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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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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❤️
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