Andrew Villarreal
- Date posted
- 1y
Why Does It Feel Like Denial?
This theme always feels like I am in denial and that I am somehow using OCD as an excuse. Especially, when I get intrusive thoughts and I don't feel any anxiety.
Justsurviving Justsurviving
- Date posted
- 1y
I am currently going through this as well I was just telling myself " what if all this is me and I'm using ocd as a crutch " " what if everything I'm thinking I did is true" my therapist says that ocd is sneaky like what you said
Andrew VillarrealAndrew Villa...
- Date posted
- 1y
@Anonymous Yea I’ve been told by my OCD therapist the same thing & It’s frustrating how I can’t just stick with what a professional tells me
wmorris93wmorris93
- Date posted
- 1y
I had something similar with gender identity ocd. It felt SO real, like my entire journey growing up was somehow false and that I was secretly a woman and in denial. Compulsions galore, anxiety. I felt like I was in denial too but eventually it went away. Lean into what is
Nicolas:)Nicolas:)
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- 1y
Yeah that's how I feel, and my memories are like never ending prove, if I manage to prove one wrong, a different one will show up, but there's one I never manage to prove wrong, so that one must be the real one
Loveconquersall1Loveconquers...
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- 1y
I understand but it’s OCD
Andrew VillarrealAndrew Villa...
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- 1y
@Anonymous hey anonymous, thanks for your reply. OCD is very sneaky. I hate it
K.KK.K
- Date posted
- 1y
I get it somedays you might not feel anxiety sometimes you do in going through that right now your not alone
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- Date posted
- 23w
It must be real now
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LizM99
- Date posted
- 21w
Is this something OCD does?
Whenever anyone starts to feel like their thoughts are less triggering or they feel a moment of happiness/ relief OCD tells you that you want the thoughts back or you actually like having the thoughts and maybe thats just the person I really am? I feel like im going insane😢
Holl1
- Date posted
- 5w
OCD?
Lately I’ve been having some thoughts like “i don’t feel real” and I feel disconnected and not been feeling like myself, I don’t know if this is just ocd because I do get thoughts about life and they don’t really cause much panic.. or could this be something else
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