Anyone out there who fears legal punishment due to real event false memory that actually sought help? How do you look for help if you feel you don’t deserve it? I think I’m going to make an appointment but this is what’s stopping me.
If you're dealing with a false memory criminal offense, don't worry. It has to be proven beyond a doubt that it happened and you did it. So, go get yourself a trained OCD therapist who uses ERP and begin your recovery. You can find a good one through this site. Ask for a free consultation. One other thing, don't be afraid to unload on your therapist. Like priests in confessionals, they've heard it all before. Hope this helps.
@Steven55! thanks! I’m not sure if I should go to a local counselor who does work with ERP or through NOCD. Which do you prefer?
@mon12 I did NOCD because there are no qualified, trained OCD therapists in my small town. I found the Zoom meeting to every bit as beneficial as one in a therapist's office, and much more convenient with my schedule at the time. Also, with NOCD I knew the therapist was a trained OCD therapist. As you know, OCD is a peculiar disorder and doesn't respond well to standard therapy. Some people prefer a therapist's office and that's fine, so long as the therapist it trained in OCD and uses ERP therapy. ERP is the give away. If they don't use ERP, the gold standard for OCD therapy, they don't know how to treat it and you should avoid them. In many cases they do more damage than good. In my case, before I found NOCD, it was just a waste of time and money. Hope this helps.
@Steven55! That helped a lot thanks! I’m gonna schedule an initial consultation with both NOCD and the OCD therapist near me and go from there.
@mon12 - Good for you! Remember-if your local therapist doesn't use ERP, walk away.
First of all you can’t go to jail or have legal action for something that didn’t happen. But secondly I highly recommend seeing the right person for this. My event is an actual event, not false memory. And I had a therapist tell me she would not report me since I was 6. My nocd therapist was like absolutely not
First time poster. If anybody can help, I'd really appreciate it. I'm terrified I did something very wrong over 30 years ago and hurt someone. I never thought about this until 2020 when I had an OCD episode which resulted in me checking my past to make sure there was nothing I had forgotten. At first different scenarios cam e to mind about which I obsessed over for many months to see if I had done any of these things. I finally managed to move on but then earlier this year, it was triggered again. More thinking followed and I suddenly got this new memory of doing something awful to someone. I say memory, it was more like a snap shot. Months later, I'm still really struggling. The thing that I keep telling myself is that I would have remembered before if this was true. Surely, it would have popped into my memory over the years and bothered me, especially as I have had other false memories (I hope) along the same theme over the years. It's just horrible. I am waiting for therapy but I still have a couple more months for it to start. If anybody can help, I'd really appreciate it.
Nothing can shake off the guilt. I don’t start therapy for a couple weeks. I’m almost non functional, what can I do
This is my first time posting here. At the beginning of this year, I started obsessing over an event that happened two years ago, which then led me to obsess over events from seven years ago. I'm certain those events happened, but now I'm unsure if my thoughts are intrusive or if I truly did something unforgivable. After reading someone's real event, I had a disturbing memory of doing something the exact same thing. It's the first time I've ever had this memory, and the problem is, I can't remember if it actually occurred. Every time I think about it, the details change, leaving me with no concrete answer. I've searched through all my pictures, messages, and memories, trying to pinpoint if and when it happened. Ultimately, I know I can't change the past, and even if it did happen, there's nothing I can do about it now, but it haunts me every day. If I did do this, I feel undeserving of anything good in this world. It's affecting my relationships and work, and I fear that if I accept it as false, it might resurface later, potentially ruining my life. I've always condemned this act, but maybe I myself did it as a teenager and either forgot or chose to forget.
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