Anyone have any advice on how to work of acceptance? i struggle quite bad with real event / false memory ocd and the guilt just eats me up everytime. i want to recover but it seems so impossible to just try and live my life not caring if im a good or bad person?
i’m struggling with this a lot too
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The therapist Alegra Kastens of the IG account @obsessivelyeverafter recently posted this metaphor, which I think is helpful to describe how to practice non-engagement! For me it helps to remember that the goal is more to accept the PRESENCE of the fears/thoughts (without trying to push them away or fix them with compulsions), than it is about “agreeing” with the content of the thoughts. I highly recommend working with an ERP specialist, too, if you are interested in taking that step toward recovery! https://www.instagram.com/p/CmhAtSvugQ4/?igshid=YWJhMjlhZTc=
Hi! This was very hard for me to accomplish as well. Whenever I get these kind of thoughts I try to lean into the uncertainty and think “maybe that happened, maybe it didn’t”. Even if I have to fake it, I still try to have this mindset as it lays the foundation for the future. Try leaning into the uncertainty for 1 minute and then allow your mind to think about it. Then do 2 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, etc.. No matter what, during those times, you refuse to give the thought attention and you accept maybe the event did happen but you are moving on.
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Does anyone else here suffer with guilt over real event ocd or false memory ocd? I don’t know how to cope with this feeling. So much of it feels like false memory but I’m so scared to let myself be happy in case I actually did something but I can’t remember a specific incident just what feels like random images which could be false memory ocd. How do you all deal with this it weighs on me so heavily!
I feel too "bad" to redeem myself or deserve recovery. I know it's just my OCD but every second I'm awake another completely different memory hits me and I'm filled with guilt and regret and paranoia. It never stops. I really don't know what to do. I'm in therapy and I'm trying every day but it's so hard to get better when you feel like you need to punish yourself for every move you make. I'm not sure what kind of treatment could help me when I have a new obsession every half hour and they're generally based on my past/real events. If any of you feel this way I'm so sorry :(
Hi there! Does anyone else experience real event OCD? My days lately are filled with (sometimes) crippling guilt and shame over real things that have happened in the past. These are all things that are relatively minor in the grand scheme of things. I’ve talked to friends/family/therapists about them and I’m reassured they aren’t “that bad” but my mind can’t seem to let them go. Anyone else dealing with this? Any tips for forward progress? Much love to you all. ❤️
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