Question, does anyone else experience real life event ocd? Like they have a lot of guilt about events that happened in the past and can’t seem to move on from it. It is related to my suicide ocd and I wish I could just move on from the past but I have so much guilt for it even though everyone is telling me to move on! I read that this could be considered real life event ocd but am just wondering if anyone else feels the same.

I have this too! It really sucks :( but remember that you aren’t alone

So, just remember ocd isn’t real, ocd is when you give a random (intrusive thought) meaning by paying attention to it. Example; I capture the thought “I’m going to commit suicide” usually the thought would be disregarded without consciously thinking about it. With ocd the cycle starts when you pay attention, this is what causes the physical anxiety that compels you to ritualise (or think about it a lot if you have pure ocd), the cycle goes something like; intrusive thought _> physical anxiety -> you seek assurance (by ritual or in your head) -> the anxiety lessons, then the cycle repeats. The way to break the cycle is to label it for what it is, choose to pay no attention, tell your self that you do not fear it as it’s all false and just an intrusive thought that everyone gets (even said normal people!).

Intrusive thoughts can be about real life events, if that’s what you’re asking. You can obsess about the past, present, future, or just a random thought that is not tied to reality. Regardless, it is all obsessive thinking. I am not a therapist and I do not want to reassure you, so I will not say for sure if it is the OCD or something else going on, but if your therapist says it is related to the OCD, they are probably correct. It is common with OCD to not be 100% confident in our therapist’s opinions about our condition and treatment. Remember, OCD doesn’t want you to get better, so it is going to challenge your therapist and attempt to thwart any effort you make toward progress.

i’m not a doctor but maybe look into if this could be some kind of ptsd too? ocd can cause a lot, but sometimes it’s something else!

I’m not sure if it’s ptsd or not because my therapist said it could be related to my ocd fueling my thought so I’m not aure

Thank you guys for your help!!