beachball
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- 6y
CrazyladyCrazylady
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- 6y
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.
CrazyladyCrazylady
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- 6y
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.
MeMeMeMeMeMe
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- 6y
That was my first ever compulsion, I used to confess EVERYTHING
iamaleafiamaleaf
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- 6y
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
beachballbeachball
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- 6y
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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