Does anyone else ever feel like they urinated on themselves, even though they know they didn't. But, I also have weird sensations on certain parts of my legs as if maybe I did, yet I know I didn't. How come I am having these feelings and have an urge to check and wash my legs? I know it's my OCD, but I just feel. Like I can't ignore it. Please share any tips or experiences that y'all can share?
I’ve had this! Feels just like you lost all bladder control, then pants actually feel wet and cool like u really did pee. I didn’t do anything in particular to get rid of it, just a lot of checking. My uncle was dying in the hospital at the time, so the stress of that was most likely what brought it on. It went away all by itself.
Thanks for your input and I'm sorry to hear about your uncle. How were you able to go and sleep with the feeling? Did you just ignore it and went to bed? My bottoms aren't wet and the couch cushion I am sitting on is dry, but the false sensations as if urine is in certain spots on my legs come and go. I just feel like I will contaminate my bed but I know I need to go to bed.
@Kellymerellie Well, I had to “extra hold up my bladder” if that makes any sense. Otherwise, it felt too relaxed. It’s amazing how we simply forget what our bodies know how to do naturally. It just felt safer that way, wasn’t painful or anything. Then fell asleep. This one might bug me tonight now. 😅 No worries, my mind is always hungry to wake up an old theme. I Hate My Mind And It Hates Me Good luck and Good night, it eventually goes away. ❤️
@SomaticSun🌤️ Thank you. I will try this. Sorry, I hope I didn't reawaken this theme. But, thank you for your help. Good night to you.
Those are called tactile hallucinations. Brains believe the things they’re told, especially if it’s shocking, and sends false signals down into your body.
So how do I tackle that? I havent got to the ERP part of my therapy and I am scare to even sleep in my bed until I wash myself and completely change my clothes. I know it's not necessary, but I feel like I will lose my mind
@Kellymerellie Also get hung up on how to “properly relax my bladder” when falling asleep. Too much, too little, never feels right.. that’s when it switches over to somatic OCD, my specialty. :/
@Kellymerellie I try to control the things that are told to my brain. I do this by accepting that my conscience is in charge which is like God or my higher power, not my ego which is just like a child-like leap of logic. I let my conscience lead my anxious ego like it’s a kind parental figure. My ego used to be in control of my brain signals, but then my conscience calmed it and took over by loving the ego unconditionally because it’s only trying to fill in the unknowns to protect me. My ego is trying to protect me by sending me false signals because it knows I’m afraid of unknowns. By sending them, the ego thinks it’s helping by preparing me for the worst. What I mean is that my ego thinks it’s better that the worst happens than to be stuck with the unknown of it happening. The ego is like “oh well, it might as well be happening if I’m that anxious about it” and then does everything to try and make it happen, so that’s where the hallucinations come from. The key is to not be anxious about it and realize that you’re not lying to yourself about those hallucinations, your ego is. It’s not your egos right to put you in a court trial of true or false just so that it can have sure proof of reassurance that it’ll never even accept. It’s like trying to convince a child that the boogeyman isn’t real. I can give them all the proof in the world that he’s fake and my ego will refuse me every time because the truth isn’t magic and lies pretty much are if they’re causing hallucinations. It takes effort to banish anxiety and when presented with the truth that the hallucination isn’t real, I take charge and discipline the ego kindly and with unconditional love. So the question is whether or not you trust your ego or your conscience. You’ll know it’s your conscience if it’s kind and not just trying to scare you. You can take charge. I believe in you.
@lightlove That's a very interesting way to see the situation. I guess my ego was telling me that "if I fear I will urinate on myself, then let me create the feeling like we have", when in actual reality nothing happened, so my conscience is telling me not to worry about those false signals, that it is just fear and not reality. I should let my conscience tell me that fear shouldn't control how I live my life and being scared over small things is unnecessary. I realize that my ego just wants to prepare for the worse because it's better than being in the unknown but the childish ego, is just causing unnecessary anxiety and my parental conscience is telling me that the anxiousness is just for protection and not the fear itself. That I should let my fear drift away because I am ok. I think I grasped that. 🤭
@SomaticSun🌤️ Oh my! That sounds awful. 😢
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
Can it feel like you literally remember a false memory happening? And it feels like the memory has always been there and you vividly remember it happening that way? Because I don’t even know if I’m experiencing a false memory or not but god it feels so fucking real. Like I literally remember it happening. But what’s weird is the original memory was kind of different. 2 years later, the memory is not the same, but it feels like I literally remember it happening. And in this memory, I’m fucking snapping. I’m acting on my thoughts. I feel like a fucking psycho. I hope this is just OCD
Hey. So I’ve been experiencing a lot of anxiety with my bladder. Every time I urinate I feel the need to completely empty my bladder and it has to feel “just right” so I’ll sit on the toilet for more than 10 min straining every last drop out. And then on the other hand I’ll hold in my pee for a long time because I dread going to the bathroom knowing I’ll take a long time. I’ve also noticed I’m getting bloated more often and this in turn makes it harder to get the rest of my pee out. I’m worried that I’m causing health issues with my bladder so I’m thinking of seeking medical advice. Has anyone else had similar issues?
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