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False memory
Did anyone get clarity on false memories once you stopped ruminating for a while..
Did anyone get clarity on false memories once you stopped ruminating for a while..
Yeah I could slowly tell that some things were clearly made up….but some stuff still seemed real.
@Stardust777 Yeah same.
@Stardust777 How long ago did this start for you?
@LynnOCDbattle Well I got this image a while ago…and it went away because o knew I was making stuff up, but it came back again about a month and a half ago really detailed and vivid…almost like a movie scene…. And it’s been pretty much downhill from there :( because I freaked out and ruminated a lot almost all day everyday
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@swyd7 I’m so tired of it. I miss my old theme, which seems so crazy
Sometimes yes or sometimes it’s like my brain moved onto the next thing to ruminate about.
@maq19 Yeah same
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 know I was here earlier on with a question as well lol but has anyone ever found that when a new false memory takes its place at the forefront of your mind, it's almost easier to disregard the old false memories and say "Yeah that stuff didn't actually happen that way". It feels like OCD giving you a little reward for letting it place a new, shinier false memory in your head. Anyone experience the same thing? Maybe I've asked a similar question before.
When you have a false memory, can you actually see it happening in your mind?
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