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Making it up
Does your mind or ocd tell you that you are making everything up and using ocd as a excuse. Always feels so real
Does your mind or ocd tell you that you are making everything up and using ocd as a excuse. Always feels so real
Yes that is very common! OCD is tricky and the intrusive thoughts can feel so real! I struggled with false memory ocd and during recovery I would always think my ocd is just an excuse. I am not sure if you have started therapy yet or not, but ERP will help challenge those thoughts and let you sit with that uncertainty until your anxiety levels drop. You could even use this idea as an exposure and work with your therapist on how to tie the idea that ocd is an excuse as your exposure. I wish you the best on your journey and it does get better and your intrusive thoughts will feel less and less real as time and recovery goes on. Wish you the best ❤️
It was all your POCD they say, but now I'm like is it just a cover up. The feelings were SO REAL feeling in the moment. I feel like the friends who have told me it's OCD isn't even true anymore. It felt so real but I asked my child to move so it didn't happen again. I was scared. Thought I was going to be taken away. I've been ruminating for a month now. I've been feeling sick like I don't deserve to be her mom. Ugh I hate this.
Can ROCD make your thoughts and feelings feel 100% true or real???? Like I can have a thought or feeling and in that moment it feels real or should it not feel real until the ocd latches onto it?
I suffer from religious ocd. My only goal in life is to live in God's will and to serve Him - to live and enjoy His eternal purposes & His presence. Jesus Christ is my life. That is my only desire on this earth, this short trip into eternity, and it's being stripped by ocd thoughts and intrusive thoughts 24-7. I have read many times that ocd can 'feel real', and this is true, our minds lie to us because of fear and anxiety we can't and were never meant to carry. I have begged and tormented myself in every way to find an answer from God. I think His answer may be that this is OCD, but I'm not sure. I started therapy again because I am so exhausted and this had stolen so much of my life in a spiral of negativity, depression, and constant anxiety & intrusive thoughts. I have spent about 2 years trying to figure out if my thoughts are real or not, especially with ocd it can deceive so easily as a spiritual matter when in reality it is just a thought, which is confusing and scary to say the least. Can anyone share their experiences with this sensation? No matter what the theme is... Thank you & Praying for your comfort
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