Has anybody has real event ocd around not being authentic around someone? As in, you were tense and not yourself? It comes more with chronic regret as oppose to chronic guilt. Just wondering if anybodys had that particular theme?

In a way ? I feel regret when I lie to people (I used to be a chronic liar ) even if its someone I dont know , if I give any impression of something that is inauthentic it doesn't feel right , even though logically i dont have to air out truths to strangers and I shouldnt , still gets to me and gives me anxiety

It has with lies i have told people , sometimes I obsessively confess and then worry they didn't understand what I was saying , and confess again and again . Like making sure they get every detail of the truth even things that don't really matter. It hasn't happened in a while , but i definitely feel heavy compulsions to make sure people always 100% understand my meaning and thought process cause im afraid of being inauthentic or accidently lying again . Even if i just add a little detail i have the urge to confess i exaggerated. So for me I guess its more real event too . I do the compulsions so quickly thought that I dont let the anxiety sit , which is something I heavily need to work on . How does it manifest for you ?

That sounds tough. For me, its ocd about a date I went on. I was tense, uncomfortable, not present, not 'myself' and have ocd about how I appeared to this person and whether they think im boring as a result. Its based around misrepresenting myself. Ill compulse by replaying the date and correcting it in my head. Its a bloody nightmare! I never feel guilty though as what I did cant really be catorgorized as 'bad' as such, just so much regret!

Yes, that sounds like social anxiety. I have social anxiety and that’s normal for me. I’m an awkward nugget 🤣