Can anyone give me tips on how when I have an intrusive thought that doesn’t mean I did it. Like I’ll have a thought of something then my head will tell me that I did this .. anybody else deal with this
Yes 100% I deal with this every day. I have visualisations of a crime being committed and I can’t tell the difference between it happening and my brain making it up. I deal with this every single day and the best thing to do is to forget about it I KNOW I KNOW I HEAR THIS EVERY DAY ALL THE TIME TOO AND PEOPLE SAY IT LIKE ITS SO EASY but it’s the only way. If you forget about it, later the logic will come back to you. I’m trying to forget about my false memory
@izabela’socd I really appreciate the tip, it is the best way to be honest it’s just hard when the things you think you did hit so close to home .. thanks for taking the time to reply
@Anonymous I’m dealing with this right now. It’s so hard for me too that I physically can’t bare it so I completely understand
Yes false memory !! Feels like I did the thing (thought) it’s tough but their are some good podcasts out there about this !! Hang in there
@Anonymous False memory is absolutely brutal.. I just want to be able to trust myself again? Like I kno I didn’t do something that my head is trying to convince me I did.. it’s so hard :(
Does anyone have any tips on how to move on from intrusive thoughts when you’re constantly afraid that if you ignore them God will be mad at you?
I’m having a big OCD relapse and would like to hear anyone’s tips on how to be present and healthily deal with these intrusive thoughts and the “need” to preform compulsions. Thank you!!
So, if I'm retelling a story or relaying information to someone, after I'm done speaking, my brain will send me thoughts like, "What if you lied? You might have told the story wrong! You're lying!" I've started second-guessing myself, even when I know I'm not lying or telling the story wrong😭 This has also bled into twisting my intentions behind certain actions... For example, the other day, I'd been babysitting my younger brothers. I'd gone to use the restroom and thought, "What if the door isn't locked or closed all the way?" Because this has happened once in the past. Turns out, it didn't lock correctly, and one of my little brothers almost walked in on me, but luckily, I shut the door in time, and we laughed it off. But then, I kept getting thoughts like, "You knew that would happen, and you didn't double-check! You wanted that to happen and for him to walk in!" :( I know this isn't true, but it's so annoying! Has anyone dealt with this? If you have, do you have any advice on how to deal with these thoughts?
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