Becky B.
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- 6y
Becky B.Becky B.
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It is definitely one of my main obsessions too. OCD often tells me I’m a fraud and don’t deserve the job I have. Every time I have a triggering experience at work, OCD tells me I have done something terribly wrong; that I’m not qualified to supervise or mentor others; that I’m a hypocrite and have made unforgivable mistakes.
SmileySmiley
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- 6y
Yes. Omg yes. This is one of my biggest obsessions. Now I’m the person that does the firing and write ups ironically. Every once in a while, when I’m doing better, I get in this attitude where I don’t care (usually if I get mad at my job) and say I’ll walk out if I have to and shred any write ups they try to give me but that’s ONLY because I know they need me more than I need them. If the situation was any different, and I was in a lower level position, I’d struggle a lot more again with that obsession.
WisebloodWiseblood
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- 6y
This is one of my main obsessions. I am successful in my field but my OCD makes me feel like a fraud. Remember: OCD attacks what is important to you.
WisebloodWiseblood
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- 6y
Same. I go through horrible scenarios in my mind about losing my job and becoming unemployable, etc.
WisebloodWiseblood
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- 6y
Yes. I used to rip my exposures into several pieces and throw them away in different garbage cans so no one could put them together. Honestly, planned exposure helps but resisting compulsions helps even more. It hurts a lot but you will get better if you don’t give OCD it’s fuel.
Philippians4:7Philippians4:7
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- 6y
I don't have a job because I'm scared of getting fired for doing stuff wrong constantly...
Becky B.Becky B.
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- 6y
I am also now in a position where I am doing the firing and write-ups for my department, but I work for a large umbrella company so there are still people above me and still possibilities for me to get in trouble/fired. I thought that being promoted to this position would help to ease my anxiety around being fired or written up, but it has actually made it worse. OCD is telling me that now that I’ve gotten where I always wanted to be in my career, it could be ripped out from under me at any moment, if I am anything less than perfect.
Becky B.Becky B.
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- 6y
Any ideas for exposures I can do around this obsession?
WisebloodWiseblood
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- 6y
My therapist has me write out scripts about my fears coming true. I read one of them once a day for 20 minutes. Just as important: try not to do compulsions. For me, that means resisting urges to check and confess.
Becky B.Becky B.
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- 6y
Yes! Confessing is a HUGE compulsion for me. Especially since I just took a new role a few months ago. My therapist has asked me to write down my exposure narratives and I tried it once but got paranoid someone would find them and freaked out and ripped them up. I should probably try again.
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