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One thing I've learnt is that if you don't remember it actually happening then it's a false memory
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Omg that sounds so simple when you put it that way ?
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@uwotm8 That's something ive learnt while dealing with false memories. I'm currently having them right now too
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@chamomile I don’t have Hocd but I’m obsessed with being contaminated with STDs The other week I threw out a sex toy because I couldn’t remember if my bag was checked in the airport last time I went away or not, and I couldn’t remember if I had packed it in a makeupbag or not or if anyone touched it So I threw it away just to be safe
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@uwotm8 Oh damn that must be hard :( Having the fear of STDs is scary but I don't have it for obvious reasons
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@gonnagetbetter Suppose, you had a crush on a guy. A few months or years later you still remember having a crush on them right? You remember it though you don't have any feelings for them now. So in the same way, If you really did have a crush on a female, you would at least remember it. Now I can't say that this happens in everybody's case but since it happened in mine, I just thought I'd share
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@gonnagetbetter You said it yourself didn't you? You IMAGINED it. Imagination don't become reality. They're just thoughts. You could try ERP or meditation to just think it through :)
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@gonnagetbetter Tbh sadly I don't know how to answer that either since I'm dealing with the same thoughts currently with my HOCD :( but try doing ERP or CBT it could help you
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@gonnagetbetter No sadly I haven't read anything. The only thing I'm able to do is ERP to reduce anxiety. But one thing I get from all of these is that your thoughts aren't real. Your brain's making them up, and like you said you have a moral compass and you know you wouldn't do it, that means you probably won't. That's just how I see it :). From what I've come to realize people who do these things like harming someone don't actually worry about their actions
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@chamomile Tbh now that I think about it sometimes I should take my own fucking advice. But I don't and bawl my eyes out at everything smh
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@gonnagetbetter I see...well did you do any ERP or meditation?
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@gonnagetbetter Oh ok. Well ERP helps a lot so you should try to practice it. I hope you're ok :)
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@gonnagetbetter How the heck does she not know that?! Well maybe try explaining to her in detail and maybe a little bit of research on the theme. I don't think so she could help you if she doesn't understand the core of the problem. But if she doesn't help you could practice ERP on your own for a bit everyday :)
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@gonnagetbetter Well if that is so the yes she can help you with ERP. Main goal of ERP is to get you uncomfortable and distressed as much as possible from your intrusive thoughts so I guess she can help you :)
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Can it feel like you literally remember a false memory happening? And it feels like the memory has always been there and you vividly remember it happening that way? Because I don’t even know if I’m experiencing a false memory or not but god it feels so fucking real. Like I literally remember it happening. But what’s weird is the original memory was kind of different. 2 years later, the memory is not the same, but it feels like I literally remember it happening. And in this memory, I’m fucking snapping. I’m acting on my thoughts. I feel like a fucking psycho. I hope this is just OCD
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How do you know the difference :( I genuinely cannot keep living in this torment. it all started with an ‘intrusive thought’ where I had like a hazy flash of something reading an article. and I remember thinking ‘what if’ and ‘what is this’ and then that intrusive thought turned into me ‘remembering’ something else. which caused me panic. then I started trying to find evidence because it contradicted what I remembered this entire time. this was last year in like september. fast forward to march this year, it came back up- but this time stronger and with more ‘details’ and what nots. and I’ve been ruminating on it since then trying to remember and connect and It’s like I’ve added all of these details. but are they real? or is this just my OCD? I just feel like if it were real I would have never been able to keep it to myself. but also what if it was so traumatic that I blocked it out? because it all makes NO sense for me to do something like that. but it also fits what I was thinking at the time. idk
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I’m reaching out for educational and self-awareness purposes, hoping to better understand something I’ve been mentally struggling with for several years. Around five years ago, I began having a deeply distressing memory involving the fear that I may have acted inappropriately toward my younger sister when I was around 13–14 years old. The details are vague, fragmented, and unclear—but ever since this thought first appeared, I’ve treated it as if it were a real event. I’ve carried immense guilt, fear, and anxiety for years, convinced that I must have done something horrible. Despite asking my sister (who remembers absolutely nothing, has never shown signs of discomfort, and has told me more than once that she would’ve spoken up if anything had happened), the doubt and guilt never went away. The memory feels real, yet there is no external confirmation, no direct recall, and no evidence beyond my own mental images and fear. I’ve also struggled with obsessive thoughts in other areas, such as health anxiety since childhood—frequent doctor visits, checking my pulse, obsessing over illness—and only recently learned about false memory OCD, which aligns with my experience. I’m not currently seeking therapy but would greatly appreciate your professional opinion from an educational perspective: Does this sound more like a real memory, or more likely a false memory created by OCD or anxiety-related mechanisms I am stuck between a normal person or a s*xual abuser
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