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OCD and things I said in the past
Hey guys have you ever said something you regret so much that it traumatizes you for the fact of even saying that, wondering what was going on in your mind?
Hey guys have you ever said something you regret so much that it traumatizes you for the fact of even saying that, wondering what was going on in your mind?
I think the "traumatization" part may just be the sudden intense surfacing of shame or embarrassment, or whatever emotion we feel best helps us cope with the sudden thought that we could have been so hurtful/ crass/ rude/ etc. But yes, I'm starting to believe my OCD first manifested itself around what/ how I spoke
@FloralEnvoy Me too, I used to ruminate at night on every interaction I had with other people, and would try and figure out if I had said something stupid, hurtful, too much, etc. So much unnecessary embarrassment for literally every word that did or did not leave my mouth
@Courage2Continue Yeah, sounds like my experience. I got bullied pretty badly growing up, and eventually I developed some habit of relying on safe-words to communicate my ideas. Bullies picked up on it, so I would focus so intently on what I was saying and if it was socially acceptable that I would silently word every sentence I said back to myself. Now I find myself constantly second guessing what I say in social situations, and it all stems from that same feeling. The worst of it is when I say something stupid or miscommunicate an idea. Then my brain will not let go of it.
@FloralEnvoy For reals, same! I grew up in a very religiously strict community, and I basically had to learn to alter my speech patterns to each individual, because they would each perceive certain words or phrasing as sinful/incorrect/bad. I remember saying “no problem” to someone who said thank you, and the dude lectured me for forever on how it was an inappropriate response, and then literally was told a week later that saying “your welcome” was lacking humility and that I needed to humble myself. I was so confused! It’s such a hard habit to break, to not nitpick or second guess everything you’re going to say because you don’t know if it will be taken wrong. I don’t know if you experience this too, but sometimes I can’t tell if someone is low key making fun of me, and so I’ll end up down a rabbit hole of figuring it out. Seriously took me several hours yesterday just to let ruminating about that go, and be okay with not knowing.
@Courage2Continue Yeah I'm constantly having thoughts if laughter or gestures in other conversations are in reference to me, or that I embarrassed myself in any conversation I didn't feel confident in. I would do my best to unpack all that trauma if possible, children shouldn't have that many expectations put on them especially not in the face of religious authority. That pressure is the same as the bullying I went through, conditions you to never feel safe when communicating. So some of us compulsively lie. Some always self-monitor, and some are hypervigilant of things they should have no reason to even think of in the moment. We are just damaged. Like everyone else, just in a way society hasn't accommodated as well.
@FloralEnvoy Yeah, I think for me it made me struggle with OCD more, especially with the self monitoring and hyper vigilance stuff. Although, I grew up in a strict setting where lying was punished severely and confession was expected, so I feel like I developed more so a compulsive need to tell people everything that was going on with me all the time because if I didn’t, then there was the accusations of lying and the punishments that followed. I think I also learned to take on other people’s mistakes because I was constantly accused for them, and at times it was easier to just accept the punishment than try to prove my innocence. It’s been well over a decade of unpacking it for sure, but it gets better and better!
Yeh I believe that too, it’s just the sudden feeling of guilt wondering how I could say that, wishing I didn’t, hoping that whoever you said too is ok, and feeling horrible
i need some advice!! when i was 16, i was watching an anime and this character had abs and he was 12. i remember at the time (from what i can remember), i made a weird comment on his physique. saying things like “omg how did he become this buff haha.” and “oh im going to jail.” i even said “it’s only a 4 year difference.” like WHAT?!? just because it’s a 4 year difference, doesn’t make it okay. its WEIRD!! why would i say that? i also want to mention that i have a hard time keeping my thoughts to myself bc of my ADHD, so i tend to blurt things out. i just find it disturbing that i would have such thoughts, let alone say it out loud. i never had attraction to kids bc its immorally wrong and disgusting, but i feel no different from the ppl who would hurt children irl. I’ve tried forgive myself multiple times, but what i did is irredeemable. i feel like i am using my OCD as an excuse. i am so scared that i am a p, i want to d1e. my life is ruined.
Hi. I am going through something really hard right now, and I could use some insight, especially from others who deal with OCD and morality-based spirals. There was a time during a really emotional conversation with my boyfriend when he said something incredibly painful. He said something like he only felt lust for me but did not feel love anymore. I was completely crushed. It felt like everything I believed about our relationship was ripped out from under me. In that moment, I told him that what he said felt like rape. I want to be really clear. I knew even then that it was not a good or accurate comparison. It was not assault. I was trying to express how emotionally violated and broken I felt, and that word came out. I even labeled it directly, not just compared it, and that is what has been haunting me. I feel like I kept going along with it, not because I wanted to lie or manipulate, but because I felt like if I backed down from it, he would not understand the depth of how hurt I was. He didn’t seem to understand any other way. Later, when we tried to be intimate again, I told him not to touch me. And even though a part of me did want closeness, I still felt like I had to react that way, like I had to follow through with what I had said earlier. I wanted so bad for him to understand the impact of his words. That part is killing me. It makes me feel like I was not being authentic, that I was performing a reaction instead of living it. I feel like I acted like a survivor when I was not one, and I hate myself for that. Now, OCD is eating me alive over it. It keeps telling me I am a liar, a manipulator, and someone who cannot be trusted. And it feels so real. But I also know I was hurting. I was not trying to deceive anyone. I was just overwhelmed, desperate to be understood, and probably influenced by years of invalidation from my family over almost everything. I have talked to my boyfriend about it and apologized. He told me he understands and forgives me. But I cannot forgive myself, and I do not know if what I did is forgivable. Has anyone ever been in a similar place? I feel so so awful this was 3 years ago. Now I feel like I can’t trust any of my emotions. I’m analyzing every reaction, past and present, trying to decide if it was “real enough” or if I was somehow dishonest. It feels like OCD has completely hijacked my sense of self. Please help :(
I used to have religious OCD. Still kinda do. Accidentally thought something bad about God once, panicked thought something bad about the Holy Spirit. Fell into doom. This was recently after recomitting myself to Christ. Since then I pretty much gave up. Unfortunately, it also led to me compromising my morals many times because I figured I was going to hell anyway. I wish I knew what OCD was then. I think it would have saved me a lot of pain. I no longer have a relationship with God, and fear I never will again.
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