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I do. I stopped googling things a long time ago. It’s hard not to keep checking for me, especially for groinal responses. I have a kid so it’s a constant every day struggle. Just this morning I was dropping him off at school and he forgot to get his kiss from me before he closed the door so he wanted me to blow him a kiss but he said “blow me” instead ??♀️ cue the thoughts I’ve been managing with just medication and it’s still really tough. Pocd is hard. I wonder sometimes how ERT is going to go for me when literally nothing can convince me that the content of my thoughts are okay.
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How long have you been struggling with pocd? Do you have kids?
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Regarding googling and OCD, please check out this article when you get a chance: https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/2016/11/it-s-stepping-storm-how-ocd-can-affect-your-online-life
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Thanks for your reply yeah that does sound so difficult and I love kids but I don’t have any of my own although I do want to one day and this is making me feel like it’s going to get in the way for me in the future! That does sound really tough and even though we know deep down they’re untrue it’s just not enough to put our minds at ease! I’ve been struggling with it for four years now on and off, are you planning on seeing a therapist or are you currently?
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