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- 3y ago
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OCD takes what you value most and twists it up and gives it back in the worst way possible. So if you have self harm OCD and worried about killing yourself, you love life. If you are worried about killing others (family included) you're a kind, loving person. If you're worried about screaming blasphemies in church, you love God. So don't worry about why it's happening, just know that it's normal and trying to make you second guess who you are. It's okay to love hard. Your children need that.
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- 3y ago
This was so well said! It is helpful to remind myself of this and the way you put it really makes it clear š„°
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- 3y ago
ThNks itās how I feel But hard to shake the feeling
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- 22w ago
My ocd is ruining my relationship with my kids. Because of the intrusive thoughts I avoid being close to them, hugging or cuddling up to watch tv. My ocd is either telling me I wouldnāt care if harm came to them or it turns everything into something sexual or inappropriate. For example, my daughter wanted to show me how long her nails are so she started scratching my arm gently. It felt so nice and relaxing and I immediately panicked because I was scared the ocd would cause a groinal and I donāt ever, ever want a feeling like that connected with my child even though I know itās the ocd causing it and not me iād still feel horrible. I just want to be a normal loving affectionate mom and I can never be that for my kids because of ocdšŖ I donāt see any other parents posting about going through this or commenting that they do and how they cope. I feel so alone and defeated.
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- 20w ago
Every day my ocd makes sure thereās a new reason for me to stay trapped in my mind rather than being the mom I want to be that my kids need. Instead iām stuck in my head depressed and pushing them away. The other day I was braiding my daughterās hair like I always do and her hair is really long so when I get to the end of the braid I can see her butt in my peripheral vision and I looked down and I immediately got upset asking myself why did I look down?(the ocd has made me question everything I do now). I know itās just because I was at the end of the braid and I just looked because I was already looking in that direction. A normal person wouldnāt even think twice about it. There was no inappropriate reason behind it at all but of course my ocd latched onto the situation and said I looked down because I wanted to look at her butt. I was so upset and said to myself āI donāt understand how the ocd started an intrusive thought because she was wearing baggy pants. I could understand if she had on tight pants and her butt was more noticeableā and the only reason I said that is because usually the only time my ocd starts intrusive thoughts telling me iām looking at my daughter in a wrong way is when she has on leggings or a crop top or bathing suit ect. Now my ocd twisted what I said to mean that I like looking at her in tight pants. Nooo! Thatās not what I meant but now the ocd wonāt stop trying to make me believe that. I donāt ever look at my children in any inappropriate way. I hate this. I hate ocd and I canāt live like this anymore.
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- 20w ago
This might be asking for reassurance but Iām at a point Iām not sure if this is ocd and who better to ask than you guys. Also want to mention I have been to a psychologist who diagnosed me with ocd and Iāve tried to seek therapy through NOCD but had a bad experience so Iām just looking for an opinion Iāll take with a grain of salt. Iāve been through bouts of pocd that I got through but now itās morphed into something that feels so different. Itās like harm ocd and pocd together and it revolves around my daughter. Before this happened I was a loving mother who valued my kid more than anything. Now this is happening and it feels so sinister. Iām getting urges to do something bad and I get these feelings like I want to do that and itās like my brain gets foggy and my values slip away and I feel like I could do it. But then I get a moment of clarity and Iām like wait a minute Iāve never hurt anyone in my life nor have I ever thought about it and this is my child what is happening. But then I get that foggy brain again and itās like I canāt see her as my child. I try to sit with it and itās like I get this adrenaline rush and feel like I have to do it. But I know I donāt want to do that, but then itās like trying to make me want to want to. Iām not sure if Iām just lacking insight and clarity because Iām overwhelmed with the groinals, urges, thoughts and feelings but I just keep obsessing over the fact that death is my only way out. I donāt understand what happened to me. It feels like this demonic oppression and I donāt know how to get through this one or if this is still something I can get through because it might not be ocd. I try to go with the thoughts and feelings and say yeah maybe, maybe not, or yeah Iām going to do that but it seems to fuel the feelings. I feel like Iām teetering between the person I was and this evil awful person who has no regard for others. I donāt want to be around my daughter and Iām just angry all the time. The fear and anxiety used to be something I relied on and I feel none of that now. I used to be able to say āwell no matter what I feel or think I can control my actionsā and now it feels like I cannot control my actions but Iāve never hurt anyone before. Someone please give it to me straight and tell me if you think this might not be ocd.
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