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I’m one of Jehovah’s Witnesses :)
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Hi I am also JW. ?
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There's a differed between avoiding bc of OCD and avoiding for your mental health and sanity. Maybe you're avoiding riding the four wheeler due to OCD but the horror movie avoidance sounds sensical. We live in an oversaturated overwhelming world and there is so much suffering and badness in real life already, why do we need it in our entertainment? But idk for sure, hope you find a solution that works for you
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Ocd can be difficult for relationships but once your partner becomes educated I think it helps
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I refuse to watch horror movies because of my Bible based beliefs. I think I’m any relationship, ocd involved or not, you have a right to explain to him why you would rather not watch those movies. The muddy water 4wheeling would be a great erp but maybe you aren’t there yet. Explain him that. He might feel overwhelmed due to ocd (my husband has been there too, it is normal.) maybe he just wants to spend time with you without you feeling stressed. Compromise on something you both enjoy.
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@halespineapple18 when you said "Bible based beliefs" I knew you were a sister! :) I wish there was a direct messaging function on here.
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I have this issue also. You can simply start by educating him About OCD and maybe he can assist you with some ERP.
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@halespineapple18 I'd love to chat as well! I know a couple of JWs who suffer from OCD. You can message me on instagram if you want: wildflower.life
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@halespineapple18 I completely agree! what is your religion/denomination, if you don't mind my asking?
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@wildflower Aw! I wish there was too, I would love to chat with fellow witnesses on ocd :)
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So for as long as I’ve been alive I’ve loved horror/ thriller movies and books. I really only enjoy reading thriller books. Since my harm ocd hit I have slowly started back reading thriller again, but I have to check for triggers before each one I read. There’s been a few books that I was really loving that I had to stop reading because something that would trigger my ocd would come up ( my theme is going crazy becoming dangerous , schizophrenia etc ) so if a character in a book starts hearing voices or something, I get so anxious. I want to be able to read and watch horror / thrillers again. Do I simply need to just continue reading / watching and sit with the anxiety?
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Recently i got stuck in a loop with a terrible intrusive thought about my boyfriend. it’s been rattling in my mind and i feel disgusted and scared and like an evil horrible person. i keep saying things like “intrusive thoughts attack who/what you care about the most” but i think my compulsion (researching; looking up ocd intrusive thoughts and watching others experiencing the same thing) had made it hard to believe that. Im not super concerned about the harm portion because im beating it but now its turned me numb towards my boyfriend after feeling so guilty and scared and everything. i just don’t know what to do its like my body and brain is trying to push me away. we also spend every single day together so im wondering if maybe thats why its so bad? like i feel AWFUL. and i cant stop crying and i havent told him any of this because i don’t want to scare him or make him think im crazy. any tips or words would be appreciated.
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I’ve always struggled a lot with confessing. It’s my worst compulsion. My bf has always been really understanding and can usually see the OCD in it more than I can. He’s always grounded me and helped me see the distortion or the OCD. Lately it hasn’t been that way, he takes my confessions out of the context of the OCD. Takes offense. Gets upset, and angry. He’ll say things like “Who says something like that? Why would you say that?” I can’t ask him not to react, that’s not fair, but I’m feeling like a monster is this is only making me want to confess more because every time I do I get a terrible reaction from him and it feels like it just confirms whatever it was was awful. It doesn’t feel like I’m overthinking or getting stuck on a technical truth or just having ocd distort something. It feels like I’m truly a monster. I can’t even defend myself because I can’t tell if it’s really OCD or just me having a bad thought I agree with. I feel scared. He’s never reacted badly like this and it’s happened multiple times now. I know it’s not fair to keep confessing but I’m genuinely struggling and scared. I don’t know what to do, I can’t just write it down or something. That makes it more real. Materializing the confession makes me more likely to confess.
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