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Have you seen the movie Inside Out? I like to think of OCD as Fear being more aggressive. Thought passes? Fear jumps up and catches it, then forces the other emotions to watch it over and over again so they’ll agree with him. It has to be hard to see things rationally when Fear rules with an iron fist. Good luck as you continue on your OCD journey. Remember to be kind to yourself always. You got this.

Don’t listen to the ocd lies, try to sit with uncertainty and just feel the anxiety instead of trying to get rid of it, try to observe your thoughts without engaging with them. Also really try hard to not get reassurance, as this will only make it worse :)

I feel you! I’ve gotten to the point with reassurance seeking where I can feel myself asking the same question over and over. Literally repeating it 8-10 times in a row and can’t stop. It’s so hard to just accept the thoughts but it’s really the ONLY way. I find myself thinking maybe I didn’t word the question correctly or that if I just add this one detail it will change the answer so I have to ask again in a slightly different way just in case. OCD is hell, I hope you’re doing okay!

I know :( I know exactly what it feels like to have false memories so terrible. It made me want to turn myself in. No amount of reassurance is ever going to be enough. I asked for it from the only person that would know for sure and they told me that I didn’t have anything to worry about. But my ocd told me that they were lying and how could I trust them….I knew then that no amount of reassurance would ever be enough. I started sitting with the uncertainty and as hard as some days we’re I started noticing that some of the details of the false memories started to seem less REAL and I was shocked. I guess the less you pay attention to it, it’ll start to clear up and go away.