Trauma-related OCD?

I'm starting to think that certain of my trauma struggles are turning into OCD. I have such a fear of people saying good/kind things to me. I associate it with what happened to me as a kid, where I was told good things and later told that those good things weren't really true, that people were telling me what I wanted to hear. So now I feel like I have to be harsh with myself in order to be "safe" from hearing later that the nice things were a lie. Basically avoiding something normal or good out of fear that something bad will happen like it did in the past. I know this involves trauma, but is there an OCD component to it that could be helped by treating it as OCD?

Username: hmkeiperhmkeiper

Date posted: 30w ago

hey there! i have and do struggle with this as well. im very new to being diagnosed but when i felt like this in the past i did a lot of grounding, and self care. i love the TIPP dbt skill. temperature change helps ground me the best. But i think you have to find and build self trust to feel safe and confident in yourself. that's what i've been working on personally

Username: MichelleVMichelleV

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 30w ago

If you have a therapist, I recommend asking for clarification on how your trauma and OCD relate. In my personal experience, I left an emotionally abusive relationship in August, and my OCD has latched on to that. Shortly after I left, I was getting strong intrusive thoughts of anything bad that could happen if I interacted with my ex. More recently, I’ve noticed a desire to analyze what new men I meet say, analyze their tone, see if I need to walk on egg shells. I know that stems from my relationship experience, but my ocd latches on by wanting me to ruminate, to replay the interactions over and over, find some kind of certainty that I know I don’t need to find. My therapist had me write a list of fears I had over my ex, and I read those and sat with the uncertainty. She also has me practice sitting in uncertainty in general. So really the best person to answer your question is a therapist, but in my experience (and from what I’ve heard others say in support groups here at NOCD), your OCD can latch on to big stressors, life changes, and trauma.

Username: messkat55messkat55

Date posted: 30w ago

Thanks. I had a therapist here who saw me a few times and told me I needed to deal with the trauma first. I'm not sure what to do with that. I am seeing someone for the trauma but he keeps sayibg I need to deal with the OCD. So I'm feeling stuck.

Username: cl2016

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

Is OCD considered traumatic?

I feel like the things our brains come up with (intrusive thoughts) can be actually traumatizing. Even if you’ve have the most perfect life, no abuse or anything, OCD can leave you with some sort of trauma. Like can you get ptsd from this? I feel like this is probably one of the worse mental illnesses out there

Username: Naryoh27

Date posted: 1y ago

Does anybody have origins of their OCD?

I believe I’ve always had intrusive/OCD thoughts. When I was younger I always repeated phrases because my brain went “if you don’t do this your whole family will die” but it wasn’t anything too bad. However, when I was 15 I entered my first relationship. I had divorced parents and didn’t know what love was - so it ended up being abusive and I did not know. He forced me to disclose all the people I found attractive as well as all the “unpure” thoughts I had. He deemed fantasizing cheating - which I respected - but also caused for a lot of intrusive thoughts to make me freak out. He also gaslit me and accused me of cheating for the lightest things (gave my cousin a side-hug) and prohibited me from getting male friends because he thought I’d cheat (I’ve never been unfaithful or even flirted w another man. I’ve always had strong morals about it) I believe this trauma is what made my ocd what it is now, since I’m used to being accused for stuff I didn’t understand or have control over. I believe that understanding OCDs roots allows me to heal because it reminds me that I could exist without this thoughts and still had a good moral compass.

Username: Anonymous

Date posted: 1y ago

OCD when going through trauma

A friend of mine a few months ago did something very bad to me. Tldr, there was sexual assualt, and it was basically a nuclear bomb when i discussed it with a friend and everyone found out. I've had such a hard time dealing with it, since i get these obsessive thoughts, "what if i misremembered what happened" "what if he didnt mean to do it?" and ive avoided talking about it with anyone, so people made up their own conclusions and stories and I lost almost all my friends because they didnt understand what was happening. Talking about it causes such ruminations and shame spirals. How can I resolve or work through this experience when I cant think or talk about it without guilt and doubt from OCD?

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