Does OCD make you afraid of getting 'canceled?'

The fear of cancellation was one of the very first fears I had when my OCD decided to make its full debut. It took some time but I think a proper answer when it comes to cancellation is the ability to forgive yourself first. Some of the absolute biggest things to avoid are jumping to the wrong conclusions and catastrophising, like thinking about burning all bridges or even going so far as to turn yourself in (or at least thinking about it, $#IT gets pretty crazy!). Take a break from any social media that are causing you distress and take some time to learn about yourself to find your footing once more. there's always bound to be people that are out for blood, life is like that! but similar to intrusive thoughts, it's never worth investing your mental energy in such things and finding people and communities that understand and appreciate you for who you are. The fact that other people share a concern shows that you are not alone. As for your past actions, it's just that. History can't be changed, but it's what you take from it that truly determines who you are as a person and what you want to be, hopefully for the better, because letting your fear make decisions for you is kinda blegh if you ask me!

Oh my…! Never knew this was a thing but ive had this for so long. I obsess about everything ive done ‘wrong’ in fact I was actually learning and making normal mistakes! But it makes me feel awful.

Hi Stacy- a little advice here. I’ve had ocd ever since I was 11 and I think the worse one for me was suicide ocd and harm ocd. I have suffered this horrifying theme for almost 4 years. I literally randomly got better and 2 years later I felt normal and was doing better and sometimes randomly the thoughts did pop up but it didn’t bother me. I randomly got a flare and immediately I started crying because I thought about that dark 4 years I’ve suffered and I was so scared it was gonna come back and now I’m back with crazy thoughts. The intense anxiety, I suddenly can’t talk to anyone, go into office. Although, I try to keep these thoughts in my head I can’t help but sob how this is going to ruin my life. Suicide and harm ocd is taking over my life. I’m so scared to step out in public and everything seems dark to me. The thoughts are so sticky. I’m really trying to keep theee thoughts how they are and sit thru the discomfort but I can’t help but cry. I can’t even concentrate at work. What do I do …. I’m trying I really am. How is it that these thought went from bothering me to completely going away for two years to now making me feel horrible again.

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