Anonymous3389
- Date posted
- 34w
False memory
Does anyone else’s false memory intrusive thoughts of what could have happened feel very, very real?
clguerraclguerra
- Date posted
- 34w
Yesss! I am currently stuck in that loop myself! I keep thinking I’m gonna end up in jail for my nonexistent actions that my ocd brain makes me want to believe are real! 😢
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- Therapist
- Date posted
- 34w
Keep this in mind: OCD has to feel real. If it did not feel real, then I would not have a job!! If it did not feel real, you would not care about the thoughts or images or urges. So, yes, it feels very real. But feeling real and being real and two very different things. I know how convincing OCD is - but it is just like a virtual reality. VR can feel real, but it is not real. If you can work on seeing OCD like a VR, it can be scary, but there is nothing to be scared of. If you want to get help with learning that, we at NOCD are here to serve. Hit the therapy button on the app and we can get you started with a free 15 minute call to our team to get you set up with a well trained therapist. We hope that you take advantage of all the help that is available!
clguerraclguerra
- Date posted
- 34w
@Patrick McGrath Thank you for this comment Dr. McGrath! It was much needed 🥰
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Anonymous3389Anonymous3389
- Date posted
- 34w
@12Anonymous1 I’m in the same boat
Lulu~Lulu~
- Date posted
- 34w
Yes, especially cause most of my false memories is based of real events where I was sick or tired so I don’t remember much from it. OCD loves to dominate those moments and create super realistic memories from it
izabela’socdizabela’socd
- Date posted
- 34w
I’ve dealt with this for the past 3 years. I’ve never experienced as much pain in my life as I do living with false memory ocd. I’ve had contamination, health, Magical thinking ocd but false memory is the worst of the worst. I’m convinced they’re real memories not false and I have in fact molested people and raped people and I know I’ve done it but no one believes me but I know what I’ve done and I don’t think I can keep going for much longer with these thoughts.. this is hell on earth
clguerraclguerra
- Date posted
- 34w
@izabela’socd I completely understand the pain you are going through 😔 It can be so difficult to manage sometimes that it even affects our families. You are not alone friend 🙏🏻
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- Date posted
- 11w
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I basically can’t stop thinking about the false memories and I’ve been thinking about them non-stop since I’ve woken up today. I keep picturing the images / the false memory and I focus and fixate on the images and they feel so so real and realistic and when I think of them I get a feeling of “clarity” and a genuine sense of knowing and belief that deep down I know these memories are true and have happened and that I’m just in denial and lying to myself and you by saying that they’re false memories when in actuality I know they’re real which is also really frustrating and makes me feel uncomfortable. On top of that as I’m writing this message my stomach won’t stop turning and it really hurts and I just want to cry and my brain says that I’m experiencing these physical feelings because I know I am lying and just in denial and that these physical symptoms are proof that I am lying and just in denial and I just don’t know what to do or how to calm down. I really don’t want these memories to be true and I want them to be false more than anything in the world and I am not lying when I say I don’t know whether or not they’re real and I’m not lying or pretending they’re false memories but the more I say that to myself the more it feels like a lie and I’m just terrified at the thought and idea of them being even 1% true because why wouldn’t they be? Is it really possible to fabricate entire memories or doing sexual things to and with another person that are that detailed and realistic :/ My brain says things will only get better once I admit to the false memories and stop lying to myself and stop being in denial and stop using false memory ocd as an excuse and just admit to them because I know deep down I have done them and that they’re true which is why I feel a deep sense of clarity about them and that I am just continuing to lie to myself, to my girlfriend, to my therapist and to my family when I say I don’t know whether I have done anything sexual to or with this person because deep down I know I have I just don’t want to admit it so I’m continuing to be in this heavy state and cycle of denial because I don’t want to accept what I have done. I just want this to end. I just want confirmation that I have never done anything sexual to or with this person and that these memories are entirely fabricated by my ocd and have no basis in reality but I don’t even think that’s possible. I’m so done.
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