I love horror movies and would watch them random sometimes even Terrifier cause art is my new favorite character. I just felt like I was a bad person for this⁉️ I don’t support his actions but I like his goofy faces he makes. I can’t enjoy anything no more Literally me rn in life
help i relate, everything happened or i do i always feel like im a bad person for it
Ive been there! Heres how i think about it to help: Keep in mind that liking a fictional character is not an endorsement of their actions in the real world. Sit with the discomfort and let the doubts be. Say to the OCD, “I hear you, but you aren’t helpful.”
Dude yes I love watching murder documentaries but sometimes I start to get anxious and start to convince myself I’m a murderer and I’m only watching them to get ideas ? 😭😭 idk how to explain it but they trigger me sometimes so I take breaks from watching violent stuff
It's really common to have these kinds of thoughts and feelings when you have OCD, especially when it comes to things you enjoy. Your brain might latch onto the 'what ifs' and make you question whether liking a character like Art means you're a bad person. It's important to remember that these are just thoughts, and they don't define who you are. You're not alone in this, and many people with OCD experience similar struggles.
I heavily relate! I love Art as a character. He adds an element of humor to such abhorrent acts. Terrifier is one of my favorite movie series but it never fails to flair up my moral OCD. You’re not alone!
I agree with the comment above! And, I experience this, too! Horror movies are a huge trigger, or just anything that, in reality, might go against my morals. For example, once I'd been watching a show, and they suddenly revealed that a character I'd previously liked and found entertaining cheated on their partner. Immediately, I felt icky and anxious, and I almost dropped the show entirely lol I'm learning that I can enjoy movies or shows and complex characters without it meaning I'm in support of their actions or would in the real world! :) It's tough, but sit with the uncomfortable feelings and continue on.
I’m sharing this bc I need advice or even support from anyone who can relate. If you can’t relate and don’t think you’ll say anything helpful or kind pls don’t comment anything… I’ve been struggling with somethings that’s making me question myself. There has been moments while self pleasuring when I get intrusive thoughts, in those moments it feels like I’m enjoying or even self pleasuring myself bc of the thought. Right after I immediately have an anxiety attack and my HEART drops bc it feels terrible I feel like a disgusting monster :( ppl have told me I haven’t done a bad bc of how intense my guilt and panic are but I keep thinking that MAYBE I made a horrible decision in the moment and the guilt is just realising that it’s just wrong this doesn’t make sense to me because I’ve always told myself that I would never act on this in 1 million years and I’ve been known that these things are wrong so I’m just like constantly questioning myself these feelings and exact same situation has happened two times already I even promised myself that I wouldn’t act on anything beforehand and yeah, I still felt like I did act on my thought during my alone time I’m genuinely convinced that I’m a horrible and it’s even got into the point where I don’t wanna be here anymore and I don’t even think this is my OCD :( tbh
does anyone else get really triggered when watching stuff to do with serial killers, p3dos, r@pists etc. I literally start to compare myself and check to see if i share any qualities with them. Ita really scary cause i really like this show Criminal minds, and i absolutely adore the characters, but its hard watching something i like cause of all the g0re and stuff. Not to mention all the thoughts that are convincing me i like the horrible stuff. Someone tell me if tou relate..
So, yesterday while I was laying in bed, I was relaxing when suddenly I had an intrusive thought about someone, but the thing is that it brought me a sense of enjoyment or calmness for a few seconds before it went away. Once it did, it was only until hours later when I realized what had happened and I began to freak out because I'm reading everywhere that when someone experiences this type of thing, the anxiety happens shortly after the enjoyment or "false" enjoyment. Can OCD do this?
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