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- 5y ago
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Lots of people feel compelled to confess because of OCD. It’s definitely reassurance seeking, and it would be better to stop. But I know that’s not easy! It feels great to just be seen sometimes and have someone still love you. Here’s the thing: you can still open up and let people see you. But don’t do it because you HAVE to or because it will make you feel good or relieved. Only do it when you want to and you know you could easily not do it.
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- 5y ago
Hey i used to do the same. Then i got rid of all those anxiety or ocd feelings until 2 months ago... My OCD fixated on my relationship and my bf.. so now every thought that comes into my mind i feel like telling him. And that precious soul told me that " babe every single time, any tiny, big thought comes into ur mind tell ME" and I'm having the same urges as u, but I can't tell him everything because it'll hurt him.. but then idk i should so i feel calm and not guilty. Soo you're not alone
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- 5y ago
My mother was very anxious while I was growing up and would react to things way more dramatically than she should have. It scared me so I always looked for her reaction. Sometimes when I obsess and feel the urge to confess I feel like maybe I’m in danger and if my mom says I’m not in danger then it must be true. It’s a very unhealthy way of thinking I’ve developed.
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- 5y ago
im the exact same. every time i have an intrusive thought i feel the need to tell my mother
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- 5y ago
I used to have this too, sometimes you just have to say f it I confessed it to God. You have to be firm with yourself and say no I am forgiven, loved and so much more. My mistakes and sins DO NOT define me
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- 21w ago
Feel guilty for not giving into compulsions like rumination and confessing? I feel guilt for having an intrusive thought, trying to shrug it off or just giving it a few seconds of thought and moving along. This sounds like improvement but I still struggle with the anxiety and the guilt. The shame. I’ll be okay and then I’ll remember I have OCD and my stomach will drop and I just want to curl up and cry.
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- 16w ago
I don’t know how to stop confessing. It’s driving me insane. I confess every little thing to my boyfriend. I confessed that I liked attention (this is so obviously human), that I liked it when people found me pretty (also very human??) I confessed about a million other things and I feel out of control. I felt so safe with him last night that it just started pouring out of me. I felt guilty and awful and I just needed release, I couldn’t breathe I felt like I was dying. I’m stuck in a confessing loop and I know I’m only making things worse. Has anyone experienced this and been able to overcome it? It feels absolutely horrible and impossible. I tried to ERP this and I genuinely feel like I am suffocating if I hold off. I feel so disappointed in myself, but I can’t seem to stop. I even had a dream where I confessed to him and woke up needed to confess that. I’m scared I’ll start sharing my worst intrusive thoughts I’ve had if I feel too safe around my bf. Help please :(
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- 9w ago
i’ve been dealing with this “thing” since i was 15. (i’m 23 now) if i have a bad memory that i have done when i was really young or just an intrusive thought i feel like i need to tell my mom or boyfriend. it’s been on and off ever since but since January hit it’s been an everyday thing about the littlest things. mostly about my relationship. an example is i was talking to someone random at my job and we were talking about taxes and when im in deep thought or just thinking i do a thing where i bite my lip (not in the sexual way) and i had a thought when it happened “was that sexual?” and i felt like i did something wrong and i went for a while thinking that until i told my boyfriend about it. or like my ex’s face has popped up in my head in the most inappropriate times and i feel the need that i have to tell him. (my ex was not a good person) i feel like im a prisoner in my head everyday, trying to justify thoughts or remind myself that its just a thought. i didnt know that this was or could be a form of ocd. it runs in my family but i’ve just never considered it being this. i always called it anxiety or depression but i always felt like it is more than that.
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