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I’m sure since you’ve been through inpatient OCD treatment that this is the classic trap created by the disorder. It always circles around “Am I what I fear?” “What if I really like these thoughts?” “Is this a real urge/feeling/desire?” Refocus on not engaging in compulsions, do exposure exercises about this theme, and check-in with your mental health professional if you feel you need extra support.
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This is one of my fears, it feels real and I’m still uncertain even though I’m not as anxious. I also talked about my fear of having ocd and being what my theme tells me I am to my therapist and it’s just another doubt caused by ocd so it’s best to try not to figure it out.
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So does it mean we are not then because there is member on here saying it can be true and my therapist said they aren’t true
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What? Sorry I don’t understand
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Well there is some on here who made a remark saying if you did not discover your sexuality or liking kids then deal with that when it comes and the times is? This person is called just me sadly. I am just struggling to understand as I thought all this meant we weren’t these things. Sorry for mentioning this persons name on here but I am struggling to understand as I have read books and podcasts indicating people with PoCD are not pedophiles and the opposite and people with sexual orientation ocd are not gay depending which they fear
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People with POCD are not p*dos if that’s what you’re asking
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@FuckOCD So does that mean HOcD or sexual orientation people are not Gay if define as heterosexual. So scared as I feel I know I am Gay theee days
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I am 15 years old and my POCD feels like its not POCD, i feel like i like my intrusive thoughts, but i have more intrusive thoughts about having intrusive thoughts, and i feel like i cant enjoy the things i normally enjoy anymore, like calling with my girlfriend and joking with her because this is still in the back of my mind, its making me question morals and if i ever even viewed P as completely wrong and i hate this so much, i love my nieces and nephews and when they're over i know id never do anything with my intrusive thoughts but when they arent present i feel like i like my thoughts. Before this i was dealing with HOCD and ROCD and i wish i could go back to that
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So how would I know if it’s truly ocd or not? Like by accepting uncertainty, will I eventually realize if it was false or true attraction and if it was actually ocd or not? For example I was out today, right after my therapy appointment, I saw a kid that looked exactly like this girl my age that I was into. I felt a sense of attraction and I immediately went into the restroom to hide or smth I don’t remember, but when I came out I think I avoided looking at the kid. Idk if it was false attraction or not, I hope it was but I’m not sure. I can’t really tell. FYI I was never formally diagnosed with pocd before, but my therapist said that I have it but I still don’t believe it. I still feel like it’s not pocd because of the attraction feelings, I can’t tell if I like the feelings or not. I don’t feel any of panic, worry, distress, guilt or shame after any of those feelings. I did start crying when I got home tho idk why or what for, but I went to take a nap for a while and when I woke up it kind of became clearer if it was real or false attraction, but it’s still really unclear, I don’t get why I would feel that way towards a literal child, is it bc she looked like this girl my age that I was into? I hope it was false attraction, still can’t tell.
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Im 16 years old and female and up until very late last year and this year I’ve been having thought almost every day that I’m a pedophile or that I’m sexually attracted to or want a romantic relationship with child. I don’t know how to explain it and I don’t want judgment because I’m genuinely so scared and disgusted, but anytime I’m around children I feel my chest tighten, my body feels warm and it feels like I don’t know how to breathe. I sometimes get a groomer response but even then I don’t know if it’s a ground response or not. Also I tend to stare at children when I’m anywhere near them, I feel like if I don’t I’m a weirdo and if I don’t look at them it means I’m attracted to them which I guess could be POCD but I feel like I stare at them inappropriately. Not too long ago maybe three weeks ago I went to the park with my family and there were two girls in their swim suits and I was looking at their backsides and I felt really anxious and scared like I usually do but I felt so upset by looking at them that way and now I’m scared to go to pools or splash pads because every time I do I feel like I stare at them gross and I just feel so disgusted with myself. When I tell myself not to look I end up looking and then I stare. I feel better when I’m not around them but even then, I look back at what I saw earlier that day and I feel anxious again and then I look up what’s been happening and then I feel more worried it’s not OCD. My friends who have OCD say I might have it but I can’t get a therapist, I can’t talk to anyone I’m scared I’ll be put in jail and that I’m not a good person. I’ve never head thoughts like this until this year and near the end of last year and they come now? I don’t know what to do.
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