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If it’s taboo, there’s an OCD subset for it. The categories of OCD that exist are meant as a tool to provide some some direction to those seeking to understand their condition. But they are by no means exhaustive. I’ve heard, for instance, that there is an emerging category for people who are completely paralyzed by thoughts of climate change and worries about their own actions in relation to it. I’m really sorry your own family member used power against you in that way. I’m amazed at your strength in moving on with your life. If you don’t yet work with an OCD specialist, I highly recommend it. Someone who understands the ins and out of OCD and trained in ERP treatment will be able to help you create a plan that targets the nuances of your specific experience of OCD.
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I have like every type of ocd. I have contamination, just right, checking, hocd, harm ocd, religious ocd, etc. Just depends on the intrusion that runs through my mind
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Yes I believe it can. My OCD goes from HOCD to POCD to incestial. That's how I KNOW it's OCD. I'll have moments of being very low but usually I just try and see what's not feeling right in my body like do I need to go for a run or am I hungry? Or am I too stressed? The mind body connection is incredible. I try not to do my usually mental compulsions or reassurance seeking because it makes it worse. I just let it happen and slowly it'll fade. Acceptance of having OCD is hard but once you label your thoughts as that, in time it becomes easier.
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@waterlady haha I have that too. Like once a week I have new obsession honestly. Last week it was how to win the lottery and I researched so much just to relieve my anxiety. I thought it was my priority to help my family and it became a obsession. Another was quitting college and I began researching blogging (I’m a writer), then I was researching jobs for the summer. I did this at least 2-3 hours a day. Bc I fear the worst would occur
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It helps so much to experience the same things you all do. I feel as if I’m not alone. Thank you all for your feedback ?
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@fivel - oh my... is there really? That's very interesting haha I literally have had that issue so bad that my family had a meeting for me about my obsessive behavior with climate change. It literally paralyzed me at one point when I would see someone use plastic. Interesting stuff. Wow the mind is incredible. OCD sucks though hahaha
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@casepag what a life haha I'm really trying to get better at being mindful and really focusing on my activities and also keeping busy seems to help.
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Does anyone else struggle with this? It's been the main thing powering my POCD, and it's only been getting worse. Especially when I see posts online of people sharing their personal stories relating to CSA, specifically grooming. It's so triggering now, but before this theme developed, the most I'd feel while reading posts like that would be disgust targeted towards people who did those things. Now, my first thought is, "What if I do something like that one day? What if I've done it before and I don't remember or didn't know I was doing it?" I have many, many different intrusive thoughts or worries related to this theme, but it all circles back to this specific fear that I'll become like the people who hurt and took advantage of me. Does anyone have advice for this? I'm not sure if I've asked a similar question in the past or not, but is this something I need to deal with separately before beginning ERP for OCD? I'm just curious and also lost on where to begin with all of this. I'm just glad I'm able to begin working through all of these issues now, rather than later in life when I'd probably have a lot more responsibilities. Anyways, any feedback is appreciated! 🤍
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(20f) I have been dealing with severe OCD symptoms for as long as I can remember. I recently got diagnosed about a year ago, and even though I know that these thoughts are probably my ocd, I still cant shake them. Growing up I was always very sexually curious. I was sheltered from a lot of things, as I went to a private school and things like sexuality and sex were never talked about. I remember doing some weird sexual things growing up (never affecting another person), looking up taboo sexual things, etc. I always seemed to become aroused no matter what the situation was, even if I just saw someone getting changed. I have no recollection of being SA'd, so i'm wondering where this all came from? Was I just curious and wanted to experiment and try different things? Or am I really a pervert, pedophile, etc. I have all these thoughts racing through my head and it's killing me. Everything I did as a kid I look back on and am disgusted, as those don't align with my views at all today. I never thought growing up thinking these things were wrong, or actually realize what they were until I got older. I'd like to think it was just my curiosity, but i'm not sure. What if i'm in denial and actually do like these things? I just need to know if theres something wrong w me, I cant keep going on like this. Could really use some advice.
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i’ve been dealing with this “thing” since i was 15. (i’m 23 now) if i have a bad memory that i have done when i was really young or just an intrusive thought i feel like i need to tell my mom or boyfriend. it’s been on and off ever since but since January hit it’s been an everyday thing about the littlest things. mostly about my relationship. an example is i was talking to someone random at my job and we were talking about taxes and when im in deep thought or just thinking i do a thing where i bite my lip (not in the sexual way) and i had a thought when it happened “was that sexual?” and i felt like i did something wrong and i went for a while thinking that until i told my boyfriend about it. or like my ex’s face has popped up in my head in the most inappropriate times and i feel the need that i have to tell him. (my ex was not a good person) i feel like im a prisoner in my head everyday, trying to justify thoughts or remind myself that its just a thought. i didnt know that this was or could be a form of ocd. it runs in my family but i’ve just never considered it being this. i always called it anxiety or depression but i always felt like it is more than that.
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