Sleepwalking

Lately my OCD has been latching onto the fear of sleepwalking. As far as I know, I've never slept walk in my life. But it's been popping up a lot as a new fear...it's particularly distressing if I happen to have a weird or disturbing dream. I know how to handle it, accept uncertainty and all that. I'm just venting here. I hate OCD so much lol. I feel guilt today with this episode following a dream. Even though I was awoken by the dream in my bed and firmly under the covers. It seems evident it was a dream since I woke up immediately...but my brain goes "what if you actually woke up long after the dream but it just seems like you woke up immediately" I hate this disorder lol.

"Pure" OCD

Username: cr2857cr2857

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

This has been one of my biggest struggles as well, so I understand how terrifying it is. This is quite common so you’re definitely not alone, which hopefully provides a little bit of comfort. I also totally understand how much worse it gets when it clings to a disturbing dream. I always find it helpful to remind myself that I am not in control of my dreams, they simply appear similar to an intrusive thought. Keep on treating it the same way we’d treat any other theme. You got this!

Username: OoOcCdD66OoOcCdD66

Date posted: 1y ago

Thank you for your response!! I know I'm not in control of my dreams and if I were able to not fear sleepwalking, I feel I'd be able to chuck it up to being a disturbing dream and move on. In fact that's what I did this morning when it woke me up before falling back to sleep. I weirdly felt relieved because I was like "that was a weird dream, but I'm still in bed which means I did not sleepwalk" But once I woke up for the day and my brain started really waking up, the what is started coming in. And like I said, it doesn't help now that I've read there's a link between OCD and sleepwalking. This stuff sucks haha.

Username: cr2857cr2857

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

@OoOcCdD66 It really does suck so much. Unfortunately there’s nothing we can do to find certainty about what happened while we were asleep, and we’re not supposed to. That’s supposed to be the time that we can rest and not be on constant alert! There are so many things that are “linked” to sleepwalking aside from ocd, but this is how ocd is trying to convince you that it must actually be real. I know how truly awful it is, but as someone who has dealt with the exact same fear thousands of times (each one feeling even more real than the last), I know that giving into it will only make it worse.

Username: OoOcCdD66OoOcCdD66

Date posted: 1y ago

Discovering now that OCD increases your likelihood of sleepwalking by 4% just made me feel worse. Lol. This is why you don't Google

Username: JenniesOCDBrainJenniesOCDBrain

Date posted: 1y ago

hey there, i totally get that feeling of being caught up in the "what ifs" that OCD throws at us, even when we know deep down they don't make sense. i've got my own tangle with pure o, and while our obsessions might not be the same, that relentless doubt and the guilt that comes with it? i'm right there with you. it's rough, and i'm really sorry you're dealing with this sleepwalking fear. it's tough when your mind tries to blur the lines between dreams and reality, but i'm here to listen whenever you need to vent. 😔 i wanna share something with you that might be up your alley. my therapist told me about this free AI OCD therapy tool called "unstuck" (here's the link: www.AIOCDtool.com). it's designed to help folks like us when our OCD starts to feel like too much. since your OCD is latching onto sleepwalking fears and creating that loop of uncertainty, "unstuck" could be a safe space for you to work through those moments without feeding the OCD cycle. you type in what you're struggling with, and it guides you through the process, kind of like having an OCD therapist in your pocket. i'm not into promoting apps usually, but this one's been a game-changer for me, and i really hope it can offer you some relief too. not here to push, just wanna share something that's made a difference in my life. if you have any q's about it, i'm all ears. stay strong! 💪

Username: Abys33Abys33

Date posted: 10w ago

Going through this right now & this post is very refreshing to know I’m not alone & it’s just something stupid ocd tries to cling & ruin for oneself

Username: niknicole

Date posted: 15w ago

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Everything feels so real. I think learning about non-offending pedophiles has really screwed with me. I feel like I’m not even doing compulsions anymore like I genuinely cannot remember if I do them or not and the groinal responses are messing with me. I keep having intrusive dreams and I’m in that half asleep state and I feel nothing after that or I feel weird like a good weird, I don’t know. It’s a really weird feeling when I get those thoughts but I don’t like them, I don’t think. All I know is, I keep seeking reassurance and I feel like I don’t have OCD because the way I feel, like the way I get worked up isn’t the same as others. Whenever I try to watch a show, like 9-1-1 or daily dose of sunshine, I feel like I’m watching something I shouldn’t be. Or if I’m just on my phone, I feel like something is going to happen. I feel red flags whenever I’m on my phone, like somehow cp will appear. I know that OCD is the doubting disorder but my god, this is just crazy. I feel like I’m going crazy. Everything is just nonstop, it’s so constant and I’m genuinely scared that I’ll do something when I get out of my room. I don’t know anymore, this whole OCD thing is just making me lose my mind.

Username: stxrmads

Date posted: 15w ago

I cant sleep

Im so scared to fall asleep I genuinely do not want to because the fact that there are confirmed cases of people murdering others in their SLEEP is enough proof that my fears are legitimate. What if i harm myself or my family. what if the next time my boyfriend sleeps over I hurt him. what if I am eating cough drops in my sleep and that's why they are in my bed when I fell asleep with them on my end table, and I choke on one and die. These fears are genuine like yeah ocd is probably amplified it but the proof that this happens is hard to ignore. if I could lock myself in a empty room every night with no way of hurting anyone I absolutely would at least I'd know me and everyone else is safe. how do I even begin to combat this fear again and not let this fear bother me anymore.

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