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Wow i had this one too. These posts are so relatable and make me realize there are so many more symptoms in my past that I never associated with OCD but make perfect sense now.
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This was my fear in high school and dissipated as I got older. The event that actually really brought out my OCD was after I hooked up with a guy (not sex) and feared I could get pregnant if something got on me. I would take pregnancy tests and everything. It was awful. It’s Contamination OCD. Sorry you’re going through this. It sucks because I’m sure you just want to enjoy time spent with your boyfriend without the constant worry.
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@shishi I do the same, I look back at things I’ve done in the past and just now realize it’s OCD. It makes me sad because not many people understand what OCD is until it progresses to a point where it’s causing trouble. I just think now how if we were more familiar with what OCD was (awareness) we could nip it in the bud before it progresses to a point where we’re having trouble functioning. Ya know?
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That’s a common one.
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I had this one for a long time, but a little modified. I am a guy, so my fear was always getting someone pregnant, even though I was not sexually active.
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I used to have that when I was younger
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my sister had this as well. Are you doing erp?
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@calmriver I am not currently
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@ashleyLM yes seriously. I just wish my family knew the implications of OCD so maybe they wouldn’t have constantly judged/interrogated me for always looking or acting guilty, avoiding triggering situations, calling me a hypochondriac, rushing me to make decisions.... so many more things could have helped but I just have to realize that it’s somehow made me stronger.
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So I’ve just found out I’m pregnant and I’m freaking out rn I’ve been getting thoughts like “I’ll be a bad mum” and overthinking everything & my OCD is convincing me that I’ll act on my thoughts because of my hormones and stuff. I’ve also got a fear of being sick & I’m stressing over that too. Anyone else who has harm OCD pregnant or a Mum can give me some advice pls😭
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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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In September I had unprotected oral sex. I haven’t had sex in five years because even before that I was so ashamed and worried about sex. I finally did it and then a few weeks later while I was at work I started to be very itchy all in my underwear area like up to my butt. I didnt see any blisters or anything but when I googled it, herpes came up. Eventually I thought maybe it was the new underwear I bought and it went away after I stopped wearing them. However it’s returned twice, mostly when I’m really worried about herpes. I know this makes little sense because I don’t thinking about it would cause an outbreak but, either way I’m really nervous to go get tested because I heard there’s a high false positive rate and if I get a positive there’s a huge chance I will just become a recluse and never speak to anyone again. I already have so much trauma with sex, vaginismus, etc. I can’t imagine telling anyone I have herpes and then they 1) don’t want to be with me 2) now know this and could tell anyone they want Even if I don’t have it I was reading it could be asymptomatic and 80% of people who have it don’t even know, so now I’m worried I will get it no matter what sex I have. I can barely handle staying alive with just OCD but now with social stigma with herpes I will feel like I can not even live a normal life. I am already freaking out about it and don’t know what to do. I am worried to go get tested and it saying I have it, and then I’m worried to not and potentially spread it, I’m not even having sex with anyone right now so it’s not like I would. But I’m worried I will forget to wash my hands and touch something and someone else will touch it and then get it. I’m just having a really bad time.
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