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i think with intrusive thoughts, the safest place to start has to always be “this may or may not be true”. so sure, this may or may not have been a transphobic act that might or might not have negative consequences for your friend. however! while that is possible, it is not probable. more importantly, right now ocd wants you to stay put and ruminate. and we’re trying to do the exact opposite of what that bitch wants right!! so heres an idea: talk to your sister! be mindful of reassurance seeking / any other compulsions you might want to engage in while in conversation, but you could approach her and say “hey, just wanted to let you know that my friend’s not out to everyone yet, so if you could keep this to yourself and try not to use any names/pronouns in relation to them?” just my two cents, theres no right answer or certainty but sometimes we can limit the consequences of our mistakes without engaging in rituals like confession or whatever (which are actually only counterproductive!!)
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Thank you so much! That’s a brilliant idea and I really appreciate it
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My OCD is playing whack a mole but I can’t even tell if it’s OCD anymore or if I’m just a horrible person. I made a joke when my friend mentioned a video game and I replied “gooner game” and then went “just kidding” (me and one of my friends in that group typically joke like this) My other friend said “eww” and started laughing, and even if the vibes were lighthearted I now I feel like I’m a weird creep. I’m worried I should have kept my mouth shut bc the other friend is younger than me (they’re not a minor). And even then, I feel like I still majorly overstepped and feel gross. Esp because im the oldest of the group and I should be leading by example. I’m so grossed out at myself for saying such an awful thing. I’m spiraling yet again. Ugh
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so with ocd i say words but ocd makes the intentions seem bad so this time i just said a random word because it was a urge and the intensions were bad and i didnt realze it was ocd, im panicking and dont know why i said that
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