How do fellow OCD people feel about horror? I feel like us OCD people have such high anxiety and intrusive disturbing thoughts that i assume a lot of us ignore or avoid horror. I find that i love it but my OCD doesn’t. It’s good exposure. I also feel emotional dysregulation so it intensifies the experience.
I like horror as well, for a while I got into true crime too. I still like both of them but a lot of the time I end up consistently watching whatever genre/thing I am interested at the moment. So, that can cause paranoia for me. I've been taking a break from horror stuff
@Andrew Escobar Breaks are important for sure
i love true crime and horror! but not horror games because i am in control and it freaks me out… i play competitive games tho!
@emilylan Yes this is how i feel. Something about the control in horror games interacts with OCD. Love this insight.
Horror is one of my favorite genres! And great for self ERP 😉
@Nica Its really true
I love resident evil because I live the characters and its kinda like coping :). Some horror like psychological stuff it really messes with me and can put me in a dark state of mind but other than that im pretty okay with horror
@Bonez Thank you Bonez for this answer, i was wondering if anyone would notice and respond to the title 😂 the characters are so so wonderful and it feels like fables and fairytale in a way. Everyone is so hot and memorable and skilled. And yes it is like coping. When I get jumpscared by a zombie after anticipating-it-happening-without -it-happening for 79 minutes, creeping through every door sending shivers up my spine, it feels very much like OCD. Constantly being in a state of hypervigilance makes playing horror and emotionally intense games (e.g., Limbo) a very challenging thing because it feels so affirming of my OCD! I have to do ERP and tell myself that the monsters are not real, cannot hurt me, were designed by humans just like me, and plenty of millions of people have played this game and not been stressed or scared or OCD’d out. I can choose to not be scared or stressed. And if that means turning a light on and not playing it in “perfect” terror mode to satisfy my “just-right” OCD, then so be it 😌
@Bonez PS Your bio is shakespearean PPS Chris Redfield is mine
I've never been a fan of horror movies, but I've always loved horror games. I think it's because the mind can feel horrific in day-to-day life, especially with an anxiety disorder. So playing games where you overcome scary things feels a bit like you're conquering your fears. I almost find them oddly comforting and validating. Silent Hill feels like an ode to depression, so playing it feels like confronting those feelings. Resident Evil and The Evil Within are kind of like confronting anxiety. Then there are games like Bloodborne, which have that mind-bending Lovecraftian cosmic horror lore that feels like confronting existential dread. For me it depends on the atmosphere, design, and story. In contrast, I can't stand games where the "scariness" just comes from cheap jumpscares where you're on edge the whole time. Those kinds of games just straight up make me anxious and uncomfortable, which isn't fun to me.
Could not agree more. My all time favorite theme in media might be suspense for this reason. I would say movies for me that helped were "lights out" (the full movie and the indie short film) and "The black phone".
Having ocd that I’m gonna become this horror movie guy, how do I fix this lol it’s crazy
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
What irritates me the most is that during intimacy with my husband, it happens that OCD puts an image and scene in my head, my sister or someone for whom my OCD is attached and it's literally as if that intimacy is happening with that person, and it seems real that I can and it's exciting! I'm working on ERP during that, but it's still hard to digest... I don't know if it's the same for you?
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