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I’m currently struggling with this myself actually I went to therapy sessions and I feel like I’m the only person with these problems.. but sometimes it goes away and it comes back even harder. I can’t even say certain words or go to the store sometimes.. I know who I truly am and I have to tell myself that. If I’ve scrolled through something on Facebook and TikTok and see an attractive person it’s like my mind just immediately indicates that what if they are a child it’s hard to get past that one personally. I’m currently going through a stage where my secondary brain is agreeing with these things even though I’m not. I usually can just tell it no I know who I truly am but it’s now like this secondary mind is agreeing with itself. It’s a very difficult road to go down as of right now but I think we’ll make it through!
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@June123 I know how it feels I had to message my therapists today and she told me to just remember who I truly am and I’ve always told myself that if I fight with it then I know I’m a good person. That usually helps me.
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I am going through this right now. You are not alone.
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The short answer to your question is yes. Often members I work with who have POCD become very concerned about this to the point where they stop feeling able to have any normal, healthy interactions with others because this fear is so pervasive. It makes sense if you think about it, because your fear is a very scary possibility! But remember that when you go back to check or analyze, you're engaging in a process of compulsive rumination, which is going to keep you stuck in OCD. Here are some strategies for breaking the rumination cycle that OCD wants to keep you in. https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/5-strategies-for-breaking-the-cycle-of-rumination
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- 21w
I’m scared I might become a r*pist I’m over here thinking at a time I saw a kid and I looked down at his pants like I keep thinking about what I did and it’s like I feel attracted and to me it felt like I gave him this predator look and he probably thinks I’m a P I just wonder how is this Pocd Because it feels like I want to do stuff like I don’t know I keep thinking about that situation
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Anyone experience intrusive thoughts of their children during intimate moments? Have you done erp to this? I had one and continued slightly before running and needing to vomit now feel guilty anyone else experienced this?
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- 17w
I get thoughts of kids Whever I think or see an image of someone my age, like for example today I saw a bikini pic of a girl my age and it randomly reminded me of a pic of a kid in a bikini I saw a month ago, is this a sign of something bad? My thought usually come up when I think abt someone my age I’m into, and they also feel like I’m purposely thinking of them, I’m not sure if it intrusive thoughts or not, it feels difficult to figure out. These thoughts also don’t distress me anymore, idk if it means something bad or not, but I do not wish to be a pedo, I hope to eventually have a relationship with a girl my age. Alongside all of that, sometimes when I see a kid I get a sense of attraction, but I’m not sure if it is false or not, to me it feels so real, but I don’t wanna be attracted to kids. I’ve just started therapy, I’m currently trying to find a way to get a diagnosis, I really hope I’m not diagnosed as a pedo. Ik that false attraction comes with negative emotion, but I don’t feel negative emotion when I get what I hope is false attraction, I keep trying to figure out if what I’m feeling is false or true because I don’t feel negative emotions, it makes me worried that it’s real and that I really am a pedo. Not looking for reassurance but can someone tell me if these are pure o ocd symptoms or something actually bad?
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