Anyone else have this feeling/issue with OCD?

Hi everyone! first post here and been recently diagnosed with OCD and one of my biggest issues/subtypes is the constant feel that I’m going to regret something or the ‘future me’ is going to be mad about something I choose to do now, this can range from getting piercings or tattoos to reconnecting or reconciling with friends after arguments/misunderstandings. For years before I got diagnosed or knew it was OCD I would just avoid everything that made me feel this way but since being diagnosed I’ve realised that, that made me not do anything really and I’ve missed out on a lot of experiences…does anyone else have this? it’s like a content nagging that ‘you’ll regret this!’ Or ‘what if it doesn’t work out then you’ll be mad you did this and full of guilt and shame!’ I’ve been told it’s in the ’moral scrupulosity’ subtype but I’ve not seen or heard anyone describe it like that, just wanting to know if anyone else experiences this? do you have any strategies to know how to identify these thoughts are OCD rather than ‘intuition’ Or a ‘gut feeling’ sorry for the rambling - hope everyone here has been doing well over the holidays.

Young adults with OCD

mathsbian

Date posted: 34w

Also a new member and newly diagnosed! I also struggle with feeling like this! I wouldn’t have had any clue how to label it (or even that this was definitely part of the OCD I was pretty sure I had until my new therapist confirmed it today), but I can see how it could fall under scrupulosity or perfectionism. I’ve gotten pretty good at labeling this as “catastrophizing” (which is not a real word), and recognizing it when my thoughts feel like they start spiraling around the idea that whatever I choose will be a regret or a waste of time, and maybe also my thinking speeding up as that happens. My gut feelings tend to feel less like fully formed thoughts and just like my body is screaming “DANGER!” or whatever at me. I don’t even know where to begin trying to rationalize it other than telling myself I’m in public, while this worrying tends to be something I can argue with (even if it can often argue back surprisingly well).

learningtore...

Date posted: 34w

@mathsbian I totally understand the feeling, my thinking also speeds up and I feel like almost a quiet panic attack is coming on, just by feeling that feeling and the like you said, your mind and body screaming ‘DANGER’ at you. Thankyou for sharing your experience with this, it’s nice to know I’m not the only one, ocd can attach itself to so many things…welcome as well as your a new member and newly diagnosed. When talking to my therapist about it they did say it was OCD talking but when you’re feeling that intense in that moment about something it’s hard to think straight and identify it’s OCD. But yes catastrophizing is a great way to label it. I can have my mind set on doing something for days or weeks and then one thought about how it might not be ‘right’ or ‘what if it’s the wrong decision and you’ve made up all these good reasons to do it’ and I’m back to questioning it again….i guess exposure therapy would be to just do it anyways but ahh so exhausting. Thanks again for sharing your experience :) we are not alone ! hope youre doing well

bokang

Date posted: 17w

Is this OCD or just...me?

I'm really struggling to figure out where my OCD ends and where I begin. I’m scared of most things—not in a panicky way, but in a deep, cautious, worst-case-scenario kind of way. Example: I haaaaaaaaate my spectacles. I’d love to do Lasik, or even just wear contacts, but the idea terrifies me. I’ve heard about the tiniest risk of blindness or infection, and once that thought is in my head, it takes over. I picture the worst, and then I don’t act. TRIGGER Also Lasik involves cutting TRIGGER which petrifies me. I’m stuck between wanting change and being too afraid to make it. The same goes with wanting to travel but being scared I'll be trafficked or someone will plant something in my bag & I'll get arrested overseas. No amount of praying will fix it. Does anyone else feel like their OCD makes them freeze in everyday decisions? Like you can’t tell if you're just being practical or if it's the OCD gripping the steering wheel again? Maybe it's just me. Maybe it's not OCD but my personality, that's what I'm trying to figure out.

Mid-life adults with OCD

emilycore

Date posted: 13w

Regrets

Hello everyone, this is my first post on here. I hope you are all well. I’m currently experiencing what I call ‘anticipated regret’ and the only way I can describe it is having thoughts such as: “If you don’t do X thing then you will regret it later in life and not feel fully fulfilled.” It’s giving me quite a bit of anxiety as I just want a peaceful life without worrying about experiences I haven’t had. I hope this makes sense!

Db99

Date posted: 12w

Past haunting you?

With real event OCD, I don’t know if any of you feel this way, but do you ever feel that the past event(s) that you ruminate about or constantly obsess about are gonna come up in your future and just absolutely ruin you, that’s how I’ve been feeling for months, it just feels like impending doom, and I hate having to even think that my future would be ruined by what I did as a teenager, and I did some dumb things, that I regret so deeply, I just can’t stop thinking about that.

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