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Jay222
- Date posted
- 43w ago
Question(ing)
Are they really intrusive thoughts when I find myself not knowing and questioning if they really are?
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120120
- Date posted
- 43w ago
It’s very common for OCD to make you doubt whether something is intrusive or if it’s actually OCD related. Remember OCD is trying to make these thoughts as triggering as possible, so it will use any sort of doubt or reasoning to make you think these thoughts are a bigger deal than they are.
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regretfulrainregretfulrain
- Date posted
- 43w ago
Yes. People without OCD do not interrogate their thoughts or feel anxious about them. It is very common for people with OCD to wonder “is this OCD or am I just in denial” which in itself is an OCD thought as people without OCD don’t think that.
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OCDepressed OCDepressed
- Date posted
- 43w ago
I would also like an answer
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