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- 3y
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- 3y
I recognize that pattern in myself, yes! One reason why I have social anxiety and often tend avoid people is that it is so draining afterwards to be obsessing about everything I might have said "wrong". Rather than creepy (even if sometimes that too) I'd be worried about if I hurt someone or if I was perceived to be an idiot. Right now I'm having a slight obsession about someone condescending me in a discussion yesterday and then per msg today. When the rumination concerns something like this, I feel so ambiguous, because at the same time I'd like to take my feelings seriously, but at the same time I start to worry that I might be a narcissist, because such small things make me vexed. So yes, similar tendency, less of the specific worry of me being perceived as creepy but rather a non-empathetic, annoying, ignorant or stupid. So tiring...
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- 3y
*tend to *as a... person Perfectionism OCD? š I'm also non-native speaker, as probably detectable haha - but the mistakes, which even I myself notice, have to be corrected š
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- 24w
So, if I'm retelling a story or relaying information to someone, after I'm done speaking, my brain will send me thoughts like, "What if you lied? You might have told the story wrong! You're lying!" I've started second-guessing myself, even when I know I'm not lying or telling the story wrongš This has also bled into twisting my intentions behind certain actions... For example, the other day, I'd been babysitting my younger brothers. I'd gone to use the restroom and thought, "What if the door isn't locked or closed all the way?" Because this has happened once in the past. Turns out, it didn't lock correctly, and one of my little brothers almost walked in on me, but luckily, I shut the door in time, and we laughed it off. But then, I kept getting thoughts like, "You knew that would happen, and you didn't double-check! You wanted that to happen and for him to walk in!" :( I know this isn't true, but it's so annoying! Has anyone dealt with this? If you have, do you have any advice on how to deal with these thoughts?
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- 22w
Does anyone imagine they are doing their harm thoughts during an action, making you feel like you acted on your thoughts? For example, someone gave me a hug and at the last second I imagined I was touching something I shouldnāt during the hug? I want to make it clear itās something I have zero desire to do! But the problem is, I thought it on purpose and it makes me sick !! Obviously nothing happened but my mind is telling me that was me trying to do it. Even though it was physically impossible to do. Am I a monster or could this be OCD? Iām freaking out and donāt want to be here anymore. I feel like Iām the exception and that this isnāt OCD. I know I post about this stuff a lot but Iām struggling and donāt know what to do.
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- 19w
(20f) I have been dealing with severe OCD symptoms for as long as I can remember. I recently got diagnosed about a year ago, and even though I know that these thoughts are probably my ocd, I still cant shake them. Growing up I was always very sexually curious. I was sheltered from a lot of things, as I went to a private school and things like sexuality and sex were never talked about. I remember doing some weird sexual things growing up (never affecting another person), looking up taboo sexual things, etc. I always seemed to become aroused no matter what the situation was, even if I just saw someone getting changed. I have no recollection of being SA'd, so i'm wondering where this all came from? Was I just curious and wanted to experiment and try different things? Or am I really a pervert, pedophile, etc. I have all these thoughts racing through my head and it's killing me. Everything I did as a kid I look back on and am disgusted, as those don't align with my views at all today. I never thought growing up thinking these things were wrong, or actually realize what they were until I got older. I'd like to think it was just my curiosity, but i'm not sure. What if i'm in denial and actually do like these things? I just need to know if theres something wrong w me, I cant keep going on like this. Could really use some advice.
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