still the obsession with the idea of devils, demons and being possessed is in my mind although now it varies in intensity. i’m so alert to every sensation in my body - pins and needles, moving in my scalp, tingling hairs/muscles. These flare up most at night time. These sensations still make me feel uneasy - even if im told its anxiety, i still regard being possessed (or turning psychotic) as a possibility cos of those sensations. I immediately link these sensations to horror movies or stuff i’ve been told about spirits. i wish i didnt have this disturbing thought ? it feels like an obsession that no one else with OCD has, but if im wrong i hope someone can reach out and relate ??

WorriedDriver

Date posted: 6y

You are feeling a lot of sensations in your body and have become hyper aware of them- you choose how you get to react to them. You can interpret them as having no meaning and just being normal physiological sensations that we all get from time to time or you can choose to give them meaning and interpret them as possession. OCD fuels the anxious catastrophic thinking. You also have confirmation bias at play (every sensation you feel now gives credence to being possessed). I’d look at the cognitive distortions and see what may be fueling this fear. Your OCD trigger is very clearly bodily sensations that are perceived as uncomfortable.

Dil P

Date posted: 6y

@worrieddriver this has made feel better! Seeking reassurance is defo one of my compulsions. Hope everythings okay with you, thanks for the help ??

mean

Date posted: 6y

You are not alone. When I was younger my OCD obsessions were with God and the devil. Compulsions were driven by thoughts of the devil coming for people I love. Only repeated rituals of praying or asking God for help including rituals like tapping things would help. Still today it comes back. It feels horrible. When I try to avoid those thoughts, especially if anything actually happens then I regress. I just want those thoughts to leave.

Vane

Date posted: 6y

I get you , I go through almost the same thing , my obsessions are religious based so of course that includes the evil stuff and yes I’ve become super aware of every sensation of by body which of course makes it worse. I have this obsession that there is an evil sprit inside of my head and when I would battled with my mind I would get sharp pains in my right ear and I still don’t know why I got them because they were real . But my mind would tell me that it was the evil spirits getting in my head again, or the evil thoughts . Etc etc but we have to remind of yourselves that these sensations are real but they have nothing to do with our obsessions. I like to imagine my my organs whenever i get these sensations and obsessions together because it reminds me that i am a human and i have organs and these organs and skin cells and my brain can sometimes produce sensations on their own . The OCD just uses them to flare itself up. I hope that makes sense.

andrewt_

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 22w

Does anyone ever mimic/imagine harm OCD thoughts?

Does anyone imagine they are doing their harm thoughts during an action, making you feel like you acted on your thoughts? For example, someone gave me a hug and at the last second I imagined I was touching something I shouldn’t during the hug? I want to make it clear it’s something I have zero desire to do! But the problem is, I thought it on purpose and it makes me sick !! Obviously nothing happened but my mind is telling me that was me trying to do it. Even though it was physically impossible to do. Am I a monster or could this be OCD? I’m freaking out and don’t want to be here anymore. I feel like I’m the exception and that this isn’t OCD. I know I post about this stuff a lot but I’m struggling and don’t know what to do.

cows12465

Date posted: 21w

does anyone else have this

i have such a fear of psychosis and schizophrenia, so i’m scared that i’m going to develop it and lose control over my OCD thoughts. If im very tired and my eyes get heavy i get so scared that im going to go crazy or that i have one or the other. and if i have a panic attack im convinced im going to develop it. does anyone have any tips on how to work though this? i saw a thing online that said people with these dont know the have it and that scared me into thinking i have it and dont know.

bradyx20

Date posted: 8w

don’t know what’s happening to me

i haven’t been diagnosed with ocd but I have anxiety about harming other people/family members and it’s like urges and im scared I actually want to do it? I don’t think I’ve ever been violent as a kid (im 21 now) and the intrusive thoughts don’t go away so im just stuck all day everyday for the past few weeks just thinking and being scared about it and im having all these weird emotions like being irritated and angry I don’t want to hurt people I don’t think idk why my mind is making me think I do I’ve had intrusive thoughts before that I could brush away sure it took like a day or two but this one is different it doesn’t go away and leaves me with the worst fear imaginable and nothing I look up that should be giving me relief is giving me relief + I feel like im not in control of my body and that im just gonna lose it and act on these thoughts it’s just all on a loop and im not sure how im supposed to live the rest of my life when im in constant fear of my self

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