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The guilt is terrible! I also have POCD but to add to that I used be a full time babysitter/nanny so all I do is sit and think about the past and if anything could be look at in the wrong way. Or if I did something bad and I completely forgot or forgot the memory but SOME HOW THE KID REMEMBERS SOMETHING I DONT?! I am currently in college and often think to myself what if this is all for nothing? No one is ever going to hire someone with that kind of a past and how many years do you think you are going to spend in jail? And not to mention the people who do the bad things we think about get treated the worst and hurt behind bars! You are not alone I can promise you that! I have also thought about ending it all because of any possible future shame. I am also on antidepressants so not sure if that just adds to it. I am here for you if you ever want to talk. Trust me anything you talk about isn't going to be something I haven't already thought about.
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thank you for this and i am so sorry you’re suffering with the same theme, having POCD feels like you’re alone and no one will every get it bc it’s such a serious topic and it’s scary. i suffer from intrusive horrible images and it’s hell, everyday i feel like a monster and i just want to curl up in a ball and die. the intrusive thoughts get so bad that i start panicking and everyday feels like a repeat of the last, i am always just sad or feel guilty, but i don’t want these thoughts, they make me feel evil and when i have them i feel disgusting. i literally would not wish this on my worst enemy. :(
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I'm right here with you
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Hey, I know how this is. I feel the same way. Never in my life have I thought of worrying about something like this but now it's all I worry about and I fear I will go to jail and die there because of the past or the thoughts. I have real event and POCD so it's really a horrible combination
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- 4y ago
you put my thoughts into words, i literally would never have expected this to be something i suffer with 2 years ago and now it’s consuming my life. even before that i had intrusive thoughts, but now it’s everyday and it’s pure pain. the best way to explain it is self sabotaging, i don’t control the thoughts, they just pop up in my head or take over my head when i am relaxed and it’s so overwhelming and scary, it’s like my brain is fighting itself and i am stuck watching myself go crazy and wasting away the days suffering with immense guilt over thoughts i don’t control :(
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@hopeful You aren't controlling the thoughts, but you are reacting to them. And that alone can be hard to stop. You're so used to them coming and it's just not who you want to be. I sometimes feel like it's too late for me and if the people I loved knew about the problems I go through, they'd probably hate me. I hate my past self enough
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- 4y ago
@hopeful Omg, same!! I have this amazing life and the ocd sabotages me every f-Ing day! It was never like this and now i am hyper aware. Pure pain is exactly right . And so unfair . Im trying therapy but this is very uncomfortable so far but sticking with it. You’re not alone, and this app is helpful to talk to others. Thank you for sharing.🙏🏻
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@BigGip09 that is true, one thing i hold on to is “pure OCD cant make you do anything” and i just always go back to that because the intrusive thoughts get so disgusting and traumatizing that i feel like i am “long gone” or “hopeless” but then i remember it’s just intrusive thoughts and i am not them and they can’t make me do anything i don’t want to do. :( if someone saw my intrusive thoughts and images they would paint me as a monster, meanwhile i don’t want them or make them up, they just force themselves into my head and it’s the most frustrating, uncomfortable feeling...i am just trying to hold on to the positives, sometimes it feels impossible to stay positive with this disorder, but it’s much better than isolating and blaming myself for things i can’t control.
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Hi, I totally agree it’s pure suffering ! Yes, thoughts pop up and then I’m stuck in them, as if they pull me in! It’s so crazy. I feel like im sinking, it’s so hard to stay away from the thoughts because they feel so immediate and necessary to think About and suffer over. And they always so clever in luring me down the rabbit hole. I need to work hard on staying strong and not paying attention but also the feelings are so distressing too that I get in me body. Ugh! You’re not alone, totally with you , and staying hopeful!
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thank you so much! i appreciate this comment so much! it’s very isolating suffering with this, but it’s super nice to have people relate to this and i feel less alone. and you’re so right! it’s like i HAVE to think about it it’s so weird, i am learning not to take them seriously, it’s just super hard when it’s something so horrible like i feel like i can’t just ignore it :/
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Same ! I have HOCD and presents in same way, having a spiral now and feel awful urges, makes me feel just sick. My life is so good and this thing is ruining it. Just started therapy but it’s so hard. You are not alone!!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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thank you so much and i am so sorry, it’s a battle everyday, it truly makes me feel like a horrible person everyday but if i could i would stop the intrusive thoughts and images, they just pop up and take over my brain or i ruminate for hours and the intrusive thought gets worse and worse and i am panicking...pure OCD is pure suffering :(
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Sometimes I think " do I like kids?" "Would i get aroused if I saw content with kids?""What if I'm a pedo and cant accept it?" "What if I'm ok with these thoughts?" "What if I'm not distressed enough " "What if I enjoy these thoughts?" , i avoid kids as much as i can, i cant look at them bc I'm scared I'm gonna have some groin like response. I keep testing if I'd get turned on or if I'd have some groinal response to sexual scenarios with kids. Sometimes I think that if I took my life this would be over and i wouldn't have to think about this and i wish i doubted something else instead of things like this. I had similar situations just with different topics such as if i loved or found sexually appealing a guy while in a relationship and i kept asking myself those questions for months and i avoided going to school for weeks and when I went I'd cry and have anxiety attacks. I had it with past actions i obessed over and felt the need to exploit every detail and be honest because otherwise i was being a fraud. I had it for sexual things that happened when i was a child. Im not diagnosed with ocd but should i tell this to my local counselor? Can someone help? Give me advice or tell me anything?
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