(tw: pocd) i read on an ocd support blog that it's possible for people to become pedophiles after having pocd if the map community gets hold of them, and it's been a really big trigger for my ocd. not looking for reassurance, just to vent :/

I wouldn't believe everything that people say on the internet. I've seen people post stupid things said on support blogs related to OCD before which have triggered me.

That reminds me when I was on Twitter and I came across a MAP account who claimed to have POCD as well. And that makes no lick of sense whatsoever because the two are completely contradictory to each other. It’s very possible that a lot of MAPs are trying to gain sympathy by manipulating POCD folk into thinking they’re the same. Which is absolutely awful if that’s the case but my advice is to simply stay away from those people regardless.

oooh yeah that makes sense!! im sorry if that was triggering for you (i should've put a warning) but you're completely right. it does sound like something that's mostly speculation, and its almost definitely the ocd that's what's preventing me from taking it as such. thanks for responding!

Also I can’t help but mention this but Tumblr is honestly just one of the worst places to be on when it comes to mental health advice. Most people on there are teens and young adults who don’t know squat about these things and just place themselves on these impossible moral high standards (kind of like what OCD people do ironically enough). When I had Harm OCD I came across a post on Tumblr saying it’s okay if you have violent thoughts because that doesn’t mean you will actually act on those thoughts. But then someone replied and said that actually if you have those thoughts vey often that can mean you’re potentially dangerous and need to seek help. This obviously triggered me immensely and made me believe that my violent intrusive thoughts were going to come true. My point here is, a lot of folk don’t seem to understand how the brain even works and instead people just react with fear and make assumptions. Tumblr has been the hotspot for this so my advice is that you should find more supportive and positive environments for OCD advice. OCD forums and OCD support groups are especially helpful (just make sure you don’t fall into the trap of seeking reassurance from those places lol). When you meet people who actually have recovered from OCD you can learn what’s actually helpful and what isn’t.

ooh thanks for the advice! ive been looking out for some support groups irl too!

Weird maybe they didn’t see it was OCD and thought that it was them?

this is the post i was on about. im still confused by it and now also paranoid that im convincing myself the subject of my thoughts are okay when i do erp. why's this stuff gotta be so confusing https://you-are-not-a-map.tumblr.com/post/178026920937/how-can-i-make-sure-that-its-just-pocd-i-know

Okay so I read the post. Was kinda triggering for myself but again, based on what that person wrote they seem to have A LOT of speculation. They say they read that someone with POCD was somehow groomed by a MAP and somehow turned into a pedophile because of it. For all we know, this story might be completely false or twisted. Even if it is true, to me it just sounds like typical Tumblrinas creating a lot of paranoia by taking one supposed story from the internet that may not even be completely true and blowing it waaayyy out of proportion. It’s very typical for OCD folk to feel like they are “agreeing” with the thoughts. And then that further creates more anxiety. But at the end of the day, this really doesn’t prove anything other than that you’re simply ruminating and freaking out over any thought that you find unacceptable. So honestly, what this Tumblr user was writing was just creating more harm. Now people reading that post are just going to end up freaking out thinking that with enough time, having these thoughts might actually turn you into a pedophile. You should simply take what they said with a grain of salt, because honestly that Tumblr user sounds like they’re a bit paranoid themself.

No worries! No need to be sorry about the trigger. Being triggered by these things is actually good ERP practice, as long as we don’t do any compulsions to relieve the anxiety lol.