does anyone else worry that some of their ocd symptoms/ proof of your ocd are invalid because they already knew about their ocd theme, and maybe they copied other people with the same theme and have now adopted other peoples experiences and mimicked them? so they don’t really have ocd, they just convinced themselves that they do and subconsciously copied other peoples compulsions and thoughts? because i’m undiagnosed and i have some symptoms of ocd before i found out about soocd, but after i started researching it, what if i subconsciously copied other people to convince myself i had ocd.

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ShiningBright

Date posted: 4y ago

Hi love ! I’m not a psychiatrist or a therapist and tbh I have felt this way myself and when I entered therapy we came to the conclusion this way of thinking is likely OCD . In my experience and in my recovery I feel like I understand my true desires , discomfort etc , if you legitimately fear and worry about it then it’s not a true reflection. But also we gotta live with uncertainty that it could be true . I hope you don’t be too hard on yourself and I am sending you good vibes.

Gaby

Date posted: 4y ago

I relate to this so much because when this first hit me I desperately needed to know what was going on and like a few days in after my symptoms I found out about SOOCD and then I started getting more symptoms after that and so sometimes I’m like omg what if this isn’t ocd and I’ve been subconsciously adopting these symptoms. And it scares me too. But as I’m doing better I see clarity through the thoughts sometimes and I know deep down what I want. I’m sure we all have insight, don’t give up. We will get through it.

zeep

Date posted: 4y ago

that’s exactly what happened to me! i hope your right about getting better, this really is the worst :(

Gaby

Date posted: 4y ago

@zeep I don’t know about you but being positive is always helpful for me even when I feel like there’s no way out. Even when I’m feeling suicidal ideation. Idk if you’re spiritual at all but praying helps me a ton because I feel like everything is gonna be okay afterwards. You will be okay one day. We all will be :)

YesYou

Date posted: 4y ago

That some deep stuff right there.

zeep

Date posted: 4y ago

i guess i have trouble trusting myself. i’ve always felt like an outsider looking in on my brain if that makes sense. so like if you asked me what’s the first thing that pops into your head i wouldn’t be able to tell you because they aren’t my thoughts, they are someone else’s thoughts that i can see and hear? but they aren’t clear thoughts that i can see, they are like cloudy? i overthink every thought so they dont even feel like my thoughts anymore. it’s like everyone else thinks in 2d and can understand what they are thinking, but i am thinking in 3d where i feel like i am seeing someone else’s thoughts but in a language i only kind of understand. it’s so hard to explain omg but it’s just like i don’t know what my thoughts are sometimes, and i feel like i’m an exception to thinking normally? i just can’t really interpret my thoughts and emotions clearly, it’s like a cloud. ok i’m not making sense, but oh well lmao

YesYou

Date posted: 4y ago

@zeep Interesting. Almost like you are your soul and you are looking into your bodies thoughts. Now I'm the one who isnt making sense lol

zeep

Date posted: 4y ago

@Kc88 yes, exactly! it’s so hard to explain haha

YesYou

Date posted: 4y ago

are you doing ok?

FairyWithaKnife

Date posted: 24w ago

I just don't know

I've gotten diagnosed with OCD and I'm in therapy. But I'm worried that I don't have OCD/that I got misdiagnosed. And recently I'm worried that I've just gotten myself into a habit of thinking of dirty minded or just plain old terrible things after I see/hear certain things because I feel like I need to prove I have OCD or else I'm faking(sometimes this goes away). Or that I'm just mimicking symptoms of ocd to cope with real problems I may have and that im just really deep into denial. I don't know...I'm just so tired. I mean, what if I really am what I think I am and this is my brains only way of coping? I don't even really feel anything towards most of the thoughts anymore either I just know they go against my values and I don't want them. I don't know if that's because I'm so mentally exhausted, I just don't care, or that the thoughts are true and I'm comfortable with them.

Secretidentity

Date posted: 19w ago

Does any one ever question if their ocd isn’t ocd?

That’s kinda my question. All my thoughts feel so realistic and so now I doubt if they are ocd and if I just can’t make my mind up about something and I’m using ocd as an excuse or something idc I feel like this post is word vomit.

lalalalal166373

Date posted: 10w ago

what if it’s not ocd

so i was on instagram and it came up with other signs of ocd then someone commented this doesn’t mean you have ocd now im stressed that its not ocd background - i had so-ocd for a few years then got treatment for it but am now on the waiting list for further treatment for other stuff but i dont have another theme which makes me feel like its not ocd my day to day life consists of touching the door handle every time you go past it or someone will die, and inability to send emails without re reading loads of times and getting other people to check because im scared i wrote something bad but the what if it’s not ocd thought is triggering me now and i don’t know what do

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