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Let’s recap: because you have all the answers to these questions. We’ve answered them before. 1. OCD is not logical and your obsession will be centered mostly around one thing which is this, POCD. 2. The “what if” questions don’t matter, those are part of the OCD. Yes, even the “did I enjoy this?” And the “Oh my god, I can’t believe I enjoyed this” thought. 3. Let’s look at it this way. Let’s say your fear is real and you are a pedophile, it does not mean you are inherently bad, it just means you acknowledge you have an attraction that is not an acceptable one and you don’t act on it. Which, because people with POCD have so much anxiety around being or becoming one, you will not act on it. 4. Remember, logic does not work with OCD, the more you follow down the rabbit-hole, the more your brain connects those pathways and the MORE these thoughts will pop up. Remember, the key to the OCD is to STARVE the monster. Your intrusive thoughts WILL NOT dwindle the more you give attention to them. They will pop up. They will keep coming back UNTIL you learn to simply respond “That’s OCD and I’m not answering this question.” Easier said than done, I know. Trust me. I know. But keep trying this even AFTER the intrusive thoughts and images and even urges have passed. The more you re-wire your brain not to react to the intrusive thoughts, images, and urges, the more your brain will recognize the thoughts as nonsense thoughts and store them as such.

Again, the ONLY way your OCD will dwindle is to not react to the thoughts…at all. The anxiety will be uncomfortable at first and the OCD will argue with you as to why you should pay attention to it to suck you back in because it’s a compulsion.

What Dreamer2343 said 😉 I’ve said the same many times. Hopefully someone else saying it will stick.