Maybe I am a horrible person. Maybe I do deserve to go to prison forever. Maybe I do deserve to not be with my mom for the rest of her life. Maybe I do deserve to be shanked to death in a prison…. Or maybe I don’t. Sitting with that uncertainty no matter how horrible, helps you to think rationally. Hope you’re all thriving today. “Maybe” has helped me through my worst theme so far. I hope it helps you too!
If you’re questioning whether or not you’re a horrible person then you for sure are not one. Someone who is genuinely “horrible” wouldn’t have the morality or remorse to question such a thing, bad people don’t feel guilt or reflect upon their actions, see their wrongs or flaws. Everyone makes mistakes, but good people want to be better. Don’t let that “maybe” get to you, you have a goodness within you, don’t lose hope. ❤️
@DeeDoo Aw😢 thank you DeeDoo🥺 Havent felt this seen in a long time
@slippery_salad Take care of yourself babes, you’re doing great just by trying your best!! 🫶
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Thank you for this!! One theme seems to fade away each day! I hope one day this will all pass too!!🩷
There's someone I've been following on here that has been suffering with real events for a really long time. They goes by the username Givenup and your post reminded me a lot of what they posts, minus the acceptance of uncertainty on their end, which I don't blame them for since it can be difficult.. I think your wording of uncertainty is really helpful for so many people doing through real events OCD, including myself. Maybe is something I'm practicing using in a lot of areas and it seems to be the go to direction for dealing with these thoughts the best way. Thank you
@BigGyro09 Its really the only way. Your mind jumps to “certain” conclusions with all themes but especially with this one.. that you are certainly a murderer, rpst, pdfile, or anything just because there exists gray areas of morality or legality that maybe you were negligent to at the time or just made a stupid mistake. You know it’s OCD because the guilt is induced by overthinking. These events happened years ago and only now are bothering me? The beauty of real event is it shows you, youre conscience is growing and you are identifying your values more clearly AND are starting to align yourself more with those values. Asking yourself “Would I make that mistake now?” or “Have I always felt this guilty?” Has helped me a lot
I need tips on how to really accept the uncertainty the ocd causes, even if it feels so bad like I might get in trouble for something , do I wanna be okay with that?
Hi All, just wondering if anyone here has any tips with dealing with uncertainty? My OCD centres on my being worried that I have committed a crime and can’t remember doing so, I was out last weekend and my mind is telling me I attacked somebody as I got an intrusive thought to do so when passing them in a bar, my therapist says I need to sit with the uncertainty that maybe I did and maybe I didn’t and have to be ok with that But if the answer is yes then how can I be ok with committing a crime and going to jail??, it’s affecting my relationship and I’m going on holiday on Friday and I’m worried it will ruin that, any tips would be greatly appreciated.
I read about ERP and have seen information about it on here. One of the goals is to say, "maybe I am this or that...ect." That terrified me. The thoughts and images that go in my head are disturbing and upsetting. I don't want to even think about saying, "maybe this or that." It's devasting to have these thoughts and question why you're having these thoughts. Doesn't the "maybe" make it worse? The one thing that helps me is that is to remind myself that these are just thoughts and I know I'm not a monster, even if I feel like one. Is ERP not for everyone? Has anyone else had a problem with the techniques used in this kind of therapy? I had cognitive therapy for years with an OCD specialist and that seemed to help a lot. Writing out the worst case scenarios would make me suicidal. Im having a difficult time not obsessing over the "maybe" after intrusive thoughts now. It doesn't make it better.
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