Question - so I see lot of different themes on here.. my theme has been worried about being stalked.. I did put my self In a situation where it could have happened years and years ago.. with most themes on here I don’t see really a single person who has put there self in harms way of their theme.. does that still make mine ocd even if I put myself in a situation where it could’ve happened?

I'm scared people will think I'm a stalker because of hearing about obsessed people who love too much.

I can relate in a way. So, when I was a kid, I one day jumped up onto the closed bleachers of our gym. When I jumped down, I was holding onto something and my shoulder dislocated. This was something that was completely preventable, and my fault entirely as the gym teacher (sub at the time) would frequently tell us not to get up there. That mixed in with some more events, I'm now traumatized and have obsessive thoughts in the night leading to attacks. I didn't *ask* to be injured, I was just being a thoughtless kid. Yet even so, it gives me OCD attacks. Same as you, I did something I didn't mean to or was ditsy or something. Your condition is real, and you are valid.

When I was younger I had terrifying fears of being stalked or having my house broken into. Both of these fears stemmed from things that happened when I was a child that scared me. Funnily enough, both of those things happened again in my late teens & it felt like my world was falling apart because my fear was coming true, not even because of the actual potential of danger. But after I settled I realised I survived through these experiences that scared me so much & that I couldn’t have prevented them if I tried. Guess what I’m trying to say that the fear was far worse than the reality, in the end. If someone is harassing or following you then definitely speak to someone you trust who can help though

Also btw, I’m not certain but I could imagine that putting yourself in a dangerous position on purpose could be a form of self led exposure? I spent years behaving recklessly & was dissociated most of the time (before I understood my OCD) as a way of relinquishing all control over my own life, because the control had taken over everything prior to that. I did get into some pretty bad situations & wish that I’d had better support to identify & find healthier ways of managing OCD rather than doing it alone