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No, T. the people we fear being aren’t anxious over those thoughts. They seek out those thoughts on purpose. You would do anything to get rid of this horrible disease right? I know I would. You are ok, just tell that ocd that those thoughts mean nothing, just like a junk channel going through your brain and say “ok I’m choosing to let these thoughts go through my brain but I’m not going to react to them because they mean nothing to me”
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Thank you for your replies halespineapple18, I find them very helpful ?
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Stay strong T. I’ve said to @ocd465 that despite my major protection over my kids, I would let her look after them because the literature is clear. No one with OCD even comes close to acting on their obsession. In fact it’s the opposite, the avoidance and desperation to disprove the obsession is what drives it. I know that my kids would be safe with that person and that person would be behaving in life changing ERP. That person would be you too. Build self trust, confidence and define yourself by your beliefs, your values, and godamn it what you WANT. Not what the bully wants to convince you that you want
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I’m so glad XXX
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I don’t know if my hormones are extra wild this month or what, but I have been having so many POCD thoughts lately. It feels like I enjoy them in the moment, and then a few seconds later, I get this tiny flicker of *wait I don’t think I actually want to enjoy that.* It’s scaring me a lot. I was watching adult videos for the first time in about a year, since I had been avoiding them because of my OCD. I know they are not good for anyone, but I felt like i could (ironically it felt like a tiny win that my OCD had calmed down enough). But while watching, I had like 3 separate POCD thoughts. And it felt like I liked them. Like genuinely *liked* them. I don’t know if maybe my body was mixing up physical pleasure and mental pleasure, and then my brain inserted those not okay thoughts into the situation, which got tangled up with the pleasure responses I felt mentally and physically. It is all really confusing. I just feel so scared. I know OCD thoughts are supposed to feel real, and that once you get desensitized to the anxiety, they lose their power. But this feels like I am *actually enjoying* the thoughts, and that makes me want to cry. I’m scared that I actually like these thoughts when I’m really aroused :( Please help.
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