hi! i have a question for whoever reads this. does anyone else get scared that they did something god awful unconsciously? like "what if i hit a person while driving and didnt know it" along those lines. ive been struggling with this and the fear of this happening for a LONG time. i remember when instagram started getting popular, when i was done scrolling i would slowly scroll back up but read through EVERY comment section i passed in fear of me having commented something bad. its like intrusive thoughts to a whole new level :/

OMG THE INSTAGRAM THING I DID THE EXACT SAME AND STILL DO

Thought I was the only one

no way!!! i really thought i was the only one with that

This is definitely a form of OCD! I’ve certainly done it, although I’m not sure what category it would fall under. I imagine that practicing ERP is relatively the same for this as any other compulsion. I talk and walk and do things in my sleep sometimes, and I occasionally worry that I’ll text a loved one something offensive or post something horrible in my sleep. What I do for ERP in this case is I sit and work through the worst possible scenarios, imagining bad things that could happen to the point of absurdity. Ofc, im not a professional, so you’d have to talk to one of them for steps in treating it. Good luck!

I definitely deal with this as part of my OCD, a combination of medication and ERP therapy have helped significantly, good luck!