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My therapist told me it’s a compulsion of mine. Sometimes I confess things that don’t seem like a big deal but in my head if I don’t say it out loud then something bad will happen or I just feel too guilty for some reason. It’s a compulsion that I’m still trying to get over, just try not to confess every detail. My therapist says that it is good to keep somethings to ourselves instead of confessing every little detail. I hope that helps a little 😅
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me but whenever i get anxiety or an intrusive thought ugh i hate it 😑😔
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oh yeah this was basically me when i was a kid (pediatric ocd ftw) but if it helps i’ve pretty much completely moved past it now
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Uhm yes.
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i confess to minor things that don’t matter in the long run. i confess to things that happened years ago because it feels like im hiding the truth, and if i don’t share my honestly i feel guilt and panic. i have such a hard time letting things go. something really dumb will happen and then i will move on from it but the thought that the lie could come back or be mentioned in the future makes me uncomfortable. i can’t keep my mouth shut because even if i leave one minor detail out of something it feels like I’m betraying someone
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Yes there's one I keep from my closest friend and I still feel uneasy like I'll have to tell him even though I know I don't need to
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Absolutely have been through this before, but I overcame it. The trick is in understanding that confession is a huge compulsion and you need to treat it like any other compulsion. Once I realized this I put all my focus into not giving into it, and in time your mind no longer gives weight to it. Hope that made sense and good luck!
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*share my honesty
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I’ve been feeling the compulsion of confession again. I hate confessing things to my boyfriend I don’t want him to carry the burden. I’d rather hurt than him hurt. But I feel I did something wrong and he needs to know. Like I need to be punished or something. I may be over reacting to it but I just feel guilty and I had a panic attack when I woke up yesterday. I would never cheat on him. Just making guys laugh I feel like I am doing him wrong or flirting. And then when I notice it I just feel awful. I just want to be liked and noticed not romantically but just as a human. I don’t know why I act like this and feel the need to tell him as if I slept with someone. I think it’s attacking my biggest fear which is losing him. Does anyone have experience with this?
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I can't stop confessing! I have this urge to dump on him every thought and wrong doing I've ever had and its destroying me! Im worried it'll destroy us too. When we started dating I stole a story from a friend to make myself look cool which was pathetic. But its the only time I remember doing anything like this.
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Does anyone feel the urge to confess secrets even though they’re not yours to share? My husband told me about a traumatic event he had and trusts me to keep the secret. It has NOTHING to do with me at all. And my brain is making me feel like I need or want to tell someone. I want to be trustworthy and my brain is making me feel like I’m not because of this obsession. It’s so confusing because I know I don’t need to but I feel like I “want to” because of the OCD anxiety? And the feeling of wanting to makes me feel more anxious and like a terrible person. I have confessed literally everything to my mom about my thoughts so she’s my safe person. And I had an emotionally abusive dad (probably how I got OCD at a young age - like 8 years old) that has now passed away. So confiding in her even with intrusive thoughts and messed up shit was safe for me. Does my brain feel like I need to tell her just because she’s my safe person? I hate the feeling of me “wanting” to tell at all too and can’t tell if it’s real and it’s making me feel like a horrible person. I literally have no secrets myself. His mom knows and so do I. So I’m not the only one that knows. But why is my brain doing this? It’s spiraling me out and has been for a few days. But I want to keep the secret because it’s HIS and it doesn’t affect me in any way. I mean sure I feel bad for him - but it’s from his past before we even met? Someone please help me rationalize why I feel these things and why it’s so confusing to know if you actually “want” to do something or if it’s OCD? It’s causing a deep anxiety pit in my stomach and has been for days now.
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