- Username
- liz.camp
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Hi, I have been struggling with false memories too and I also have a delusional parent. It’s terrible. My significant other says I invent the false memories out of suggestions from real memories, overactive mind, and desperation for solutions to why parents criticize me and invalidate me. So maybe those are factors for other people. Hope that helps.
I’ve never thought of those factors before but it makes sense. It really sucks having a delusional parent and I’m sorry you have one too.
I have been dealing with something like this lately. For me it’s that I’m afraid I’m developing false memories of someone I care about abusing me as a kid (he 1000% did not) and fearing that I’ll eventually believe it’s real and it’ll rip out lives apart :(
Yes. My mom struggles with delusion and she unfortunately passes them into me. There’s been a couple traumatic things that my mom is convinced happened to me as a child even though I know they didn’t happen and there is no evidence they happened. But sometimes I start to doubt myself and then I’ll get false memories about it and it gets really bad. It sucks that my OCD feeds off of my moms delusions.
It does suck! We didn’t talk for about a year but tried to hang out last week. They are impossible to reason with, even if you are trying to explain something that would help them. My parent has paranoid delusions so they targeted me in my youth. It crushed me. I always felt so much self-doubt for regular life reasons, adding the shame and fear of their illness on top, I think really drives the negative self-talk that makes it harder to fight intrusive thoughts. Plus, knowing I inherited some if their brain chemistry is so terrifying.
Anyone else struggle with real event type OCD (OCD latches on to a real life situation you’ve experienced)? How can we know the difference between what actually happened and if it’s just my OCD making me feel like a horrible person? Specifically with harm/pedophile OCD. Anyone ever experienced this before?
Does anyone else have some memories which arrive in your head out of nowhere and like make you feel guilty ? For exemple something mean you say to someone a long time ago or for me it is when I played doctor with other children in my early childhood and I feel so guilty and like and “abuser” about it whereas I guess it is a pretty common game for children How do you ignore this thoughts ? Thanks you
Hi there! Does anyone else experience real event OCD? My days lately are filled with (sometimes) crippling guilt and shame over real things that have happened in the past. These are all things that are relatively minor in the grand scheme of things. I’ve talked to friends/family/therapists about them and I’m reassured they aren’t “that bad” but my mind can’t seem to let them go. Anyone else dealing with this? Any tips for forward progress? Much love to you all. ❤️
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