emeraldiness
- Date posted
- 4y
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 4y
I have harm OCD as well! You are not alone.
JolieJolie
- Date posted
- 4y
I’m so sorry you are going through this. OCD manifests in so many different ways, and there are endless compulsions that the cycle can latch onto to relieve distress. Harming yourself is jusy another compulsion that can be treated through ERP and resisting the compulsion. You are not alone, I hope you feel better. You got this!
zacc zacc
- Date posted
- 4y
I have previously experienced harm OCD, sometimes I still experience it today though not as much as I did. I know it is scary, though you are always able to control your actions and I’m sure you are a good person who wouldn’t harm anyone deliberately, so remember to trust yourself and remember these are just unpleasant thoughts ruminating that don’t bear any real meaning. Try your best to avoid giving into rituals, and instead try to distract yourself by engaging in something you enjoy, or if that is too tough, just allow the thoughts to be there and eventually they’ll pass by. Just remember you aren’t alone and there’s always people to help
MiroMiro
- Date posted
- 4y
Yeah me too. I always have a constant fear of changing my opinion if that makes sense. So far I haven't known anyone with that type of ocd so it makes me feel alone and that my type of ocd is rare and is harder to cure. I even tried looking it up online to see if there's such thing and I couldn't find anything relevant. The closest thing I got was "fear of change" but I don't even think it was ocd related. If anyone ever experienced that type of ocd before please reply to make me feel better.
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