- Date posted
- 3y
- Date posted
- 3y
Ooof I never realized i had the same issue until i read your post. The feeling honestly makes my heart beat faster and I feel like everything is on pause as im trying to figure it out. But here's my understanding, youre brain has soo many thoughts throughout the day. We actually select the thoughts that we think has an impact or meaning to our life. For people with ocd, we select the thoughts that scares us because we feel that it has a lot of meaning. In reality, everybody would have thoughts of touching someone inappropriately because our brain likes to keep thinking of different scenarios, but they realize that the thought was just random and means nothing. For us, we latch onto it. As you can see, what started it all was the thought of "it doesnt matter if part of your hand touched her chest." You responded with being scared. Next time when that thought appears or a similar one, dont respond to it but also not resist it. This is actually training your mind so you wont be able to ignore the thoughts the first time you try it. When you said "I might actaully molest someone" is another thought that invokes fear. You apply what i said again to this thought. Dont respond or ruminate over it but also dont resist having this thought because this thought is common.
- Date posted
- 3y
Thanks. Its just that i dont know whether or not i performed a checking compulsion because my ocd is sneaky. I started applying makeup more gently after that thought and after ruminating i started applying makeup in the same aggressive force like before but on her forehead with checking compulsion thoughts. Now either my brain knew applying makeup on her forehead wouldnt touch chest so chdcking compulsion safe or the compulsion is in my head and i want to ruminate on it but i have better things to do. Do you also get ocd about ocd. Very annoying
- Date posted
- 3y
@Lucywilefire Yes i for sure get ocd about ocd. Its happens a lot. If you are confused if about whether it was a complusion or not, thats your ocd kicking in. Honestly the subject of your obsessions isnt as important as we think they are when we are trying to manage our ocd. So just treat that event that you desperately trying to figure out like any other ocd episode. What you did could be a compulsion or it could not be, its okay to not be certain about it. That may be hard to be okay but by having this type of mentality, these type of thoughts wont bother you anymore. Here's the thing, the more you respond to your ocd thoguhts the more annoying it becomes 😑.
- Date posted
- 3y
@kevint True. Thank you.
- Date posted
- 3y
We are with you. Try to meditate when that urge comes! Not mindfulness meditation!
Related posts
- Date posted
- 24w
I worry people might get the wrong idea when I share this but I must post it because I’m scared so basically this is gonna sound weird but I have always sorta been a violent kid but in a normal way if that makes sense like if someone tris over I would find the ridiculously funny but what kinda confuses me is when loved ones hurt themselves I laugh it’s not like I’m putting it on idk I just randomly laugh and i find funny please don’t think I’m a bad person because I’m really not and I’m scared abt this but that’s not the point of this story so I will get to the pint now so basically I was walking upstairs and I hit my head on the door and my mum laughed at me and I said “its not funny I hit my head” and she said something else that made me angry I can’t remember and then I started to charge at her like I was gonna hit her or something and it scared me cuz I wanted to push her or something ( not harmful just like as a back off kinda thing) which I know it’s horrible writing it out but then while I had that urge to push it her or something I also got a groinal so then OCD was like ”you were gonna s3xualy attack just then and you liked it” and now I’m to scared to go near her just in case it happens again cuz I’ve been in a spiral for days now, again please don’t tell me I’m a bad person cuz I already feel like that cuz writing it out it sounds worse then it is irl im sorry if this was triggering and please reply and tell me your thoughts on this.
- Date posted
- 22w
Hey so a couple months ago (7-8) I remember being upset at my family member. Like she was talking too much while I was annoyed and remember wanting her to be quiet. I got an intrusive thought like a really bad image of doing something really bad to her, and my hand twitched to the side a little? Like it felt like I was about to?! And I remembered thinking "if I do this, I'll get in trouble". I got up and left to the bathroom and felt horrified! I was thinking "did I want to act out? Did the only reason I didn't act out was because of getting in trouble? If there was no consequences, would have I done it?! Does this mean this whole time I've been using OCD as an excuse?" I remember I couldn't sleep for 3 nights because of how bad the anxiety was, I was crying and I felt very guilty like I should turn myself in to a mental hospital. I couldn't eat for many days or be near her because of that thought and twitch I had! I'm worried it was an impulse or I actually wanted to hurt her. And even to this day I still ruminanate about this. Like last night I couldn't sleep well I kept waking up every two hours and asking myself "am I capable?" I couldn't eat last night. Sometimes I move on from it like I forget that happened but when I remember, I feel distressed about it! I don't want to be an evil person or do bad actions towards anyone! I'm even scared to be angry because of this because I'm scared I have more "chance" of acting out due to anger. Like was it an impulse and I held back? Is this even OCD? Please help, I'm really scared!
- Date posted
- 21w
Hi I just have a few questions! (Im 14 btw) Okay so basically I’m really worried I’ll become a pedo/I already am and I don’t know it yet. I’m also really scared if I SA someone, even tho I don’t want to and I’d never do something like that but I feel like this part of me is saying that I will and it’s really scaring me. I feel so alone and I’m so scared I’m a bad person on the inside and this isn’t ocd and I’m gonna unleash hell on this earth I’m so scared. I’ll get a thought like if I’m walking past someone random it will be like “What if you sa them?” And it scares me so bad I feel horrible for thinking that. Is this apart of it? I feel like I’m always fixated on the topic of sa to check if I would do something like that, I don’t know anymore I just feel like a bad person (btw I have not done anything like that to anyone!)
Be a part of the largest OCD Community
Share your thoughts so the Community can respond