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Yep that’s my current situation. No matter how embarrassing it is I might still confess it. I always ask myself first though if it will hurt the person I am confessing to and if so that might stop me.... or just the simple fact that I’m scared my confessing will drive people away from me helps me fight the urge. And the biggest thing I learned is the more you confess the worse the ocd will get... so hold on to your thoughts for as long as you can manage. Sometimes they just simply go away or you start thinking about something else.
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Also people might not understand and think there is true guilt behind your confessions... they don’t get that it’s ocd and you’re making it worse than it actually is.... so like in my case if you confess that you’re attracted to your husbands friend he might think you have an actual flirtation going on and that’s why you feel guilty...he may not realize it’s just all in your head and the guilt is magnified by ocd.
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That was my first ever compulsion, I used to confess EVERYTHING
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When I have the urge to confess I’ll tell myself to wait a day or however long I decide and if it’s something I still feel the need to confess about after that amount of time I can readdress it
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Thanks for connecting, yeah for sure that can be helpful. It’s such an interesting compulsion, I’ve also had it since I was a little kid! It was my first compulsion too! Catholic guilt? Lol I agree with you that yeah if you give into the confession it does make it worse. Just as with any other compulsion as well. Gosh it’s such a joy sucker. ?
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- 20w
I just got off my session today and after having a confession to my husband last night with a compulsion, he obviously is going to have more questions. My therapist says not to confess because I am growing my OCD . However, this is really OCD and is about something that actually happened. My husband said, that it sounds like I have someone in my life who is justifying withholding information or lying to him. Of course when I have my obsession compulsions, he makes sense. Can somebody help explain this to me? How is my husband not right or is he?
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- 19w
I understand trying to find comfort in your thoughts but what can i do if i can’t keep these thoughts to myself sometimes?
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- 16w
Good morning. Anyone struggle with ROCD? When I think about what I have done in the past, I feel immense guilty (I feel the tightness in my chest) and have the urge to tell my partner about it, even if my partner says she doesn’t need to know if it is going to hurt her and that I need to talk to my therapist about it first. Any suggestions on how to manage the urge/urgency? Thanks!
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