Anonymous
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artsygirlartsygirl
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I have harm ocd and I don’t want to give reassurance but if it quacks like a duck and looks like a duck...
AnonymousAnonymous
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it is OCD?😭😂
c.catc.cat
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A bad person doesn’t worry/wonder if they are a bad person. They don’t question their thoughts. All the questions you are asking yourself is rumination. I do the same spiral, I have harm ocd as well and I have those same spiraling questions. Ocd is the doubting disease and it can feel so real. I know for me it does even though I know in my gut I don’t want any of that to happen
Daria AlexandrovnaDaria Alexan...
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Yeah though 'gut feeling' isn't something we can count on in OCD... at least not all the time
c.catc.cat
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@Daria Alexandrovna Yes very true
AnonymousAnonymous
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Thank you, I hate how I’m questioning these things. I should be sure I would never do something like that, but instead it looks so likely to happen, it looks like it’s what I really want/am. It is not, and sometimes it’s hard for me to realize it. It’s crazy how it makes me feel that I’m already a bad person, a criminal, a murderer in waiting.
Daria AlexandrovnaDaria Alexan...
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@Anonymous Yeah we know how you feel bc the same thing goes for our themes
CB6236CB6236
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Sounds like OCD. I have Harm OCD,and I'll get a new thought and even though its the same theme, I ALWAYS think...oh all of those other thoughts were OCD but this one...this one is real. OCD is a beast. Hang in there.
AnonymousAnonymous
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Yes this really doesn’t feel like Harm OCD, or sometimes my brain would say: you like these thoughts, what are u talking about . My mind is a b*tch 😃
CB6236CB6236
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@Anonymous Yes that is a very OCD thing for your brain to say. It's the ultimate trickster and it will attack evveryyything and throw you so many what ifs until you've gone around so many times in your head that you have no choice but to think there must be truth to it.
AnonymousAnonymous
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@CB6236 Omg yes! It confuses me on wether I like these thoughts or not. OCD is very tricky, damn it
Daria AlexandrovnaDaria Alexan...
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Believe it or not but it sounds very typical for OCD and people who are in denial wouldn't know they are in denial about something, they wouldn't even consider that bc denial is subconscious
Daria AlexandrovnaDaria Alexan...
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And generally if you just liked your thoughts why would you still ruminate so much on it
AnonymousAnonymous
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Yes you’re right, but then why can’t I recognize that m*rdering is something I would never do? Why Am I debating on that? 😭
Daria AlexandrovnaDaria Alexan...
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@Anonymous Because OCD is a doubting disorder. If you knee that for sure you wouldn't struggle. We all deal with that, no matter what your theme is. I don't have certainty, people who are afraid of being gay don't have certainty. But it doesn't mean they're gay, it doesn't mean that people would harm their children, it doesn't mean I don't deserve or don't want my relationship, and it doesn't mean you would kill someone.
AnonymousAnonymous
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So ... how does ERP help? I'm brand new - just signed up.
AnonymousAnonymous
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ERP is supposed to expose you to your fears and prevent you from doing compulsions, so with the time you’ll feel less anxious
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