False memory OCD

You live without knowing for sure. You do not react when the thoughts arise and continue on with your day. Even though you feel anxiety and guilt you accept you feel that way and move on with your day. It will teach your brain the thoughts aren’t a big deal and they will eventually fade away like no big deal. And not to give reassurance but you feeling this way shows you’d never cheat and you are a good person. Hope this helps.

This happened to me once. I'm married, and when I was younger I had marital problems, like a lot of folks do. I worked as an orderly in a nursing home at the time and I worked with a lot of females. I would vent to them occasionally about my marital issues. One of them told me one day that if they were younger they would take me out and show me a good time. Years later I somehow came up with the idea "false memory" I kissed her. I didn't! But I went through cycles of confessing to my wife, feeling like a horrible person and I even drove to the place where I thought it happened and sat in the parking lot. I don't know how I got rid of that obsession, its kind of a blury memory to me now. I think just over time it just went away. I nowadays see a therapist here at NOCD, and I have a different theme. This is my first time doing ERP as I have been doing CBT for years. They are showing me how to break these cycles. Its not easy and kind of scary at first, because OCD is fighting me so hard. Im starting to have decent times in my days. I am no doctor, nor therapist just a fellow sufferer but here is some advice. If you are not doing ERP therepy try this. When the thoughts come into your head instead of letting yourself ruminate, try putting it off. Set a time to ruminate instead of doing it all day. Example: The thought comes into your head. Tell yourself Im not thinking about this right now. Dont try to ignore the thought, just calmly say Im not thinking about this right now. When that time of day comes and you feel like you have to rumintate, that is your window.