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I have and I believe it’s because you can get good looking kids just like adults. And my ocd locked onto this and created more and more anxiety from it - which is something does. When I stopped obsessing over it the POCD about that certain individual became less intense. Chin up x
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- 6y ago
Sure, its more common than society is aware of due to the stigma surrounding it.
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Yep! I’m going through that right now :)
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Aw that’s so nice! I’m glad to hear that. I never would have thought to do that. Honestly, I do tend to ignore. Only because I don’t like the possibility of any weird thoughts or feelings. It’s tricky because it’s one of those classic cases of “he’s a cute kid” and has lots of older mannerisms so I’m constantly analyzing if I’m just noticing that or feeling something awful
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- 6y ago
You’re hitting the nail on the head my guy. Same exact thing as mine. Almost scarily similar! The thinking I’m flirting, older mannerisms all of that. Keep pushing bud. I’m here for you if you need help.
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- 6y ago
You are the best!
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- 6y ago
Something that ocd does **
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Ok glad I’m not alone. A kid at work has been causing it to act up. He was in a dream of mine once and i felt so guilty. He’s a bit older and a cute kid for his age so I keep thinking it means something deeper. I had to shush him before and I said it in kind of a sarcastic way and I felt something weird and I was like omg did I just flirt with him? It felt strange
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- 6y ago
I’ll test myself to thoughts and one minute I think it might feel good and the next if doesn’t. It’s so scary
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Oh are you? I’m so glad to hear I’m not alone. How’re you doing with it?
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It feels so real
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Well, I’m definitely not over it at all. But it’s been getting better. The person goes to my program I run. I make sure to hangout with the person as much as possible. (Obviously not in a unhealthy weird way haha) But, when I’m around that person, it’s the perfect time to use it as an exposure. I let my mind run wild, and I don’t try to prove or disprove it. I just let it be. Side note: it’s actually been pretty good. Because the child actually is such a cool person, and getting to know the children in my job is a blessing to me. To know I can be a positive influence on their life, and can make their day better. It helps keep me grounded during all of this. So yeah! Hangout with them as much as you can, let the mind run wild and hopefully it will get better and better with each exposure! I’m rooting for you.
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One good thing that happened today was I had to help a kid get changed and I did the entire thing without having any intrusive thought or feeling. I was so focused on helping that it wasn’t until after I was like...wait, nothing happened! It made me feel good
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- 5y ago
I just experienced that today.. it was so scary there was this really good looking kid with nice features that I would normally like in an older guy and I got butterflies in my stomach and I was like wtf am I attracted to him and I feel like my mind is so confused... I can’t handle the content of these thoughts anymore I feel so fucked up. I’m having cbt which is helping me to react a little less but the thoughts and feelings are just so overwhelming.
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This happens to me too often! You aren’t alone. It’s very scary I completely get it
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- 21w ago
POCD has been the worst thing I've ever been through. I feel like I have always sort of experienced it but not to the degree I do now. I used to plan being a mother to a beautiful family. Now I don't know if I'll ever have children at the risk of having a girl. I used to have intrusive thoughts that would make me feel weird but I could just move on from them. That was until I had to babysit my niece and change her diaper. I want to throw up thinking about it. I got a horribly strong groinal response and I didn't know what to do. I didn't understand why it was happening. It bothered me all day that day and later on I did the disgusting deed of testing myself. I regret it everyday. It's a horrible compulsion and it haunts me. I tested if I was getting off to the thought of her. And of course there was stimulation because of the groinal response. But I hated doing it. I just felt like I had to be sure. After that and since then I haven't wanted to be around her. I stopped planning being a mother, I stopped watching cute baby videos like I used to enjoy because they trigger disgusting intrusive thoughts. After a while I stopped being intimate with my boyfriend and haven't done anything with for months because the thoughts take over and make me feel like I may enjoy the deed more if I was thinking of children. I worry that maybe I do enjoy these thoughts and I'm just denying it. I wish I could be sure. I feel so disgusting and ugly, I've never hated myself this much. It takes over most of my days. I wish I had never changed her diaper. Some times in moments of clarity I am so sure that I'm not a predator, but when I am vulnerable OCD sneaks back in and tells me I enjoy my thoughts and that I should think them. Sometimes it gets so overwhelming that I have to test. I wish I could stop. It ruins my entire week. I feel like a monster. I want to love my life again. I miss life before this. I feel so hopeless most of the time and I can't imagine a way out. I'm scared to start therapy because what if I found out I am a monster? I can't live like that. I won't. I want to cry and scream. Am I alone in this?
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My ocd is ruining my relationship with my kids. Because of the intrusive thoughts I avoid being close to them, hugging or cuddling up to watch tv. My ocd is either telling me I wouldn’t care if harm came to them or it turns everything into something sexual or inappropriate. For example, my daughter wanted to show me how long her nails are so she started scratching my arm gently. It felt so nice and relaxing and I immediately panicked because I was scared the ocd would cause a groinal and I don’t ever, ever want a feeling like that connected with my child even though I know it’s the ocd causing it and not me i’d still feel horrible. I just want to be a normal loving affectionate mom and I can never be that for my kids because of ocd😪 I don’t see any other parents posting about going through this or commenting that they do and how they cope. I feel so alone and defeated.
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Every day my ocd makes sure there’s a new reason for me to stay trapped in my mind rather than being the mom I want to be that my kids need. Instead i’m stuck in my head depressed and pushing them away. The other day I was braiding my daughter’s hair like I always do and her hair is really long so when I get to the end of the braid I can see her butt in my peripheral vision and I looked down and I immediately got upset asking myself why did I look down?(the ocd has made me question everything I do now). I know it’s just because I was at the end of the braid and I just looked because I was already looking in that direction. A normal person wouldn’t even think twice about it. There was no inappropriate reason behind it at all but of course my ocd latched onto the situation and said I looked down because I wanted to look at her butt. I was so upset and said to myself “I don’t understand how the ocd started an intrusive thought because she was wearing baggy pants. I could understand if she had on tight pants and her butt was more noticeable” and the only reason I said that is because usually the only time my ocd starts intrusive thoughts telling me i’m looking at my daughter in a wrong way is when she has on leggings or a crop top or bathing suit ect. Now my ocd twisted what I said to mean that I like looking at her in tight pants. Nooo! That’s not what I meant but now the ocd won’t stop trying to make me believe that. I don’t ever look at my children in any inappropriate way. I hate this. I hate ocd and I can’t live like this anymore.
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