noone800
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FreemeofocdFreemeofocd
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Your brain tends to fabricate details that confirm your fears. It will always run with the would ifs and worst case scenarios and the more you try to remember the more details that mirror your fears will present themselves. I struggle with false memory/real event ocd and I remember things way inaccurately. Ocd has a field day with these themes. We already have an overactive imagination, so it loves to hide in the grey areas and play up our doubts. You’re never going to remember what happened.
noone800noone800
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- 4y
This really helped me a lot! Thank you for sharing this!
Nachos34 Nachos34
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- 4y
I’m not sure about tips but it can happen. I’m very paranoid about ages and who I find “good looking/cute/attractive” in a sense of actually finding them attractive. And I remember I saw this guys at Downtown Disney. And a few day later I remembered “omg I called that boy cute looking and idek what age he was! I told my friend I as a cute boy and what if he was a 10 yr old.” So I went back to the message I Sent. And I never said that. I just said I was really paranoid. But my brain changed it and made me remember something else.
noone800noone800
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- 4y
Thank you for sharing this!
Bri <3Bri <3
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- 4y
Yeahhh I remember playing life simulator games and making some of my characters lesbians and I’m so scared 😭
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How can I deal with False Memory OCD? I am struggling with ruminating thoughts, and trying to figure out false memories! How can I enjoy my day without figuring it out?
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