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Hi ! No judgement here. I completely understand you. I constantly feel like I have to tell on myself all the time. Often, if something has happened throughout the day that I feel I may have done something wrong or inappropriate, then I have this immense urge to tell people about it and get reassurance that it’s not as bad as I think, or just to tell them so that I can have a weight lifted off my chest. I do this all the time, you are not alone.
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I tell on myself constantly. You’re seeking reassurance by telling on yourself in a sense. Try really hard not to do it. No matter how hard it is.
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Awww thank you !! You seem really sweet too !! Awww, half you feel better. Yeah, it really does ??
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Yasmin, Thank you!! This just lifted a weight off of my shoulders. You worded that perfectly. Like shoot, its just a bad habit I can kick, it’s not the end of the world. For some reason though, it feels like I need to confess that I have this habit so someone can tell me it’s okay. I already know they would say it’s not the end of the world, so why do I feel like I have to still admit it? You saying I’m not alone in telling on myself is so much appreciated. I seek so much reassurance, and i don’t know why but I just do. Again, thank you
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I’m so glad it’s made you feel better ! This app is so great for that, I posted something today that I’ve really been struggling with and couldn’t tell anyone about, but getting someone talking to me has made me feel a little better. I get the feeling of wanting to tell people about that too ! I am always seeking reassurance for everything, and I subsequently snowball it into this massive thing. You’re so welcome ! You can talk to me any time, I completely understand you and know how frustrating it is. OCD sucks.
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Thank you!! The same goes to you! I just broke though and told my friend, and she’s so great so she doesn’t judge me and knows how my brain works, but I feel bad adding that to our friendship. I shouldn’t have to tell people things like that, especially my friends ya know? It’s weird and now I’m embarrassed.
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Thank you ! Well it’s great that you have such a supportive friend ! I know how you feel, it can make you feel really bad for telling friends something like this because it’s so big and scary, but I think the thing you have to remember is that we have these people in our lives for a reason. Your friend sounds like she really cares about you, so I’m sure that she doesn’t mind you telling her at all. Did you tell her just then ? And don’t feel like you should be embarrassed, although it may not feel like it, what you’re going through is not anything to be ashamed of. Right now, it’s part of who you are, and showing that part of yourself is not bad, it’ll just show you who the true friends in your life are. True friends will not see this as a bad thing x
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Ah! You’re so sweet!! Thank you!!!
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Yeah I had just told her, and I felt better. OCD sucks ?
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*glad* not half.
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- 25w
Why why WHY do I feel the need to constantly overshare?! It’s making me feel guilty af! If my boyfriend tells me something in confidence but my ocd twists what’s said into some crazy big problem I feel the need to run to my mom for reassurance, it’s getting to the point where he doesn’t trust me not to talk about stuff and I don’t want him to feel like that obviously!! But it’s like I can’t stop! Does anyone else have that? How do you stop it?
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I’ve been feeling the compulsion of confession again. I hate confessing things to my boyfriend I don’t want him to carry the burden. I’d rather hurt than him hurt. But I feel I did something wrong and he needs to know. Like I need to be punished or something. I may be over reacting to it but I just feel guilty and I had a panic attack when I woke up yesterday. I would never cheat on him. Just making guys laugh I feel like I am doing him wrong or flirting. And then when I notice it I just feel awful. I just want to be liked and noticed not romantically but just as a human. I don’t know why I act like this and feel the need to tell him as if I slept with someone. I think it’s attacking my biggest fear which is losing him. Does anyone have experience with this?
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- 18w
i need some kind words or maybe some advice? basically i went through trauma as a kid including sexual, and acted out in disturbing ways. I’ve done things i regret. even as an early teenager i did also. the only weird things ive done recently were compulsions and weird ocd driven stuff… but besides that ive found it easy to forgive myself for a lot of stuff because i know myself and my intentions and also talking to people helps. but one thing that’s hard is when im intimate with others or in a relationship. i feel so gross and undeserving like if they knew everything ive done in my life they would hate me. I don’t tell everyone everything, i think i only did that with therapists and like one family member. I feel like if I don’t tell someone everything I’ve done that I regret and see if they forgive me for it, then that means im “hiding” something about me and being malicious. anything helps :(
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