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Yes! If you think about something too much, you are giving the thought too much unnecessary meaning--which might make you "feel" (instrusive feeling) like you might end up acting on it. This can be brought upon by fear as well
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thank you.😭 your comment brought me to tears, I was feeling so uncomfortable all day about this. thank you again
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@micgarza You're very welcome! :)
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Absolutely! Definitely happens to me! This is common with OCD.
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Thank you 🙏
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I used to worry about it too and then found out it is common and a lot of people with OCD deal with feeling as though they are going to actually “act” on their thought or feeling. You’re not.
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Very very common
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Exactly
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Giving the thought too much unnecessary meaning. Perfect way to describe it.
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Omg yessss I’ve been going through this lately
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I’ve asked this before and got no response but can ocd try to make you feel a certain way that you don’t actually feel? Such as telling you you’re jealous or upset in a situation when you don’t even care or feel that way at all. Can ocd cause you to feel the emotion along with the intrusive thought even though it’s not your true feelings?
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Earlier I had what felt like an urge but I’m not sure. I’ve had urges before but this felt different as the object was in front of me (not intentional btw) , I’ve been quite stressed lately and my OCD is latching on to that. I had an urge to harm and within that I had like 2/3 intrusive images that came to mind, I couldn’t rationalise with it, I felt “stuck” when I came out of it I felt scared immediately was trying to work out why I’d even think of doing that & was very upset. A while after I keep getting thoughts like “say your goodbyes it won’t be long until you act out” I cried to my boyfriend and told him everything. How do I know if this was intent vs intrusive urge?
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Help! My OCD has caught onto this thought for awhile and I keep spinning on it. I know you are supposed to follow your values and what your actions suggest with OCD, but what if that is even blurry right know? For example my whole life I wanted to be with a man, and now my OCD is having major intrusive thoughts about women. How do you tell if those thoughts are wanted or not? I can’t figure out if I like the thoughts or not. I’m trying to live the life “I want” but what if I don’t know what that is?
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