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Hi! Urgent!
Hey, so I have POCD. I’m a teenager and can’t get a job. I want to make money by babysitting, but I’m scared. I don’t want to hurt any children and I want to be safe.
Hey, so I have POCD. I’m a teenager and can’t get a job. I want to make money by babysitting, but I’m scared. I don’t want to hurt any children and I want to be safe.
Let me explain the goal of ocd treatment no matter what theme or topic do you have is to live in uncertainty-meaning your fear may or may come true if it does you must be okay with that cause at that time you will figure out what to do and continue living your life ,yes no one wants their ocd to come true cause it goes against our morals and values rightly so but we can never be or give ocd 100% certainty our fear won't come true
@No matric certificate I think I can live with uncertainty
Very good, now I highly recommen watching this youtube video sanitizer minds podcast, jhon greyson on ocd and the role of uncertainty it helped me understand the why living in a world where our fear can true is important in breaking ocd grip and managing ocd better, also watch iocdf YouTube channel-lunch and learn, when ERP goes wrong ,but the 1st one I recommend is very good cause he goes into detail, second one also
@No matric certificate Thank you very much!
Saniti podcast I mean
@No matric certificate Will watch!
The answer to your problem is very simple are you willing to live in a world of your fear coming true or happening?
@No matric certificate I’m sorry I don’t understand
@Annoying_OCD Yes! I know a lot about POCD, and I am happy to offer support!
@Annoying_OCD I know this post seems a bit unsure but if you have a platform you want to chat on I am open!
@Annoying_OCD Hey love, I want to remind you that what you’re experiencing is OCD, not you. OCD can trick us into believing we’re acting on urges or thoughts, even when we’re not in control of them. The fact that you weren’t even consciously thinking about the action or looking at the child shows that it’s just OCD trying to manipulate you with intrusive thoughts. You didn’t hurt anyone, and you didn’t do anything intentionally harmful. OCD thrives on guilt, shame, and fear, but none of those feelings reflect who you truly are. You are a kind, caring person, and your distress shows that you care deeply, which is a good sign. These thoughts don’t define you, and they don’t reflect your real intentions. You’re not alone in this, and your response to them is part of the healing process.
@Annoying_OCD I know it feels real, but what you’re describing is exactly what OCD does—making us feel like we’ve acted on something terrible when we haven’t. You didn’t want to hurt anyone, your brain just made you feel like you did. The fact that you’re so upset shows that you care. OCD thrives on these thoughts, but you are not your thoughts. You’re not a bad person, and this isn’t your fault. You’re safe, and this is just OCD at work.
@Annoying_OCD You need to remind yourself you didn’t intend to cause harm, and you feel guilt and panic. You deserve peace and you deserve to be gentle with yourself
@Annoying_OCD Yes!
@Annoying_OCD What’s your insta?
@Annoying_OCD Mine is
@Annoying_OCD Yes, OCD can make you feel like you’re compelled to act on intrusive thoughts, even without thinking, but that doesn’t mean you want to do those things. It’s the way OCD works—it pushes us to act out things that go against our values. You didn’t want to hurt anyone, and that’s key.
@Annoying_OCD Yes, OCD can make you feel like you have to act on those thoughts, like swinging the bag, even if it goes against your intentions.
@Annoying_OCD Added you!
Im 16 years old and female and up until very late last year and this year I’ve been having thought almost every day that I’m a pedophile or that I’m sexually attracted to or want a romantic relationship with child. I don’t know how to explain it and I don’t want judgment because I’m genuinely so scared and disgusted, but anytime I’m around children I feel my chest tighten, my body feels warm and it feels like I don’t know how to breathe. I sometimes get a groomer response but even then I don’t know if it’s a ground response or not. Also I tend to stare at children when I’m anywhere near them, I feel like if I don’t I’m a weirdo and if I don’t look at them it means I’m attracted to them which I guess could be POCD but I feel like I stare at them inappropriately. Not too long ago maybe three weeks ago I went to the park with my family and there were two girls in their swim suits and I was looking at their backsides and I felt really anxious and scared like I usually do but I felt so upset by looking at them that way and now I’m scared to go to pools or splash pads because every time I do I feel like I stare at them gross and I just feel so disgusted with myself. When I tell myself not to look I end up looking and then I stare. I feel better when I’m not around them but even then, I look back at what I saw earlier that day and I feel anxious again and then I look up what’s been happening and then I feel more worried it’s not OCD. My friends who have OCD say I might have it but I can’t get a therapist, I can’t talk to anyone I’m scared I’ll be put in jail and that I’m not a good person. I’ve never head thoughts like this until this year and near the end of last year and they come now? I don’t know what to do.
17f I work at the restaurant as a cleaner, pot washer and a kitchen assistant. My job already made me freak out a bunch of times because couple times while cleaning I was kinda near children and my POCD is very severe just being around children makes me anxious and later I sometimes have false memory ocd that I touched the children even though I didn't And my boss said that in July I will probably be promoted to a waitress. And I'm terrified. It's a busy family restaurant in a city center and people constantly come here with little children. It's one thing to work in the kitchen and cleaning during closing shift, I still see children sometimes but I can avoid accidental physical contact for example. But as a waitress it will be hell on earth. I will need to walk between tables outside where children are constantly running around and if I have stuff in my hands I won't be able to move so fast to avoid touching them I need this job so much and its hard to get a job as a minor here but this will fucking ruin me. I can already see how I will have a mental breakdown because I accidentally touched the child while working and convinced myself I did it on purpose.
Terrifying thing happened 17f I work at the restaurant and my boss said that I need to clean the bathroom I heard some childlike voice nearby and I couldn't open the bathroom door easily so I got scared that a child is in here But my boss insisted that it's not occupied so i had to open it my boss was looking at me and I was supposed to clean so I opened it I was scared but I still did it It wasn't occupied BUT why did I open it?? What if there was a child there??? And there is already a chanse that I'm a P, how could I do that if I know there was a chanse I'm a P I just didn't know what to do my boss was looking at me I had to do what he said but now I'm a monster
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