with your true self. no matter what it is, you deserve forgiveness and happiness. forgive yourself and set yourself free from the doubt. it has not changed who you are. the fact that you doubt it is pretty evident that it is unlikely to have occurred.
@itwillallbeokay It has to do with my daughter…and it’s really scaring me :( I feel so awful. The real event was something out of my morals(rocd related) and it made me feel like an evil person. I’ve been questioning myself as a moral person and my thoughts tell me I was capable of anything in my past. I’m a completely different person now, but what if I did do something to her? I know ocd plays around with loved ones and whatever scares you the most… I love her so much, this false memory scares me. It’s my worst nightmare.
@Vieirame I’m trying some days are better than others. I’ve noticed I get more anxious around night time. But thank you for your comments :) I don’t really feel like confessing now.
@Stardust777 OCD sometimes can take over and make us feel like we are awful and what you are describing sounds like a compulsion. the fact that you are even worried shows how good of a mother you are. you seem like you really love her a lot and i highly doubt you would ever do anything. take the benefit of the doubt and forgive yourself, your OCD is the thing in control not you, take back the control OCD took from you. you are a lovely and caring mother who will continue to be one forever. i really hope you can overcome this <3
@itwillallbeokay Thank you so much 🥺 for your very encouraging words. Hope your doing well!
Don't do it! I did recently and the person was like that never happened and looked at me like I was insane. I overshared and it was an awkward mess. Now I know better to only share with my therapist
@Mama_m02 I knowww im so scared. I kinda told my mom and she looked at me like “come on”😐😒 like she was annoyed of my theme. I have this urge to confess because I feel like I’m living a lie and I feel so guilty. :( but I know it’s not a good idea to confess because what if it’s false and I ruin everything….
@Stardust777 Exactly. You'll feel worse if you confess. I still worry about stuff I did as a teenager and the cops are going to take me to prison any day now. I often think of surrendering 😆It's just ocd making us feel guilty
I often feel like i did something wrong even tho i am positive i didn’t, my boyfriend and i have been together for like 6 months and i’ve been completely loyal to him the whole time but recently i’ve been feeling the need to confess that i cheated on him even tho i didn’t and there’s absolutely no proof that i did something even close, i don’t talk to other men and if i do my boyfriend has full access to my phone and it’s usually a friend or me asking a simple question but i still feel the need to confess even tho i’ve done nothing wrong🥲 someone please help it’s so confusing
I often feel like i did something wrong even tho i am positive i didn’t, my boyfriend and i have been together for like 6 months and i’ve been completely loyal to him the whole time but recently i’ve been feeling the need to confess that i cheated on him even tho i didn’t and there’s absolutely no proof that i did something even close, i don’t talk to other men and if i do my boyfriend has full access to my phone and it’s usually a friend or me asking a simple question but i still feel the need to confess even tho i’ve done nothing wrong🥲 someone please help it’s so confusingggg
I feel like I need to confess everything to my wife. This week it’s gotten me in a lot of trouble, there’s more I feel I need to confess but I know it’ll hurt her. How do I just not!
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