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I have definitely been in your shoes before and even though I am pretty far along in my ocd recovery journey I still get those thoughts. This is pretty much textbook cognitive distortion caused by ocd and that means that 1) you can’t fight those thoughts because that is what gives them fuel. And 2) you have to just take some time to sit and let the thought happen, let your body create a fear response and then let it be, and in doing so you can convince your brain that the thought is not something to be afraid of. Hope this makes sense and good luck!
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Thank you! I needed to read that ❤️
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I used to listen to podcasts about true crime and I used to watch psychological horror and drama and staff but I'm afraid to watch or listen now because everytime i hear about a bad person like a person who raped, murdered, etc, I immediately compare them to myself even though I didn't hurt anyone in my life.
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I stopped watching true crime for the same reason. But avoidance is a compulsion. It is a huge one for me. It may relieve your anxiety in the short term, but it will make the intrusive thoughts worse and make your OCD even stronger. Been there done that. More times than I can count.
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No exactly and it's hard watching the shows and doing things that make you so anxious.
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Good point. I never thought of it as avoidance. Maybe I should try watching, it just makes me a little uneasy.
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It's such a vicious cycle, and one I relate to well. My mind immediately starts with the "look how heartless you are, you must be a narcissist like your bio dad" sorta shit. It's exhausting, like I 100% wish I could transfer that spiral into like cardio or something. At least I'd get something beneficial out of it aside from a sad walk to the pantry for emotional support snacks.
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I have the same thoughts about my dad! Just try to remember that you’re not your parents, and their faults make us stronger.
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@lh2000 100% agreed. I'm grateful my real dad is the way he is, as fucked up as it sounds. It gave me the tools to be self aware for when those thoughts come around. The anxiety still hurts but I try to ground myself by asking "would a person without empathy question if they have empathy and worry?"
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@Sound Lotus I used that exact same thought process and it really helped me “bad people don’t worry about being bad people.”.
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This is what I struggle with too. It's throws our statements. And as a compulsion before I even get a thought I'm like idk. And it's not helpful if I haven't even gotten the thought. It's always about horrible things like murder or just mean things.
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does anyone else get flashbacks of things they’ve seen due to giving into their compulsion??? whenever i’m having a remotely normal time or having fun or thinking of making a big decision i have flashes of videos or pictures or just made up scenarios that are related to horrible things i’ve seen and compulsively watched and did stuff with. it immediately kills my mood and makes me ruminate about it and i think about it over and over. i find myself wondering if ocd drew me to do those things or if it was genuine attraction. what if im a horrible monster who’s into awful and illegal and morally wrong stuff??? what if im using ocd to cover it up and it’s not ocd it’s just i thing i was into??? these thoughts are never ending and show up at the worst times. i’m terrified all the time. it renders me sick & unable to make any decision because i’m afraid if i choose to do so it’ll make everybody aware of the things child me/young teenage me did. it feels like all my past traumas and experiences are being blasted on a jumbotron. i’m even scared to post this. again does anyone else know what i mean + does anyone know how to “get over” this feeling/any tips???
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So I’ve noticed that since my ocd started, every time I see something that triggers me like I can’t feel anything. For example, if I saw a case about a woman who murdered her kids I literally feel like I shoulf feel worse or something and sometimes the reaction comes after the rumination: What are you feeling? Do you feel bad enough? check body sensations, emotions etc… it’s scares me. Has anyone else had experience this?
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so this all started not too long ago, for literally no reason at all. but one day i got a random intrusive thought about harming others and it freaked me out bad. since then i’ve been non stop focusing on it and im genuinely scared that i am, or gonna end up like those sick people that have documentaries about them. i’ve never had these types of thoughts before and after me and my mom looked a lot of stuff up we think i have OCD cuz a lot of the stuff it was saying was accurate to me. to anyone in here, does this sound like OCD to you? i’ve always been a nice loving person and these thoughts freak me out so bad and make me feel like i’m a bad gross person. it got to the point i don’t even like looking at myself anymore. i just wanna go back to normal man. another thing to add, when i would explain this to my mom even though i was telling the full truth on how crappy this made me feel it felt like i was lying almost? but i know i wasn’t deep down. i’m just scared that what if i act on something or get in my head too much you know?
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