Freemeofocd
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YesYouYesYou
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It's when your mind cant let something go from a real life event and you constantly ruminate over it. Like when someone when they were young did something terrible and their adult self cant let it go.
kdla21232423kdla21232423
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Wow, this explains the last few months for me :(
Fear Strikes OutFear Strikes...
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@kdla21232423 Unfortunately, the more we replay the event in our minds to get reassurance, the more distorted the event details become.
kdla21232423kdla21232423
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@Fear Strikes Out So, basically, we just have to learn to let it go?
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@kdla21232423 Read this and let me know what you think. https://themighty.com/2019/10/real-life-ocd-feel-guilty-past-events/
kdla21232423kdla21232423
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@Fear Strikes Out :(:( yeah, I'm constantly hitting myself on the head for alot of things - even things that happened over a decade ago. About mostly things that no one even cares about, let alone judge me for. But I sit there and harshly judge myself for these things. Starting a few months ago, I started "coming clean" to my boyfriend about some of these memories and he always looks at me like he doesn't understand why I have to "come clean" about such trivial things. I had no idea this was another subtype...
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@kdla21232423 Have you ever been to an OCD therapist for treatment? This is something that is very manageable. It will help as well as your relationships with others such as your BF.
AnonymousAnonymous
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I have this and get get over things from 3-5 years ago. I talk in my head like I’m the worst person ever and really hard on myself with a lot of shame. But if a friend was telling me the same story I’d have compassion with no judgement. So part of me knows it’s all in my head and how I speak to myself. OCD will latch onto anything.
FreemeofocdFreemeofocd
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Ahh I see...
FreemeofocdFreemeofocd
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I feel like I’m experiencing that now
FreemeofocdFreemeofocd
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Can real event be also like an event that your mind twists to be completely different than it actually was? Can ruminating it over and over again change the facts and convince you you did something horrible with malisicous intent?
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That's exactly what it does!
ThreeLittleBirdsThreeLittleB...
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It’s like not being able to get over a specific event from your past. Let’s say you pushed a kid in the playground and he scraped his arm from falling. A person with real event ocd will suffer over that memory. They ruminate over it and obsess over it. It’s an awful type of ocd because it’s guilt/shame/fear based.
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Unfortunately, there's plenty of shame associated with all forms of OCD.
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