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I don't think it's seeking reassurance and I don't think the answer will always be invariably yes. Ocd has popular themes and information is readily avaliable online but this is a community of people who suffer in similar ways. Asking if someone else experiences a certain thing helps us feel less isolated and alone and let's us know that this is a community and a safe space to share things with ppl who may or may not understand. Ocd is unique to everyone so not everyone will identify with a certain compulsion or theme.
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- 6y
I agree. The question “does anyone else have “insert awful manifestation of ocd” , most of the time this is seeking reassurance even tho I have been guilty of it as well
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- 6y
It is not always reassurance seeking though. Some of us have “non text book” subjects which makes you feel very alone. Those with POCD , ROCD, harm OCD can in a way relate to each other because there are so many posts on these subjects as well as books. Finding someone with a similar “non text book subject” can be helpful in terms of support and things that help specific to that subject.
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- 6y
You guys are right, it’s not always reassurance seeking. I definitely search the internet to make sure I’m not alone in my thinking/ symptoms, and it’s so nice to not feel alone with such a weird mental illness. I think like anything, the internet searching and posting can turn into a compulsion tho
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- 6y
halespineapple18 - Yes, it is all in the intention. The same action can be support or it can be reassurance seeking in the form of a compulsion depending on the feeling or goal behind it. We all know the feeling that goes with a compulsion - that high anxiety with the frantic search to eliminate it....
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- 6y
OCD comes in an almoat infinite variety of types as it is limited only by your imagination, any good therapist or book will tell you this, and many of them are grouped within types. My point is that I haven't yet seen a question here for a novel subtheme, so we could cut at least 80% of those questions with a simple sticky guide, and leave the conversation area for more positive and constructive talk.
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- 17w
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- 11w
Hi, i’m new to this app, i’ve had it for a couple days but finally just built up the courage to make a post… I think i might have OCD, but im not sure what type, or if i even have it, & i would like your guys opinions on it. I want to talk about some of my obsessions, some are physical where i get obsessed with physical objects, & others are where i get obsessed with my thoughts & actions, or other things people do. As well as my compulsions. Some thoughts i have everyday that im constantly worried about is accidentally killing myself, epically with my self-harm, & accidentally killing someone else although ive never had the urge or impulse to hurt someone like that before. I’m also worried about the quality of my car ALWAYS, & worried that someone will break into it, or steal it, or damage it - like hitting it, or doing a hit & run, or getting into an accident. I have constant thoughts about driving into a wall & killing myself. I also have to have the volume in my car at an even number otherwise it feels like i’m going to die, or i’m going to get into an accident. I’m also worried about my house burning down, & i even have to call my mom or text to her to make sure everything’s okay… i’m also constantly worried about people leaving/abandoning me, im worried that something in my past will come up, & someone will perceive me in a certain way that will make them leave me. Or im always worried that ive done something wrong although theres actually nothing i’ve done wrong, which could also make them leave me. I have a really hard time with uncertainty, & i need reassurance constantly. I have a lot of paranoid thoughts like “my family is out to get me” & “everyone’s hates me” & “you’re a horrible person” & images & more, even though i know they’re not real & they have no actual meaning to them. With the physical objects, i get obsessed with ideas or things, like bands, collectibles, keychains, posters, stuffed animals, & basically anthing you can think of, & i feel the need to get things or buy things pertaining to it, to make myself happy or feel fulfilled. at this point im becoming a hoarder. Another thing that i deal with is having things on a special or specific order. i need things to be decorated in my room in a very specific way for me to be happy, & if somethings off it triggers me & makes me really upset. I need to have things facing me, & in order & arrange them in a certain way. I get obsessed with the order of my room & how things look, & need constant approval from others to make sure it looks okay. To calm down i often have to repeat to myself that I am okay, until i actually feel okay again, & i definitely avoid places & situations that trigger me. i also constantly have to fidget with my hands, & my clothes to calm down, & am constantly worried about what other people thing of me, & because of that i have to go to the bathroom especially at work to check how i look & fix my clothes constantly to make sure i look okay. I also have a lot of brain chatter, so no matter what the time of day im always thinking things in the back of my mind, my brain remembers things throughout the day, like music, or people talking, or phrases they say, & sometimes i have to say it out loud to feel okay. Is this OCD? & if so, what type?
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