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Hi. Recently I have been alone a lot which has caused me to overthink. My main theme right now is overthinking my intentions behind my actions. I think back to a time when I did something and if I did it with ill intentions or selfish intentions. I think about things I said at a time when I made a mistake and I wondered if I said it just to make myself look better. I’m not sure if that makes sense but I’m wondering if this is an OCD symptom or if I actually did have some ill intentions that I’m remembering. I don’t know what’s going on and my guilt is getting to me.

Username: Paparazzi Paparazzi

Date posted: 1y ago

You’re not alone I feel this

Username: MasonTurbyfillMasonTurbyfill

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

This is also a theme for me

Username: Lisa LeeLou Lisa LeeLou

User type: NOCD Alumni

Date posted: 1y ago

Thank you for sharing what you are going through. I’m sorry to hear you are struggling. I battle overthinking too. Try to keep in mind We can’t control our thoughts, only our actions. A thought is just a thought, even when it causes distress. They are not facts and do not define who we are nor what our values are. Often the harder someone tries to analyze the thoughts or tries pushing them out of their mind, the stronger they get. Accepting them while not engaging is often more effective. Try to allow yourself to have the thought and respond with a neutral statement like “thanks OCD” or “maybe it’s true maybe it’s not” without engaging any more or less than that. I know easier said than done, but with time and practice it does get better.

Username: Stacy QuickStacy Quick

User type: Therapist

Date posted: 1y ago

This can be related to OCD. Many people with OCD experience this 'mental reviewing' as a compulsion. The more you replay and try to see whether or not you did the thing or said the thing that you worry you did, the more confused and muddled in your brain it can become. Guilt and shame can be a huge byproduct of OCD. Have you ever had any treatment with an OCD specialist? https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/how-to-deal-with-guilt-and-shame-from-ocd

Username: Violet2411

Date posted: 5y ago

Does anyone else suffer from ‘Real life events’ OCD? I constantly worry about things I did as a teenager (from ages 15-19) I wasn’t a very nice person and think I was quite a toxic girlfriend in my first relationship. I’m always terrified that people are going to find out and that I’m going to lose my job or something awful. I also think that a lot of people would be so shocked if they knew some of the things that I’d done, and that they would think so much less of me. I feel a constant need to confess or apologise, and wish more than anything that I could erase that whole chapter of my life. Previously in counselling, we looked at ‘black and white thinking’, and I managed to rationalise that everyone makes mistakes and nothing I did was that bad, but I have this horrible feeling that one day this will all catch up with me. Is this just genuine guilt and remorse or is this a symptom of OCD? Thanks in advance.

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Username: arg092000

Date posted: 1y ago

How do you know if it’s OCD vs. actual guilt?

I’ve been struggling with the intrusive thought that I cheated on my fiancé sometime in the past, even though there’s no evidence of it and it’s completely against my character and everything I stand for. I don’t remember having these thoughts until about 2 months ago. The thoughts were starting to feel so real that I even started doubting my therapist. I was like “how do you know I didn’t actually cheat on my fiancé and I’m not just sitting here lying to you?” Does anyone else struggle with this?😓

Username: Anonymous

Date posted: 1y ago

Guilt or OCD?

Long story short it feels like I might have cheated on a class final project and my ocd is causing intense rumination and mental checking that I did nothing wrong or had no bad intentions. Also feel the urge to get validation from others if what I did was cheating or not and even confess to make the thought cycle stop. My question is how do I discern what I should truly feel guilt for vs what’s ocd just making my life harder by telling me I’m a bad person and done something terrible. How do I just let it go and move on without knowing for sure I did something wrong or confessing?

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