A few months back I saw a picture of a kid in a swimming costume on the beach but the photo was taken from the back of the kid and I saw it but because of my intrusive thoughts I don’t like to look Past the hip area because it triggers me to have horrible thoughts and I thought no I’m not my thoughts so I clicked back on to it and looked past the hips area but it’s now making me think I’m a horrible person I shouldn’t of looked where I did and it’s just making me feel so horrible but I was just trying to prove to my ocd brain that if I look at a photo and I just happen to see that area that it didn’t mean anything I’m now stuck

It’s important to face your demons—you’re right that it means nothing to look there. Heck, that’s the main point of the exercises on this app. Don’t let your fears get to you; continue exposing yourself and normalise photos like that in your mind. Like you said, you are not your thoughts, nor are you a bad person for looking at the rest of the photo. Be proud, actually, because all you were doing was conquering your fears. You are not a horrible person. You are strong, and I hope that I can be as strong as you ☺️

Hey I don’t have that ocd but I just want you to know it fine if I was you I would do something you enjoy to take your mind of it hope this helped ??

you didn't click back just to look at that area, you clicked back to face the fear, to look at it normally and not let your intrusive thought control you. The fact that you think it's horrible to look at a picture that way proves you didn't and will not.

I think you are very strong to click back to that photo, you were like ocd you can’t rule me, and I also understand how clicking back would make you feel horrible because of a fellow pocd sufferer the slightest action that makes you feel like a monster even if your intention of clicking back was only to further ERP not anything evil. Pocd is one of the worst themes (not bashing anyone else’s themes) but for me it is. Feel free to chat with me anytime about it. I’m just struggling tonight with an intrusive thought I had about a child I was around. It’s the worst ?

Thankyou so much means a lot ?

I understand. On the surface, it does seem messed up to deliberately look there, but you know that’s not what it was. You’re conquering your demons, and there’s nothing wrong with that ?

Well, you aren’t. What you did is more than what it seemed, and what it really was was noble. Remember that and stay strong :)

Thankyou for helping me I really appreciate the support and your time

Thankyou makes a bit more sense now x

Thankyou for the reply ?

I think because it was a kid and and to Do with the bum area it just makes you feel horrible inside

I had looked at the photo but not at the full picture then clicked of then clicked back on to look where I did to face my thoughts that’s why it makes me see horrible

Thankyou