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- sonia.i
- Date posted
- 3y ago
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- boobabooba
- Date posted
- 3y ago
It definitely can! Pay attention to how the intrusive urge makes you feel. The feeling you get about it tells you all you need to know. ❤️ the distress and possible guilt and disgust shows your true self and intentions, OCD is showing you your worst fears
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- rosecoloredgirlrosecoloredgirl
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- 3y ago
So if I feel guilty or disgusted over some thoughts or like "what ifs", that's who I really am?
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- sonia.isonia.i
- Date posted
- 3y ago
That’s very nice of you but another question what if you don’t feel disgust sometimes?? Does that possibly mean .... :(
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- Albert de Blois Albert de Bl...
- Date posted
- 3y ago
@sonia.i Even if you don't feel disgust, OCD gives us emotional reactions and sometimes it doesn't. You know yourself better than anyone! Listen to yourself not your OCD.
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- Albert de Blois Albert de Bl...
- Date posted
- 3y ago
@rosecoloredgirl You know yourself better than anyone. Whether you feel disgust or not, intrusive thoughts are making you overanalyze yourself.
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- AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Yes unfortunately the urges happen. Especially when your thoughts are taboo/violent/disgusting/shameful (mine are, so are lots of other people’s with OCD) You can frequently get the urge to do something bad and then think to yourself “what if I act on this thought?” “What if I get a strong urge and it overcomes me and I do it?” Just remember these are just thoughts. If you start therapy, your therapist will show you ways to let them be there and coexist with you, no matter how horrible they are. And remember that you’re still in the driver’s seat of your own body. If you don’t “want” to carry out one of your thoughts, simply don’t do it. You are in full control. I know it’s easier said than done, because I struggle with this as well. I hope you find something that helps you!
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- AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 3y ago
And as Booba said above, the guilt and sisgust reveals your true intentions! OCD makes you shameful of things that have never happened and you don’t want to happen. It makes you question your feelings on things that you already know your feelings for. When OCD attacks a particular subject, person, or thought, it’s latching onto it because it knows how morally wrong that thought is for you. It’s literally just trying to psych you out.
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- VannaVanna
- Date posted
- 3y ago
I think so. It scares me too. *hugs*
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- Jher55
- Date posted
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Just intrusive thoughts??
I noticed ocd is about having intrusive thoughts. But does OCD come in any other way? If so can y’all give me examples?
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