Can ocd give u a completely false memory out of no where that u think is real like can it be completely made up all of it? Bc i had one and it felt real but it didn’t seem like a memory logically what do i do?
https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/false-memory-ocd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zioi_7c3XeY&t=354s Yes, False Memory is an entire sub-type. You treat is the same way you treat all types, ERP. read the link and watch the video I attached. It will validate you and give you a place to start to treat it.
im going to be vague here, but basically i did something in the past that i regret and it became a huge point of my OCD but i have talked to my therapist and i have mostly moved past it. i watched a video by an OCD youtuber that really put it into perspective. anyway, i have been with minimal worry for a few days, but now im having worries related to i think false memory? basically it’s like “oh but what if i said/ did this and just forgot that means i harmed this person im a bad person”. to me it sounds like textbook OCD but im just wondering if anyone else has experienced false memory / real event at the same time. i have a really horrible memory which is making it even more stressful. any responses are appreciated!
any advice for when you get false memories that feel really real? especially something that had JUST happened, it’s like ur brain distorts it. i feel like i do something wrong 24/7 then i get over it and ocd latched onto something new
Does anyone else’s false memory intrusive thoughts of what could have happened feel very, very real?
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