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- 5y
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- 5y
I'm so sorry that happened to you. You had your privacy violated and it was absolutely not your fault.
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- 5y
Oh no! I’m so sorry that happened, he completely invaded your privacy! I know first hand that I wouldn’t want anyone to find my journal so I can’t imagine the feelings you are experiencing! But please remember, you are not your thoughts. You are not defined by these thoughts, you are defined by your actions ? please don’t give up on journaling. there are a couple places you can get boxes that you can lock, I would suggest getting one of those for your journals!
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- 5y
Ugh. That’s devastating. I don’t know how old he is and whether you can reason with him or your parents why that’s not ok. But please, don’t give up your writing. Can you maybe get a lock box if needed? In the meantime, I’m sending you healing vibes because being violated in any way is just so hard to deal with. And it’s so cruel how often guilt accompanies it, because it’s not at all your fault. Gentle wishes your way.
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- 5y
thank you! i was thinking about getting a lock box. he’s 19
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- 5y
@getting_better Ugh, he’s old enough to understand how wrong that is. I don’t know if he’ll respond or not if you try to (as calmly as possible) explain why that is so NOT OK. You know him and your parents to know if it’s worth bringing up. Maybe explain how writing is not a threat to anyone? I really don’t know, but I honestly wish you peace in all of this. It sounds like they do care or they wouldn’t “care” to check your phone, but that doesn’t make violating your privacy or threatening your healthy coping mechanism ok. Really wishing the best for you!
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- 5y
Wishing you nothing but the best ???
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- 5y
Oh man that's my worst nightmare lol I have written all sorts of stuff testing my OCD ideas, writing the worries as if they're true, writing the opposite, trying to see what "feels right". If your parents are controlling enough to do phone checks then I doubt they'd do much about your brother's behaviour and I imagine you're less than thrilled with the idea of bringing it up. I second a lock box. And remember that there are people you can talk to about how you're treated or spoken to at home, including your therapist and teachers. Your parents may do phone checks to try to ensure your safety as an alternative to building trust with you so that you can talk to them openly- a lot of us have been through this, as parents are often not emotionally available and stable enough in themselves to choose healthy parenting methods. They likely have your interests at heart, but that kind of boundary crossing behaviour can feel very violating and lead to you having long term issues with boundaries. As you get older, please make a note to yourself to do reading and work around boundaries and toxic shame- if I'd known to look into those things years ago, my life could've gone a lot more positively. If there are other things, I hope you know that not being allowed privacy is actually considered emotional abuse and there are people who will take it seriously if you're miserable at home. The feeling that it's your fault probably comes from the shame you're feeling about someone invading your privacy, of course it's entirely his bad behaviour but that shame can easily skew things to feeling like your fault. Processing the shame could be a good way to get through this rough patch without it becoming a new obsession.
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- 5y
thank you so much! i’m thinking about getting a lock box, i’m just afraid they would start asking what i’m hiding and like that type of stuff
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- 20w
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- 20w
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- 18w
Advice, coping techniques, just distraction needed. Yesterday night, my parents asked me if I could take care of my baby brother and I’ve been wanting to help them out so of course I said yes, and I was taking care of him with my other brother. A big fear of mine that I’ve told my therapist about is that my OCD will latch on to my new baby brother. It hasn’t happened since he has come home with us, but now I feel like something is brewing. My little brother is prone to throwing up so he already got the shirt He was wearing all dirty so I went to my mom‘s room and decided to change his onesie. I called my other brother for help by helping me sit him up while I put the shirt over his head after the shirt went over his head. My other brother was walking out and that’s when I clipped the buttons on the bottom of the onesie and continued to carry him around the house, but it’s that action that my mind is obsessing over. Me clipping the buttons of my baby brother’s onesie. I can’t get over it. My mind keeps replaying that one thing because my thoughts are saying “oh what if you accidentally inappropriately touched him “ and I even went out of my way to avoid touching his diaper because I knew my head would start spinning shit like this. But ever since last night, I can’t stop thinking if I accidentally traumatized my little brother some how. I know I didn’t do anything wrong. I’ve helped my mom change my brother‘s clothes before. My parents literally check his diaper if he soiled himself, but when I do anything that has to do with making sure my brother is clean and healthy my head tries to make me feel sick and crazy. The thoughts are getting worse and getting to the point where my head is trying to make me feel like I’m weird for wanting to change my brother out of his dirty clothes. I’m just so scared that these thoughts are gonna get worse and I’m trying not to freak out right now so I went for a walk outside. But im still getting such intense anxiety. I dont know how to cope or what to do advice coping techniques would be a such a help ive been doing so good with avoiding compulsions. I just need help to ground myself. I dont want to go to my mom with this ill feel worse. Is me writing this a compulsion?
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