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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!
17f My ocd is hell on earth so I'm thinking about going to a psychiatrist maybe they will prescribe me meds cause my POCD is a torture and other themes are bad also But I'm scared that if I start taking meds I will become less cautions about looking at kids and interacting with kids and will do something fucked up and wrong Cause now I can't even look at kids I feel like it's morally wrong like if there is a chanse I'm a P and I'm scared meds will get rid of me being so so cautious around kids making sure I'm not aroused I'm not looking at them I'm not touching them and I will do something fucked up and then I won't deserve any redemption
TW! please someone comment When I was 12 or 13 I used to babysit a little girl, she had a habit of keeping her hand in her diaper and was always touching herself, there was one point I was changing her diaper and noticed she was really red. I had separated her private parts and checked the inner area for signs of infection. She was okay, just some really really bad diaper rash. I know this is what happened yet my brain is trying to convince me that I hurt her, and that I wanted to do it, I know I would never hurt a child but with all the anxiety I feel when I think about it I'm starting to wonder if I did do it because I wanted to hurt her, I don't wanna be a p, I don't wanna hurt innocent children, I used to never have these thoughts but now I do and I'm so scared to tell my therapist as she hasn't diagnosed me with ocd yet. I don't want her to think I'm a p nor do I wanna hurt kids, but my brain keeps telling me that I do and that I'm just lying to myself and everyone around me, ik I would never do something that could harm a child but I keep getting these thoughts and their inappropriate and I just want them to stop, does anyone have any tips on how to help myself? I keep turning to my boyfriend for reassurance but ik that that's just a quick fix and that ill be spiraling about it again.Please help
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.
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