IhateOCD99
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Madison the ERP NinjaMadison the ...
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How can you know if you have narcissistic personality disorder? You can’t! That’s OCD always wanting certainty. A key part of ERP is accepting and tolerating uncertainty. Don’t do your compulsions of trying to find out the answers. You never will. OCD is an endless loop if you engage it. Eventually, that causes the anxiety response to the thoughts to go down, because by resisting compulsions you’re teaching your brain there is no threat. And eventually, you’ll have tolerated uncertainty. The SOS feature on the app will guide you through a way to apply ERP to whenever you’re having an OCD episode!
IhateOCD99IhateOCD99
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But it really feels like I'm a narcist. I do things that are indicative of a narcist. I don't want to be a narcist because I don't want to hurt people. I wish I was just normal. I've done multiple tests of NPD, but I still doubt it. I know OCD can play a role in being scared of NPD, but what if i really am a narcist? I really need help if I am one
Madison the ERP NinjaMadison the ...
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@Mb That’s the OCD trap. “What if I really am? Because I have evidence to support it!” OCD interprets things as evidence when they’re really not. The very fact that you don’t want to be a narcissist is proof you aren’t. This terrifies you. That alone is proof that you aren’t. Now, all of what I said above is reassurance. It will never be enough for you. OCD will always be like “but what if? I have this piece of convincing evidence. What if I really am!” You can’t win this way. You can’t argue your way out of OCD. It is impossible to convince OCD. You have to outsmart it. Agree with the fear or accept the uncertainty. “Ok, maybe I am.” The anxiety will rise. You will want do figure it outt. Don’t. Don’t do your compulsions. OCD will have no ammunition. After a while of letting the anxiety rise and fall naturally and resisting the urge of compulsions, the brain is re-wired to no longer give the anxiety response to this. You’ll have trained it to realize there is no threat. You don’t need OCD to figure out if you do or do not have some problem. You have to beat it first — then you can logically and rationally consider if there is anything you should improve in your character. But if you feel the urge to “fix it or else” again, that’s just OCD, and you should not engage.
IhateOCD99IhateOCD99
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@Madison Really, thank you so much. You really eased my mind. I know seeking reassurance is very bad, but it just feels so real. I'll don't react to the thoughts. If I could be a narcist, I'll seek therapy in the future. Thanks again, you made my day☺️
Madison the ERP NinjaMadison the ...
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@Mb I am so so glad I could help! Best of luck, you got this! We can beat OCD!
feethebeefeethebee
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i don't know how to help you but I feel the exact same way. i have the exact same thoughts actually, it's very annoying. the only thing you can do is try to resist the compulsion to seek reassurance. maybe you're narcissistic maybe you're not. you don't have to figure it out. and by the way daydreaming about being successful or seeking admiration is very common. but not everyone is a narcissist.
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