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- 1y ago
False memory
Does anyone have any success stories with there false memory ocd? Please?
Does anyone have any success stories with there false memory ocd? Please?
I really struggled with this! Ultimately what help was being very present. Like I feel the cool tile on my feet I feel my hands touch the soft shirt, feeling the weight of an item. Doing this made me know I hadn’t done what my mind believed I had. Also I noticed if I was questioning if I had done it I didn’t
@Lucy Van Pelt Does it feel very real for you when it happened?
@Anonymous. Yes, it’s so hard but I know why values and I know my heart and I just had to learn to trust myself again
Personally with me, the main thing I do is try to let the thought be and not give it power. My therapist ones told me our mind is like a bus and where the driver and there’s gonna be a bunch of people coming into the bus, some positive and some really negative and all you have to do is just drive. You don’t have to listen to those thoughts. As well as the memories. Everybody miss remembers memories sometimes.
Anyone struggle with this with having ocd?
What ERP or other techniques do you use to combat fear of cancelation? Especially curious about those with taboo thoughts, false memory ocd and event ocd based off of real events where the fear of cancellation may actually hold some validity. I once did my own ERP not under a therapist but just on my own I decided to create an anonymous account on Twitter and defend a friend who was receiving online criticism. I knew that this would be semi-controversial so I was expecting backlash and when I recieved troll replies it actually seemed to be a really helpful low-stakes exposure activity. Is this something that others have done? Low stakes online posts etc. that you know will recieve negative responses? I have had severe OCD as a kid as pretty much every subtype under the sun, and as an adult I pretty much have all the types under control except for this real event and false memory and taboo thought OCD. It seems like a different beast since it's somewhat realistic in the camcellation culture today, and it's confusing to address. Ive shut down almost all social accounts and it's keeping me from progressing in a career where I need to have an online presence :/
Currently I have several different OCD fears that pop up throughout the week depending on the situation. I've noticed a commonality between all of them are the fears relating to memory/false memory. Today is the ROCD struggle I've been dealing with. I know OCD has been trying this on me lately because of how much I love my spouse. They are my absolute best friend and she's my world. I value our marriage and friendship more than anything. OCD has latched onto one specific female coworker. And I don't even know why because even if I were single I wouldn't be into her. Even still, OCD makes me think I've cheated on my wife every time I'm alone with this coworker at work. Always starts as a what if, followed by imagery, followed by feelings that I must've actually done something and can't remember it. Usually fearing I've kissed her. It hurts because I know I'd never do that to my wife and I love her so much...the idea of losing her kills me, especially if it were the result of something I did. Just wanted to vent. Feel free to share your experiences or vents as well
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