Hello! I have a question?

Definitely. I believe the only reason why I’ve developed POCD now is because of my sexual related trauma in the past. The mind is a bitch, and unfortunately, it’ll do its best to confirm your worries or make you out as something bad.

I’m also curious about this. I also had childhood sexual experiences. I often wonder if it would be different if I hadn’t. Maybe my pocd wouldn’t be here?

Hello It is possible for past childhood trauma, such as sexual assault, to contribute to the to the development of OCD. But remember you can still recover.

Anything, Everything, or nothing at all can contribute to OCD. They say genetics loads the gun and the environment pulls the trigger but to this day the jury is still out on what exactly is the cause of OCD and who gets it and why. I have some theories of where mine probably originated from BUT the origin story of OCD is irrelevant. If you want to treat OCD you must be in the present and treat it with the appropriate ERP tools. If you need to address recovering from childhood Trauma, that too can be addressed, but don't try to think that if you "fix" your trauma, your OCD will go away, that is not true. These are separate issues to be treated on an individual basis. And yes, you can recover no matter what caused your OCD, just don't get hung up trying to figure that out.