- Date posted
- 5y ago
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Yes, it is only temporary relief until the next thought.
- Date posted
- 5y ago
I used to feel the exact same way in a relationship I had I too would feel guilty if I thought some other guy was attractive. It’s important for you to know that finding somebody else attractive is natural and there is nothing wrong that. You can just straight up appreciate somebody’s beauty and that is all it is. If you haven’t already I think you should talk to a therapist because it could help you a lot.
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Yes.. I usually always confess and it makes things worse. When we have an intrusive thought it doesn't mean a thing. Thoughts come without you knowing how. When i confess i make small things that don't mean a thing look like a big problem and make things worse with my partner..making ocd worse and free to have another thought. By confessing i feel like i gey relief but only temporarily because one i confess a few hours later something else comes to mind. I could keep confessing my whole life when in reality i know i wouldn't do anything to hurt my partner
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Everyone has intrusive thoughts. I don't believe in confessing thoughts you cannot control. If you think a horrible thought, that you want and feel happy about and doesn't bother you, then by all means confess, but horrible thoughts that upset you, are not something you should feel guilt over. You cannot control your thoughts, all you can control is, your reaction. Let go of the thoughts you don't want, and ignore the guilt you don't deserve the guilt, and remember You cannot control the thoughts that come into your mind.... Throw away the ones you don't want and ignore the guilt. That's what the rest of the human race does that doesn't suffer from ocd.
- Date posted
- 5y ago
It’s about letting the thoughts be there and they will pass on there own it’s true that thoughts are just thoughts. You aren’t your thoughts and they do not define you.This book has helped me a lot with my intrusive thoughts. https://www.amazon.ca/Overcoming-Unwanted-Intrusive-Thoughts-Frightening/dp/1626254346/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=intrusive+thoughts&qid=1574737398&sprefix=intrusive&sr=8-1
- Date posted
- 5y ago
The thoughts are non violent or "dark." The types of thoughts I experience are more like feeling extremely guilty if a see an attractive female. I feel if I look then it means I have done something wrong or that finding other women attractive is wrong.
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- Date posted
- 16w ago
I don’t know how to stop confessing. It’s driving me insane. I confess every little thing to my boyfriend. I confessed that I liked attention (this is so obviously human), that I liked it when people found me pretty (also very human??) I confessed about a million other things and I feel out of control. I felt so safe with him last night that it just started pouring out of me. I felt guilty and awful and I just needed release, I couldn’t breathe I felt like I was dying. I’m stuck in a confessing loop and I know I’m only making things worse. Has anyone experienced this and been able to overcome it? It feels absolutely horrible and impossible. I tried to ERP this and I genuinely feel like I am suffocating if I hold off. I feel so disappointed in myself, but I can’t seem to stop. I even had a dream where I confessed to him and woke up needed to confess that. I’m scared I’ll start sharing my worst intrusive thoughts I’ve had if I feel too safe around my bf. Help please :(
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- Date posted
- 10w ago
Last night I had a fucked up intrusive thought/urge about harming my partner and I'm spinning out today. I let them know I had an intrusive thought and was struggling with compulsions around it and future repercussions, but did not tell them exactly what the thought/urge was, which they accepted. Do y'all share details with your partners about harm ocd? How can we healthily ask for support from people we are having horrible thoughts about?
- Date posted
- 10w ago
Does confessing an intrusive thought just make it come back stronger?
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