Does ocd try and trick you and sneak into more places right as you’re starting to feel better?

I was just overcoming my most recent obsession, and then I had a horrible horrible disturbing dream about my theme and I can’t tell what parts of it are real or not. It’s really bothering me. It happened the second I let go of my most recent obsession. And what sucks is my obsession is centered around my daughter, and I was sleeping with her in my arms, and I started to have a sexual dream. It was a normal one but then in my dream I pulled her into me as I was about to orgasm. But I didn’t actually orgasm I woke up before I did. But she was laying next me, in my arms. And now I don’t know if I actually pulled her into me during my dream or if I started to dream that I was doing that and woke up before I did. I don’t know and It’s driving me crazy. I hope I didn’t incorporate her into my sexual dream 😔 this is the worst possible thing. I would right it off as just a dream but the fact that she was in my arms, while I was having the sexual dream, sleeping right next to me, makes me feel so unsure and so scared.

And of course because I’m ruminating I’m remembering it wayyy worse than it was

I haven't been having any thoughts, but i still feel empty so OCD has been making me feel like i am my thoughts even though the fear has gone down... ITS COMPLICATED

Yeah that sounds hard to deal with And i mean you’re not really reaponsible for your dreams or what you do in them Ive had sex dreams about so many different people i 100% did not want to fuck or watch fuck or anything But to overcome OCD we have to just sit with the chance that your fear could somewhat possibly be true, but is very unlikely The anxiety will dissapate over time, i know it doesnt seem like it will but it always does

Like I hope she didn’t play a part in my arousal during the dream...and because my theme is pocd and hurting my daughter, my ocd is having a field day of course

Of course, i know this stuff is weird, but i try thinking about it like this...anybody could have that dream, ANYBODY...probably lots of people have had that dream...stands to reason that in the history of the world, this exact circumstance has happened dozens, even hundreds of times Only difference between those people and you (probably) is that it didnt cause them this much anxiety, they were (probably) like “well that was weird” and went about their day Like im not giving you assurance, because we all have to accept that there is a miniscule chance that our fears could be true to get any better So you have to sit with that anxiety But mannnn dreams are nonsense, like dont let this make you forget the anxiety and sit with it but like...duuuuude i gave up on my dreams decades ago, as did most if not all mental health professionals But again we have to accept that there is never going to be certainty...certainty doesnt exist anywhere in nature so you’re definitely gonna be able to find it in your own brain Good luck!

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