Sam97
- Date posted
- 6y
katzi1katzi1
- Date posted
- 6y
Me... Even after months after that night...
Sam97Sam97
- Date posted
- 6y
And are your memories eeally vivid ?
katzi1katzi1
- Date posted
- 6y
Yes :( i have been struggeling with that for the last few months eventhough i haven't had a drink in almost a year ...
katzi1katzi1
- Date posted
- 6y
What about you?
Sam97Sam97
- Date posted
- 6y
The more you think about them, the more real they seem right?
katzi1katzi1
- Date posted
- 6y
Unfortunately yes.. the more you think about them the realer they seem.. i just want to stop myself from thinking... But that makes it even worse
LewisLewis
- Date posted
- 6y
I’ve been dealing with it for 6 months now! It’s a lot better, but it was pure mental torture for so long
Sam97Sam97
- Date posted
- 6y
What was your theme Louiss ?
katzi1katzi1
- Date posted
- 6y
How did you get better?
CerseiCersei
- Date posted
- 6y
Three days ago. I had a pocd thought and I decided I wasn't distressed enough and that must mean it's true. Awful. That's why I try to stay away from alcohol.
LewisLewis
- Date posted
- 6y
It was POCD, it started with horrible false memories from when I was a child It went from thinking I may have seen child pornograpy, to spiralling thinking “what if I downloaded it?!” And got stuck on that for ages Then it went to 2 years ago when I had a few drinks, I remember having a Facebook conversation with some girl and I couldn’t remember it. So my mind is like “what if she was underage, what if you did this, what if you said that” ? Then more recently it’s been cheating OCD and even animal abuse ? And how to get better...I’ll talk about that in a minute!
LewisLewis
- Date posted
- 6y
Honestly, I don’t really know how I improved Gradually over time I think it’s natural, however the turning point was when I gave up. I had been fighting it so much, so I got to a point where I gave up on life...that’s when it started get better I still have off moments and off days, but I can enjoy things now. I created a ‘Bucket List’ and am trying to make the most out of life. May I ask what your memory is about?
katzi1katzi1
- Date posted
- 6y
It was about cheating ocd. I would need reassurance from everyone who was out with me... It has been really bad the last few weeks, nothing seems to be working... I also started talking therapy, hope that will Help. But now it feels like the obsessions are also about other things even worse than cheating.. just hope to get better.
LewisLewis
- Date posted
- 6y
I’m sorry to hear that, there really is no easy solution. It really is worse than any physical pain I’ve been through ? It definitely does get better, I never thought it would
Sam97Sam97
- Date posted
- 6y
The more you think about those memories, the more details you add to them so they seem so real and vivid at the end. Is it like this for you guys too? I guess we really have to stop ruminating
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andrewt_
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 24w
Question about false memories, please help
Can it feel like you literally remember a false memory happening? And it feels like the memory has always been there and you vividly remember it happening that way? Because I don’t even know if I’m experiencing a false memory or not but god it feels so fucking real. Like I literally remember it happening. But what’s weird is the original memory was kind of different. 2 years later, the memory is not the same, but it feels like I literally remember it happening. And in this memory, I’m fucking snapping. I’m acting on my thoughts. I feel like a fucking psycho. I hope this is just OCD
Anonymous
- Date posted
- 24w
Real event or false memories
I’m reaching out for educational and self-awareness purposes, hoping to better understand something I’ve been mentally struggling with for several years. Around five years ago, I began having a deeply distressing memory involving the fear that I may have acted inappropriately toward my younger sister when I was around 13–14 years old. The details are vague, fragmented, and unclear—but ever since this thought first appeared, I’ve treated it as if it were a real event. I’ve carried immense guilt, fear, and anxiety for years, convinced that I must have done something horrible. Despite asking my sister (who remembers absolutely nothing, has never shown signs of discomfort, and has told me more than once that she would’ve spoken up if anything had happened), the doubt and guilt never went away. The memory feels real, yet there is no external confirmation, no direct recall, and no evidence beyond my own mental images and fear. I’ve also struggled with obsessive thoughts in other areas, such as health anxiety since childhood—frequent doctor visits, checking my pulse, obsessing over illness—and only recently learned about false memory OCD, which aligns with my experience. I’m not currently seeking therapy but would greatly appreciate your professional opinion from an educational perspective: Does this sound more like a real memory, or more likely a false memory created by OCD or anxiety-related mechanisms I am stuck between a normal person or a s*xual abuser
anthonycaronna
- Date posted
- 20w
False memory
Has false memory OCD affected you so badly that you feel that a lot of your memories period are unclear, vague, fuzzy and can’t recall correctly?
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