- Username
- La25
- Date posted
- 35w ago
Like imposter syndrome?
Do y'all ever have intrusive thoughts that you're faking or being manipulative when you try to be kind to someone or do a good deed?
- Username
- FearlessturkeyFearlessturkey
- Date posted
- 35w ago
Yes. For me, I try to be my best no matter what. If that means I have to be fake nice and be kind, I’ll still do it. I think it just matters that you’re being kind regardless. You’re allowed to be kind to people but think to yourself “ehh I didn’t really wanna do that”. Hope this helps lol
- Username
- Rebecca p Rebecca p
- Date posted
- 35w ago
Yes!
- Username
- La25La25
- Date posted
- 35w ago
@Fearlessturkey That's a good way of thinking!
- Username
- jser92jser92
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 35w ago
Yes absolutely. I worry that when I do a good deed I am only doing it for the kudos or to make myself feel good rather than helping someone else. And that I “don’t do it with a pure heart”
- Username
- La25La25
- Date posted
- 35w ago
@jserrano92 And yes that too!
- Username
- ambermayxambermayx
- Date posted
- 35w ago
Omg yes all the time or like if someone is sad and I say something nice to them after I get thoughts like you didn’t actually want to be nice to them or you faked being nice to them yoy don’t actually like or care about them All the time.
- Username
- La25La25
- Date posted
- 35w ago
@ambermayx Yesssss
- Username
- ambermayxambermayx
- Date posted
- 35w ago
@La25 Glad I can relate so it’s not just me this post made me feel seen
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- nurem14
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Is anyone else obsessed with being percieved as "good" ? I get super anxious thinking people think badly of me and always try to make people have a good image of me but then i obsess over if im manipulating them to think that im good and im lying and are not really a nice person. Anyone ?
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- levi!
- Date posted
- 1y ago
being nice is manipulative?
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- Just_Some_Pe...
- Date posted
- 42w ago
Imposters Syndrome?
So I'm not sure if it's just me, but I've been diagnosed with OCD for a couple years, and I've had symptoms since as far as I can remember, but I still feel like maybe it's all in my head and I'm just imagining all the compulsions? I sometimes feel like maybe all the struggling from compulsions is just me trying to sub-conciously manipulate other people to do things for me out of pity. I don't like the pity, and I want to be able to easily do things for myself, so I know it makes no sense, but sometimes I just can't talk myself out of it. Any thoughts or recommendations?
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