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hi! so i’ve actually heard very similar things coming from many people with OCD and while the false memories can feel vivid and overwhelming, the entire nature of them is that they are FALSE. I’m not trying to give reassurance, just a reminder of reality to hopefully help pull you out of your spiraling thoughts. One thing that supports the fact that this occurrence didn’t really happen is your very apparent disdain for such actions. It is very unlikely that you would commit such acts with the morals you have. OCD targets the things you love and attacks your most solidly held core beliefs. As to whether or not you should tell your family, maybe you could approach it with sharing the thoughts you’re having and that they scare you. Maybe this can open the door to getting some family support directly surrounding this fear.
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- 4w ago
Do not confess. I know it’s tempting, but this is probably just a false memory. They can be extremely vivid, and indistinguishable from actual memories. I would know because I’ve had scarily vivid ones pop up too when I start analyzing the past. Your brain can create a vivid memory out of thin air with no sign that it’s fake, so don’t be tricked by how real it seems. The brain is more than capable of generating vivid memories. This is very common in OCD
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Can false memories occur without mental review? I wasn't thinking about anything other than getting ready for bed. That's when it hit me. As you described, vivid and indistinguishable from a memory. The peculiar thing is, as convinced as I am that it's a memory, I don't remember the event taking place. It *feels* like a memory, but I can't recall it actually happening.
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- OCD Conqueror
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- 4w ago
@ㅤ Yes they can absolutely happen without mental review they can happen out of nowhere it’s not evidence that it happened I know it’s not easy but you don’t have to prove to your OCD that it didn’t happen in fact that will only give it more power unfortunately
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If you are seeing a ERP therapist he or she will help you accept uncertainty, the thing is you will never 100% certain you didn't do X to your sister ,but accept uncertainty maybe I did ,maybe I didn't, if X actually happen you have to ,this part is the hardest to accept that but be okay and move on with your life
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I also can't afford to see a ERP therapist, but I took nathan perterson self directed online master your ocd course it is helping me ,check out his YouTube channel ocd-anxiety he has videos that can help you
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- 17w ago
I am really worried that I may have SA'ed my little sister. When we were very young, and I mean, really, really young, I was 5 I think. I used to kiss my sister, because I was curious and my mom caught us and she told me not to do it again and I didn't. But when I was about 11 she felt on my lap and I liked the sensation so I tried to rub myself against her. I tried to take my life because of this, I did therapy and everyone, including my sister, told me that I was just a child, and my sister admitted to having done similar things and she said "Would you blame me?" and I said no because she was a child and barely understood what was happening. My therapist said that I mimicked adult behaviors when I kissed her but she was so young, like barely 4 years old and I feel sick to my stomach and I just want to die.
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- 11w ago
Being exposed to taboo p*rn as young as first grade ruined my life and now ocd is making me pay for it. I have so much guilt for being a child/teen and looking at taboo stuff, and it was all fictional or anime or whatever but it was still so so gross. and I didn't realize It because I had been used to it at so young 🫠 I think what haunts me most is when I was a kid/young teen (like 12-14ish) and didn't have access to p*rn I'd imagine stuff similar to what I'd seen in the art. I can't even believe I'd imagine scenarios involving kid characters or whatever because it had been so normalized to me and I assumed it was normal since it was fiction. I'm 23 now so it's been a decade since I've done anything like that and I've never had the urge to since but still. I've NEVER been attracted to kids or had any urges or anything ever, even when I was addicted. The thought makes me want to vomit, I'd rather die than associate anything sexual with kids/minors and I think people who groom or assault kids are vile. But I still feel like the fact that I imagined stuff similar to the things I read sometimes when I was young is proof I'm a p*do. I don't think people would believe me if I said I'm not. I just feel like I don't deserve to live or that if I do, I'm living a lie. I know 'I was a kid too' but even when I was 13/14 I read/imagined stuff with characters younger than me because I thought it was normal. I'm so disgusted. I've had this theme for so long I'm starting to wonder if ocd is right. I feel too ashamed to tell my therapist.
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- 9w ago
(20f) I have been dealing with severe OCD symptoms for as long as I can remember. I recently got diagnosed about a year ago, and even though I know that these thoughts are probably my ocd, I still cant shake them. Growing up I was always very sexually curious. I was sheltered from a lot of things, as I went to a private school and things like sexuality and sex were never talked about. I remember doing some weird sexual things growing up (never affecting another person), looking up taboo sexual things, etc. I always seemed to become aroused no matter what the situation was, even if I just saw someone getting changed. I have no recollection of being SA'd, so i'm wondering where this all came from? Was I just curious and wanted to experiment and try different things? Or am I really a pervert, pedophile, etc. I have all these thoughts racing through my head and it's killing me. Everything I did as a kid I look back on and am disgusted, as those don't align with my views at all today. I never thought growing up thinking these things were wrong, or actually realize what they were until I got older. I'd like to think it was just my curiosity, but i'm not sure. What if i'm in denial and actually do like these things? I just need to know if theres something wrong w me, I cant keep going on like this. Could really use some advice.
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