Rob12
- Date posted
- 4y ago
Mila19Mila19
- Date posted
- 4y ago
I suffer from real event ocd as well. I suddenly remembered something I did when I was 13 or so (currently in my 30s!), and I can’t seem to let it go, or more accurately, my ocd can’t seem to let it go. Personally, I really feel you should tell your therapist everything, as long as they’re an ocd specialist. There’s almost nothing they haven’t heard. The exposure work starts with them, and in order to create scripts and exposure exercises, they would be better off knowing the content, even though content is ultimately irrelevant in ocd, and a good therapist will help you see that.
BelieveInYourselfBelieveInYou...
- Date posted
- 4y ago
If your therapists asks any questions related to this or you find you should share this with your therapist, then you should definitely tell this. It can be ineffective here.
b2192b2192
- Date posted
- 4y ago
Do you want to talk about it ? I have real ocd also
Rob12Rob12
- Date posted
- 4y ago
Maybe you can relate to this. My ocd started because I suddenly remembered this real event that I’m not proud of. This also fed into intrusive sexual thoughts and thinking that the real event makes me a bad person and still says something about the person I am now despite the real event happening 7 years ago when I was a kid. I’m on medication and the thoughts have lessened significantly along with the anxiety. But I still feel a lot of shame about the event and can’t wrap my head around why I did it and how bad it really was/if I should still feel guilty. I want to do ERP but I don’t feel comfortable sharing what happened with a therapist. I’ve only ever told my mother and even that was extremely difficult :/
doublelifedoublelife
- Date posted
- 4y ago
@Rob12 Similar boat to you. Except I don’t know if I did it or not. All of a sudden I remembered out of nowhere 6-7 years later, no memory of remembering/worrying about it before now. Leads me to think maybe it’s false (there are also weird dream like aspects that don’t make sense). Anyways, I’m worried about a therapist too, what if they think I’m a threat (even though I was a kid myself?)
c4444c4444
- Date posted
- 4y ago
@Rob12 Hi please reply to my most recent post.
b2192b2192
- Date posted
- 4y ago
Yeah I feel ashamed with what I did also, and i constantly ruminate about it . I've told my family and my partner which was extremely embarrassing but they all say to move on and it's not big deal but I still feel terrible. I think you should tell your therapist though because you aren't harming anybody now or posing a threat so they have nothing to report you for or anything if that's what your worried about.
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viee
- Date posted
- 24w ago
i cannot do ERP
i don’t think i can, i can’t stomach the possibility of these things, or maybe i can (because they might be true and deep down i know that) and just don’t want to and want to pretend it isn’t there. i can’t do ERP, i just want to pretend it isnt there and won’t happen to clarify, i know i have to do ERP, i know it’s necessary; i don’t need to be told this, this is just how i am feeling currently
EllieH95
- Date posted
- 21w ago
How do you do ERP without spiraling?
I have contamination OCD that causes me to excessively wash my hands/clean items with disinfectant wipes. I know I just need to start with small exposures but how do I do that without spiraling? I tried a while back by just touching the outside of my dishwasher and not washing my hands after and it led to me being unable to even exist in my house. I basically lived on my couch for three weeks as it was the only 'safe' space that I had not touched with my dirty hands. I had to take a week off work to clean my house to make it somewhat liveable. I still haven't got round to cleaning everything though so things like my kitchen are still no-go zones that I don't enter. I just don't know how to start ERP without it making everything worse. Any advice would be appreciated. I am not seeing a therapist at the moment due to financial constraints.
Girlypop
- Date posted
- 10w ago
ERP for fear of cancelation? (Event/False Memory)
What ERP or other techniques do you use to combat fear of cancelation? Especially curious about those with taboo thoughts, false memory ocd and event ocd based off of real events where the fear of cancellation may actually hold some validity. I once did my own ERP not under a therapist but just on my own I decided to create an anonymous account on Twitter and defend a friend who was receiving online criticism. I knew that this would be semi-controversial so I was expecting backlash and when I recieved troll replies it actually seemed to be a really helpful low-stakes exposure activity. Is this something that others have done? Low stakes online posts etc. that you know will recieve negative responses? I have had severe OCD as a kid as pretty much every subtype under the sun, and as an adult I pretty much have all the types under control except for this real event and false memory and taboo thought OCD. It seems like a different beast since it's somewhat realistic in the camcellation culture today, and it's confusing to address. Ive shut down almost all social accounts and it's keeping me from progressing in a career where I need to have an online presence :/
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