false memory rocd

anyone have any tips to deal with false memory cheating ocd? for example the worry if i did something bad in the past and my brain forgot about it or suppressed the memory. I always feel anxiety and guilt and on edge and always anticipating my next thought, wondering if it’s gonna be a “flashback” of me doing something bad such as cheating. i haven’t had any real evidence, just irrational things and false memories for the most part ive debunked most, but sometimes the false memory gets so extreme and bad and i can end up believing i did it if I don’t find hard solid evidence that I did not do it.

Username: dee012dee012

Date posted: 1y ago

it’s hard to enjoy my relationship, not cause of my bf, my ocd. it ruins everything. I feel like my relationship is bound to end because either im a cheater and it will come up or im a cheater and forgot or my ocd is just gonna get so extreme that it pushes him away. I just want peace. it’s a constant thought of the what if, sometimes it actually says I did it. and when I try and remember if I did, I get like a scared anxious pit feeling in my chest, and then my ocd says it’s because im forcing myself not to think about “what I did”… this sucks

Username: Anonymous39826Anonymous39826

Date posted: 1y ago

Hi there. First I’m sorry you’re struggling with this. I too have struggled with this before, although I noticed it would mostly only happen if I was drinking the night before or something (it can happen whenever so don’t worry). My best advice to you is to literally disregard the thought. Example: “what if I cheated? What if I did something and don’t remember?” Look at the thought and sarcastically say “yeah, sure ocd. Okay!” And let it go. I know it’s easier said than done, it takes a lot of practice but I promise it gets better. I used to worry about this a lot. It also really helped to have my boyfriend become aware of my ocd. I gave him articles to read on ocd and false memory specifically and it helped immensely to know he was supportive of me. I hope this helps!

Username: dee012dee012

Date posted: 1y ago

@fall.lover yea my bf knows about it, he even told me, bc i told him how i get urges to confess to cheating just for some certainty and stuff but if he asked when and what i did i wouldn’t even know how to answer, and he told me even if I “confessed” he wouldn’t leave me unless I actually remembered a time when I did. I try and do the sarcastic stuff, but it’s really hard. it’s literally immense shame guilt and anxiety whenever i don’t give into my compulsions, and even when I do I get relief for not very long at all. I love my bf a lot, but every positive or negative thought is interrupted by a cheating ocd thought. sometimes the false memory feels so real, like the other day it did but i found proof that it wasn’t, and it scares me knowing I will believe it and be convinced unless I have proof, so it makes me wonder what if my rocd gets so bad and I believe a super bad false memory, just bc there’s no proof that I didn’t do it? and my relationship is ruined? sorry for rambling this stuff is just ruining my days :(

Username: Anonymous39826Anonymous39826

Date posted: 1y ago

@cs223 Trust me, I’ve been and relate to everything you just said. I’m not fully recovered from ocd so I’m no expert, but I can tell you if you keep up the practice it truly gets easier. You know how they say time heals all wounds? It’s true for everything including ocd. It won’t get better right away and it won’t feel better right away either, but you have to stay diligent to disregarding.

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 1y ago

Going through exact same thing, my boyfriends amazing but i constantly think i slept with someone and forgot at a party 2 years ago and i feel so guilty all the time

Username: rachelm89

Date posted: 5y ago

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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Username: MRR7221

Date posted: 3y ago

Cheating OCD Anybody deal with cheating OCD where they all of a sudden got a panic attack that they may have cheated on their partner when you KNOW they didn’t ??? Like now I’m playing scenarios in my head that feel real???

Username: livysnow

Date posted: 2y ago

Real event ocd

Hi there, does anyone have any tips for dealing with constant mental rumination. I did something that I despise myself for and i can’t stop playing it step by step in my head (though I’m forgetting loads now/ false memory is occurring). I can’t eat or sleep or work as all I’m doing is going over and over this event. Any tips are appreciated Thanks x

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