Sometimes I get very anxious when I think that yes I have these obsessive intrusive thoughts that fit more than one theme but I don’t feel my compulsions are always present and it scares me that I don’t actually have OCD but I just have intrusive thoughts That I’m in denial about. My main compulsion would be ruminating and reassurance so I will google and ask (like now 😬) but most of the time I feel that I just suffer from the obsessive intrusive thoughts. Is that normal?

Have a sunflower🌻

287d ago

I really can’t say for sure if this is “normal” but I don’t believe you are alone. My main compulsions are ruminating and reassurance (plus avoidance 😬). They seem almost too subtle to be compulsions plus my main symptom is guilt instead of anxiety so I have been questioning my OCD diagnosis a lot lately!

Kdrizzy

287d ago

Yeah! Like my constant obsessing and thinking about my thoughts I guess is the “compulsion” itself.

Have a sunflower🌻

286d ago

@Kdrizzy Ya that is the rumination! It’s super sneaky and I didn’t realize it was a compulsion until I started therapy. You aren’t alone! They call it “the doubting disease” for a reason.