Can OCD be something that doesnt fit any subtype?

I have this fear of being a psychopath or sociopath. All my life i was able to feel normal emotions like joy, sadness, guilt etc up until now where i suddenly gained this new fear of being a psychopath because i felt emotionally detached from my partner lately and i now feel like i emotionally shut down and like im on autopilot mode. Its like i cant feel anything right now, and to test myself i think of situations in my head that are bad (like someone getting hit by a car) to see if i feel any empathy and it scares me that i sometimes dont. I keep doing this over and over and i cant feel anything, im so scared of being evil or something. It triggers me when i see negative things on social media because im scared i don’t feel anything or not care about it at all. I never thought id be saying this but i WANT to feel sad or upset just so i know im not crazy.

Username: Brian__Brian__

Date posted: 9w ago

Yes ocd latches on to your fears, OCD can manipulate your feelings thoughts and emotions. The reason why you feel this way is because you don’t want to feel this way. OCD is aware that you don’t want this so it’s gonna make you feel it because that’s how it keeps you trapped. OCD can come in any theme, there’s been people who’s ocd theme is a fear of becoming bald it attaches to literally anything your afraid of, I’ve struggled with this before as well if it makes you feel any better you are not alone in this, I still do currently struggle with it and I’m not really sure how to get rid of it fully yet but I recommend reaching out to a ocd therapist if possible to start doing ERP. I’m sorry your going through this just know that your not alone, if it helps I think this would be considered a form of harm ocd, I wish you luck in recovering from this 🫶

Username: haleymoriartyhaleymoriarty

Date posted: 9w ago

Hi!! This is definitely ocd even though it doesnt fit into a specific theme❤️ Testing your feelings unfortunately only makes them more confusing because if you’re searching to see if you have a lack of empathy, your brain will always find reasons that that is true. psycopaths dont worry about being psychopaths. youve got this

Username: haleymoriartyhaleymoriarty

Date posted: 9w ago

I get this with my suicidal ocd i’ll test myself to see if i love life and then im like wait it doesnt feel like i do and then i’m like great. scanning your feelings just makes it worse, i’m sorry this is happening to you!!

Username: Makki23

Date posted: 4y ago

I'm sorry if posting this seems like reassurance post but I just need to get this out... I googled symptoms of psychopaths again because my mom got really upset and I didn't feel sad or as empathic as I felt like I should. Of course it didn't help. Saw post saying psychopaths fake cry, then got me worried and scared that when I cry it's fake or i don't mean it. It especially makes me think that cause one minute I can be crying and the next just empty. I saw they lack empathy or quilt or remorse. Maybe it's just emtional numb/empty from depression or depersonilzation, but I worry what if i don't truly feel those things? What if I'm a heartless apathetic person? I get scared that what if I can't feel those things? It talked about how they commit crimes and some enjoy causing pain or hurting or even killing others, but I would never do something like that...I'd never find joy In something like that. Another concern is I don't feel I feel things like I should. Most emtions feel empty...I get scared I've forgotten how to feel love, happy, etc. I read about how they don't have a conscience, would someone who is crazy beware they don't have conscience? I'm sorry for all this, It might come off as reassurance and if so, I wasn't trying to..... I just needed to get this out.

Username: Makki23

Date posted: 4y ago

I don't know if this is ocd related but I'm scared I'm not feeling emtions or thinking like a normal person. I've only lived life through my eyes and point of view, what if I'm not doing it right? What of I can't think or feeling anything right and I'll lose it and go crazy. I'm scared I'll never think right again...I really need help with this😣

Username: MamaOCD35

Date posted: 1y ago

Harm OCD

Anyone feel like they are sociopaths/psychopaths because they have this subtype of OCD? do you feel that subtypes like harm OCD were created to just cover for being either one of those antisocial disorders? I’m exhausted been dealing with this for 15 years. I look back to when I was younger I was a happy kid. I don’t know how I got here. I was bullied by classmates in middle school. High school I wasn’t popular. I tried to fit in, I tried buying my friends thinking they would like me more. As I got older I realized they were losers and there was nothing wrong with me. I never did drugs or get drunk. I tried marijuana because of peer pressure had bad reaction so I never did it again. It just drives me up a wall why am I like this?

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