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No. You do not have to keep doing compulsions because ”your ocd makes sense”. First of all, ocd does not make sense. The key word in your text is ”can”. You said that they actually CAN come true. Yes, they can. But that doesn’t mean that they automatically become reality if you don’t engage in compulsions. You doing compulsions does not prevent your fears from coming true. Depends on what ur particular compulsions are but i’m just saying, you want control through compulsions but you can’t control what’s gonna happen. I am not a professional, just my own thoughts!
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@ocdwarrior20 Well yes, washing your hands constantly can reduce the possibility of getting sick (contamination) BUT you saying ”that will make sure that i won’t fall sick” is not true. Even if you keep washing your hands, there still is the possibility of getting sick. Washing your hands as a compulsion does not guarantee that you won’t get sick. Try to think of it that way. Again, correct me if i’m wrong✋
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@ocdwarrior20 I know…
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so i was on instagram and it came up with other signs of ocd then someone commented this doesn’t mean you have ocd now im stressed that its not ocd background - i had so-ocd for a few years then got treatment for it but am now on the waiting list for further treatment for other stuff but i dont have another theme which makes me feel like its not ocd my day to day life consists of touching the door handle every time you go past it or someone will die, and inability to send emails without re reading loads of times and getting other people to check because im scared i wrote something bad but the what if it’s not ocd thought is triggering me now and i don’t know what do
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Does anyone have any advice for how to know the difference between ocd and real feelings/thoughts? Sometimes an intrusive thought will come in and I immediately know it’s ridiculous and I can just leave it alone and it won’t bother me but other times I really really don’t know. It’s when ocd hijacks and twists my real feelings and thoughts and tries to manipulate me into believing they’re something they’re not or something that doesn’t align with my true morals or intentions. But since it’s twisting and mixing with real feelings I get so confused and scared. Everything gets jumbled and I feel like I can’t trust myself or my own mind. Yet other times and other topics I can laugh off and push away just fine. Make it make sense. And then I start to think well maybe I don’t have ocd at all and I’m just in denial because I don’t want to accept that these scary/concerning things are true about myself. Or maybe that’s just the ocd talking.
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Is ocd supposed to feel like a genuine belief ? I see or hear some people saying things like « I know it’s not true but …. » while I personally don’t « know that it’s not true » I feels genuinely real and I even find evidence for it
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