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Are real event OCD and false memory OCD essentially the same?
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Is real event ocd and false memory ocd essentially the same thing?
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Is real event ocd and false memory ocd essentially the same thing?
Ime, real event is when an actual event happened and I inject false memories in to it trying to remember exactly how it happened. Or false memories can be when an event just happened and you try to recall it and the fear of what might have happened feels so real, even though there is no evidence to support it.
@TT2022 ^ I agree. My last rumination that lasted a couple months was a real event that I had placed one of my past intrusive thoughts into. When in reality after a lot of grounding, it finally clicked and everything seemed clearer. I know this isn’t the best way but I thought about it hard and the real event happened over a year before I ever had that intrusive thought! Crazy how our minds play tricks on us like that
I have a real memory that actually happened and I had an intrusive thought and it made me think I did something wrong during the real memory is that makes sense lol. I ask because I read an article yesterday on this website actually that said….. “In addition, people with Real Event OCD have a strong urge to find out in an undisputable manner whether an incident has occurred or not. This strong urge to figure it out is a telltale sign of OCD—uncertainty surrounding obsessions feels impossible to tolerate. If you notice that the more you engage in compulsions to remove doubt or uncertainty, the less certain you feel about your fears, this may also be a sign of OCD.” Which this exactly is how I feel but when it only said real event ocd it made me wonder if it applied to my situation. Which I know was a compulsion 😩
No but they can mix. I’ll give some examples below. Real event ocd example - you wiped your child while changing their nappy & later on you obsess about the way you wiped them , if it was ‘wrong’ etc. False memory - you get a intrusive thought about hitting your friend on a night out a few years ago and now debating it’s true. False memory mix real event - This is basically a concoction of both of the above, so for example you go to a party and remember thinking a girls skirt was nice and now you wonder why you were looking in the first place, are you a creep? Did you maybe assault her? Etc. Another example of this is you could have real details mixed into a false memory so a real event (the party) but false actions being that you may have assaulted someone. Hope that helps you.
Question, does anyone else experience real life event ocd? Like they have a lot of guilt about events that happened in the past and can’t seem to move on from it. It is related to my suicide ocd and I wish I could just move on from the past but I have so much guilt for it even though everyone is telling me to move on! I read that this could be considered real life event ocd but am just wondering if anyone else feels the same.
‘Real event’ OCD? I don’t see much about this anywhere and was wondering if anyone else suffers with this? When I was younger I had contamination ocd and health anxiety. Now I’m 23 and obsess over something that actually happened. It’s killing me.
Anyone else struggle with real event type OCD (OCD latches on to a real life situation you’ve experienced)? How can we know the difference between what actually happened and if it’s just my OCD making me feel like a horrible person? Specifically with harm/pedophile OCD. Anyone ever experienced this before?
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