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I have POCD you are not alone! ?
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I do!
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Ali Greymond on YouTube is helpful she has tips and recovery methods. I’ll give you some tips later though, i have to go right now!
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Something that has helped me is remembering that no matter what the theme is, it’s still OCD and it’s still just fear. The content of the thoughts don’t matter, it’s the reaction to the thoughts. ERP is the best treatment for OCD, expose yourself to the thoughts on purpose and don’t do any compulsions or rituals to ease your anxiety-it will go down on its own! Make sure not to avoid kids or things that you think could trigger your theme, because that tells your brain that this thought is actually important when it isn’t. Disregarding the thoughts and feelings will help too. Meaning when you get a thought just see it and let it go by, without reacting to it. When a thought comes into our head, we feel afraid, but that doesn’t mean we have to react to the anxiety with more anxiety. So just say “okay, whatever”, “i don’t care”, or “I know this is OCD, not me.” Or something along those lines. You are not your thoughts, these thoughts do not reflect who you are.
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Thank you all for your comments, I really appreciate them
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One time my ex and I went to his friend’s apartment. We were on a balcony outside when my ex who was holding his friend’s newborn asked me if I wanted to hold the baby. As soon as he said that I had an image of the said baby falling out of my arms and fall down onto the street below. I started to panic and told me ex not to give the baby to me. I was questioning what if my arms were weak to hold her, what if I accidentally drop her, what if it was intentional. It’s a very scary thought and you’re definitely not alone. One of the things I’ve learned is that people who suffer OCD aren’t crazy. Because we understand that we have these crazy thoughts but we are not the ones to act out on these thoughts.
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I have it
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I feel so alone. Has anyone done what I've done with POCD?
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This is really ruining me and I’m at the lowest point of this. I’m not suicidal or anything and I’m not depressed but I can’t bear with this anymore. POCD is the worst ocd I’ve ever dealt with and I’m too scared to tell a therapist about this. What do I do
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I've never shared anything on here before but I read a lot and I will say I am thankful for this community. I have had OCD my whole life. When I was a child I remember having thoughts in my head that made me uncomfortable, although I couldn't remember what they all were. I would neutralize them with a word. I would have nightly confessions to my mom. I do remember a very specific intrusive thought about God that made me panic and I remember exactly where I was. I would wash my hands until they bled to "prevent" something bad from happening. I developed sexual Instrusive thoughts of my brother being romantically interested in me and it scared me so much, I always fought with him for the imagined fear that played in my mind. I have a bit of harm OCD and my biggest nemesis is POCD. I am in ERP therapy but my mind WILL not let me do what I need to work on because I'm living in constant fear or what if this isn't just OCD. I cut out my compulsive prayer after a thought, but my big one is mental checking. I have to gauge the perfect reaction to a thought to figure out I don't feel any way about it. My mind puts myself or children in situations to check how I feel and it's constant. I can't even call that intrusive anymore, it's an automatic compulsion. One "compulsion" I find interesting and wanted some insights on is when I see an adult on tv talking, I imagine them as a child. Not even sexually. Just how they might have acted as a child that led them to their characters personality. I also have trained my mind to think sexual relationships with adults are "dangerous" because they used to be kids. My mind will not stop ruminating, will not stop trying to show me proof of my obsession. I have dreamed of finding life since I was 9, I identify as a straight female, always interested in adult men. I've struggled with this theme since my early 20s and it started out so little, with just random words and images that I dismissed away with my compulsions but now it has spread and over taken my mind with excessive doubt.
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