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It’s okay. I do the same thing. I also have real event and scrupulosity. I think when you’re constantly thinking about morals and the good and bad things you’ve done, it teaches you to be more empathetic and understanding. It’s actually a trait I value a lot. We lack empathy in our society and we definitely need more of it. Of course sometimes when I’m sympathizing with someone who did something very very bad, I start to feel bad myself. I have a lot of opinions regarding punishment and morals you’re definitely not alone. Don’t let your OCD make you feel like this is another thing that is wrong with you because it’s not. You’re empathetic. A lot of people struggle with that.
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Thanks, I also value feeling empathy for people. Today was a Crazy day where I live, the police killed most wanted sorte of killer and people are cheering his death, even thanking God. He made victims (and some he denied before dying). Like I dont agree with his actions, I believe in Second chances and redemption. I Just dont think cheering his death is good, because he also has a family and two kids, wich one day Will know about It, but I also understand the people doing this. Its like somewhat the old law of the world is coming back: eye for eye, teeth for teeth.
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@Heello Wow. That sounds eventful. Yeah I’m not the biggest fan of like the death penalty and stuff like that. Just seems unethical to me.
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i completely relate to being too empathetic. i remember just a year ago completely hating racists (racism ocd is my main theme), but now feel empathetic towards them because i realize it’s a learned ideaology and they probably hate themselves deeply. i start to feel like a bad person too when i feel bad for them but it’s like isnt that what we need in this world? like a little bit of compassion for any side? idk. i do agree that human beings are SUPER complex. good and bad are just not suitable labels for people
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Yes. I am Black and relate to that. I’m older and smarter and realize it’s a learned ideology that can be I learned by people who are dedicated to do so and I’m not in a place to hate someone who chose to unlearn something hateful they were taught. That’s actually very good. Unlearning is hard. I think we feel hate for ourselves not just because of the OCD, but because we live in a society that tells us to. “If you think this is okay or empathize with this you’re a bad person” we internalize all that stuff because it’s all we see especially on socially media. We’re taught that being empathetic is bad and our OCD focuses on that. I’m actually passionate about rehabilitation and re-education work and it’s something I would like to do in the future.
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@stop. I like the idea of rehabilitation and re-education too. I wish I could add something to this world, and help and Prevent things like that and helping in kind of redemption.
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@Heello Its like I try to see the whole scenario. Like all sides on Spotlight and even those who play It far from the "camera".
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@stop. very well said! i hope you’re successful in your goals to re-educate people; that’s super admirable. reminds me a bit of daryl davis, a black man who inspired 200 kkk members to give up their ideals. mans deserves a nobel peace prize
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@🌵 I LOVE DARYL DAVIS. He’s one of my biggest inspirations. I also really like Cassie Jaye. She’s super honest and truthful but unfortunately because of the hate she gets for being honest and exposing toxicity they distort her story and paint her as a bad guy. But I love them both. Very good people!
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@stop. ill have to check her out! i love controversial people. also cant wait to hear about you in the future making big moves like daryl
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@🌵 Thank you! I also love controversial people especially when they’re actually really good people but society wants to paint them as bad people. I like seeing what they’re really about.
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i think i def have moral scrupilosity ocd but not real event
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So I just joined and I’ve been reading through this forum. And I feel a strong sense of compassion for everyone here. Reading about people’s OCD concerns shows me that people with OCD may be particularly sensitive and caring. I have struggled with OCD since I was a kid, but having compassion for other people’s OCD is helping me have compassion for myself. Maybe that perspective might help another person. If we can have grace for another person, we can give ourselves grace as well. I’m working on self forgiveness and gentleness when normally I beat myself up for my intrusive thoughts
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Now i have been a little upset, and i just came across a post that asked people, "What's one of those things that people refuse to accept out of morality, but you believe to be true?" One of the most liked answers was: "Killing criminals should be legal", another answer said: "Imagine a carnage of p... To be in a better world where children don't suffer" I mean, i'm not advocating for those criminals, and in some ways i agree that the world would be better off without them, but my mind keeps assuming i'm already one of them and they're talking about me. It's torture. I don't know what to do or think, It's just that there's no point in "accepting that it could or could not be the fear in my mind", because if it's true, it would mean the most horrible thing in the world. That is, for ROCD, for SOOCD, yeah, it's that irrational and fault logic by definition. There is no shame in being gay, heterosexual or not, loving your partner or not is not a matter of live and death, but POCD doubt IS, i mean... Not only does it feel important, IT IS important for me and i would believe that for everybody, because that's a matter of hurting other people or not, it's a matter of ruining someone's live or not. I can't practice ignoring my mind, saying "ok, maybe", BECAUSE IT'S AN EXTRAODINARILY HORRIBLE TOPIC.
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Around 10 years ago when I started getting violent OCD intrusive thoughts, I also started fearing that I was a sociopath. I began overanalyzing everything — especially my emotions. It's like if I could prove I had emotions it proved I wasn't a sociopath. I care deeply about my family — I worry about them, I want them to be safe and happy, I want them to get theit deepest desires — but I don’t know what love "feels" like, if its supposed to feel like anything. People describe love as this warm, obvious, fuzzy emotion, but I don’t experience it the way I think I’m supposed to. Is it supposed to be intense? Constant? Loud? Because I’m not sure I’ve ever felt that. My family isn’t very emotionally expressive either. I cherish hugs from them when I get them, I initiate most hugs with my parents (but I don't like hugs from other people, like co workers) but overall my family doesnt show affection much, and that’s made me question if I’m even capable of love. I overanalyze my feelings constantly — especially after realizing I don’t feel connected to God in the way my old church said I should. I don’t love God. I don’t feel anything toward Him — we’ve never met obviously so I just never got a connection with Him. But growing up, that felt like a sin in itself. As a teen, I felt ashamed knowing I cared more for my parents than for God, especially when church messages said God had to come first. There’s a song by Mary Mary that says, “I love you more than my mother, my father…” and it used to make me feel broken. My feelings were in direct contradiction with what I was taught, and that shame never fully left me. OCD latched onto that hard. It’s only after a coworker passed away — and I found myself crying multiple times over it — that I realized I do care deeply for people. But even that realization felt pathetic. Why did I need such an extreme moment to feel something “real”? & why didn't I care for another creepy bigoted co worker when his son was sick? I felt nothing. I’m scared my OCD is convincing me that I’m heartless, even though I want connection. I crave love. I like hugs. It’s exhausting and terrifying to doubt my own humanity like this. I hate this fear. I hate that I don’t trust myself. I hate that OCD makes me question my morality, my emotions — everything that makes me me. Has anyone else experienced anything like this? How do I even explain this to a therapist
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