Date posted: 1y ago

Question about uncertainty

OCD is clearly centred around doubt, or not knowing something, uncertainty. I have SOOCD and am receiving treatment for it. I have a troubling thought that is: “am I really fearful of being uncertain about XYZ or is it something else?” The word ‘uncertain’ seems to trigger me a little as i often think uncertainty isn’t the issue. So it seems to be more about debating the thoughts, not wanting the thoughts, feeling like the thoughts are wrong, proving they are wrong/right. The logic part of me says; the above is actually still about doubt and uncertainty… Am I getting stuck in wording here? Or does anyone have some concise thoughts on uncertainty?

Anon.

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

For me, the not wanting the thoughts, feeling like the thoughts are wrong/right wouldn’t even be relevant if I didn’t fear some uncertainty. This has been shown for me in ERP because once the thoughts stop coinciding with anxiety, I naturally lose interest in them. So, to me, if I’m trying to prove something right or wrong, there’s clearly some fear there. And if I’m trying to prove something one way or another, I’m clearly uncertainty. Fear of some uncertainty. Possibly try to look at what you’re afraid of and say it out loud. It’s quite possible it’s a fear of some uncertainty. I hope this makes sense!

Date posted: 1y ago

@Anon. Thank you, I think this makes sense. I’m certainly forging ahead with ERP. It’s funny, as this confusion I have about wether I’m ‘uncertain’ popped up I think because my mind/ocd says “if you don’t resonate with uncertainty, then it’s not OCD and it’s real”

Date posted: 1y ago

@gp In fact - I should probably add I seem to do this with everything ocd related. As soon as I see a description, I look for ANYTHING that doesn’t resonate (down to the word used), and I get a whoosh of anxiety and think “that means this isn’t ocd, and that means it’s true” I take it that’s common?

VinnyG

Date posted: 1y ago

Wow oh my I found the right place amongst people I can totally relate to. It's funny in that I even questioned if I had any of this and have been debating it ever since I opened the app. No Vince meaning me yeah I belong here.

Secretidentity

Date posted: 21w ago

Does any one ever question if their ocd isn’t ocd?

That’s kinda my question. All my thoughts feel so realistic and so now I doubt if they are ocd and if I just can’t make my mind up about something and I’m using ocd as an excuse or something idc I feel like this post is word vomit.

lalalalal166373

Date posted: 12w ago

what if it’s not ocd

so i was on instagram and it came up with other signs of ocd then someone commented this doesn’t mean you have ocd now im stressed that its not ocd background - i had so-ocd for a few years then got treatment for it but am now on the waiting list for further treatment for other stuff but i dont have another theme which makes me feel like its not ocd my day to day life consists of touching the door handle every time you go past it or someone will die, and inability to send emails without re reading loads of times and getting other people to check because im scared i wrote something bad but the what if it’s not ocd thought is triggering me now and i don’t know what do

Conquering_OCD

Date posted: 7w ago

Knowing the difference

Does anyone have any advice for how to know the difference between ocd and real feelings/thoughts? Sometimes an intrusive thought will come in and I immediately know it’s ridiculous and I can just leave it alone and it won’t bother me but other times I really really don’t know. It’s when ocd hijacks and twists my real feelings and thoughts and tries to manipulate me into believing they’re something they’re not or something that doesn’t align with my true morals or intentions. But since it’s twisting and mixing with real feelings I get so confused and scared. Everything gets jumbled and I feel like I can’t trust myself or my own mind. Yet other times and other topics I can laugh off and push away just fine. Make it make sense. And then I start to think well maybe I don’t have ocd at all and I’m just in denial because I don’t want to accept that these scary/concerning things are true about myself. Or maybe that’s just the ocd talking.

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