Does anyone else tell themselves "don't do 'this' or something bad will happen!" or if something bad does happen you go "it's because I did 'this' thing beforehand" and you end up avoiding a lot of stuff you really enjoy? I get in a bad habit of it. I assume some stuff is cursed, in a sense, even if it's something as mundane as using something in video game or eating a certain food.
i have this rn and ERP is the only way through for me.
Typical OCD! You treat this with ERP. I highly suggest looking into ERP therapy with a specialist on here if you haven’t already do so.
Thank you! I've never been diagnosed, and my old doctor best around the bush it might be autism but I've been really thinking it's OCD the last year or so. Even more so relating so much to people on here.
Yes most definitely get this all the time. Even when I’m pretty well and OCD isn’t so bad I always have a low level of this - often over the most random things eg what to wear, what route to drive, what food to eat etc etc
Hearing those internal warnings like "don't do 'this' or something bad will happen!" must be exhausting, especially when it leads to avoiding activities you truly enjoy. It takes a lot of energy to constantly negotiate with those thoughts and try to prevent bad outcomes, even over seemingly mundane things. If you’re struggling and need more assistance, remember that help is available. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at NOCD to find out how we can support you. Also here are some helpful resources: https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/are-curses-real/ https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/is-my-ocd-a-curse/
Yes, i understand. I really enjoy playing video games but I avoid them often because of “what if” or because I feel like something bad will happen if I do. I’m in therapy for it and I’m not going to lie, it’s challenging. I know I have to force myself to play the game even though everything in my body and saying don’t. I’m like this with a lot of things, not just video games but I can say that through my faith and therapy I have the strength to fight now.
I don't really know if it's OCD, but lately I've been thinking a lot and in a very obsessive way that every single one of my actions, words or even thoughts will affect on how God will make decisions about my life. For example, if I lie to someone or yell at them out of anger, God will make happen something bad to me as a "punishment". I know it might seem silly, but it really really freaks me out sometimes... Does anyone feel the same? And if so, do you do something in particular to feel better? Thanks for your understanding❤️
When I was a child, before I knew this was OCD, I struggled with constant "magical thinking" compulsions (don't step on the crack or mom's back will actually break, etc). When I later learned this was OCD, it almost immediately solved it. Any time I got a magical thought, I would say to myself "that's just an OCD thought. ignore it." and it just stopped coming! Like seriously it fixed the magical thinking stuff forever. But of course the OCD has resurfaced in other ways. So naturally, I've tried to use the same strategy since I had so much success with it previously. But I wonder sometimes if telling myself "that's just OCD" is almost functioning as a reassurance compulsion? I hate how meta this gets. For example, I have ROCD that comes and goes. So sometimes I'll get a thought like "what if i'm still in love with my ex?" and then I'll tell myself "that's obviously just an ROCD thought" and will feel relief, almost like reassurance. But it comes back. So is telling myself that it's OCD a reassurance compulsion ?? It's just so weird because it worked so perfectly as a kid with the magical thinking thing.
Does anyone else's OCD play really gruesome nasty movie scenes in their heads over and over to torment you (even if you haven't actually watched the movie all the way through/seen it in a long time) almost to say "this is what's going to happen to you."
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