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you are being very hard on yourself. most people at 15 have dark senses of humors (at that age i was completely like that too. back then maybe there wasnt as much of a “PC” culture, so maybe that’s why you’re getting reprimanded more on it). also: everyone does weird things online. thats part of being human. please stay strong though. ive attempted suicide because of this illness and im telling you, it is not worth the pain that ive caused people around me. i wish you luck, and if you havent, start treatment asap
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I am 43 and just diagnosed with OCD this year & now realize I have struggled with it my whole life....teenage years were especially rough. I was 14 when I was hospitalized the first time for attempted suicide, I am really grateful to still be here - even on the rough days, my 3 sons are quite amazing humans and I couldn't imagine them not being in this world & they wouldn't be if I was not. I certainly wish you did not have to deal with this too, and I am also happy that you are here in this community where you can get support -even in the moments you don't think you deserve it. I encourage checking out the community groups if you have not yet. ERP sounded far fetched to me, and with the progress I have made so far I am a total believer now.
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I’m 19 and feel the exact same way, I’ve done a lot of terrible things in my life, and based off of what you’ve put, I don’t think you’re bad, just regular teenager stuff, it’s good to recognize behavior that’s not good and to be better, it’s all we can do, we all wish we could go back in time and change things, but we can only move forward, it’s just up to you what that future is like
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Why do you have compassion? Why do a lot of people feel like I deserve better?
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@urbread - Most times it is a lot easier to have compassion for others when we judge our selves so incredibly harshly for the same exact things. I encourage thinking how you would respond if someone you cared about said the same thing to you. My little sister is the person I try to imagine telling me she has thought or done the things I have, (I have gotten stuck in hours and hours long compulsive loops and it is humiliating, and demoralizing) & think about how I would respond to her. I lover her unconditionally and would never judge her no mater what. Imagining her sweet face and my words coming from her, that has really been helping me with learning to practice self compassion. Sending strength and hope.
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@urbread Because we can’t judge others off of their worst mistakes, you’re really young, and I know I sound like an old man, but I’m an entirely different person now at 19 then I was at 15, adolescence is a very strange, scary, and confusing time, I feel very suicidal about things from my past as well, but the love I get from my friends and family keeps me going, and I’ve told them EVERYTHING I’ve done, they still believe in me, so don’t beat yourself up too much, forgiveness is a beautiful thing, compassion is even better, it’s great you know better now, just keep going
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@IHateMyself So my parents were kind of lying when they said my mistakes were normal and that they weren't as bad as I thought them to be. I'm gonna keep going, it's just really difficult.
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@urbread They weren’t, I HATED hearing this as a teen, but it really is true, the things that seem so big at the time, aren’t as big as they seem. I’m not saying that you’ll always look back and laugh, but try to remember the ignorant and naive kid you were and still are, not meaning to sound rude, it’s just most kids are lol, and just be better is all, everyone has most definitely done things in their past that they loathe now, they all just don’t talk about it
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Stay strong. I know it can be hard, but keep hope. This illness is so hard, so challenging, and I hear you.
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I’m sharing this bc I need advice or even support from anyone who can relate. If you can’t relate and don’t think you’ll say anything helpful or kind pls don’t comment anything… I’ve been struggling with somethings that’s making me question myself. There has been moments while self pleasuring when I get intrusive thoughts, in those moments it feels like I’m enjoying or even self pleasuring myself bc of the thought. Right after I immediately have an anxiety attack and my HEART drops bc it feels terrible I feel like a disgusting monster :( ppl have told me I haven’t done a bad bc of how intense my guilt and panic are but I keep thinking that MAYBE I made a horrible decision in the moment and the guilt is just realising that it’s just wrong this doesn’t make sense to me because I’ve always told myself that I would never act on this in 1 million years and I’ve been known that these things are wrong so I’m just like constantly questioning myself these feelings and exact same situation has happened two times already I even promised myself that I wouldn’t act on anything beforehand and yeah, I still felt like I did act on my thought during my alone time I’m genuinely convinced that I’m a horrible and it’s even got into the point where I don’t wanna be here anymore and I don’t even think this is my OCD :( tbh
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Hello, I've struggled with possible OCD but it didn't involved POCD at first, at first it was basically me denying that I was ever a victim of grooming/pedophilia and how I was the real abuser towards my abusers despite the fact that I was the child, they were the adult, how is that possible??. Then eventually in 2023, I saw a video based on a FNF modder exposing him as a groomer/pedophile, and it was because when he was 17 he allegedly had an interaction with someone who was 15 that was nsfw. Now keep in mind, I was a victim of grooming/pedophilia especially since age 11 and even at 17, however I was also a bit of a promiscuous teen due to years of being groomed and I was having nsfw discussions/heavily sex positive convos with people who were 15/16/17 at 17 and I never considered how that could be inappropriate and my intent wasn't to be predatory but the fact that I was just simply exploring my sexuality, also a lot of the people I was doing this with, we were apart of a discord server that heavily encouraged NSFW convos between Teens and adults and it was made by an adult so bad environment overall made by an actual predator. However it didn't stop me in 2023 thinking that I was a pedophile as a teenager and I was genuinely worried and thought that I was a terrible person and I still do. I only did what I did because I was being hurt and thought it was okay, I never meant to hurt anyone and I at 19 literally convinced myself that I was a pedo in my under 18 teen years because of the age gap between me and my friends {1/2 years} and we had conversations that were sexual based even though I at 19 was dating my BF who was 22/23 at the time, I was 19 having sexual convos with adults, I at 19 had friends that were minors and our conversations were always appropriate and never nsfw or those same friends that I had previous convos with that were nsfw, {they were all either 17/18/19 and I was 19} our conversation topics have switched to more SFW ones unlike the ones we had when we were all minors so how could I be a pedo? and I freaked out about it, I couldn't concentrate in classes at all, it was a genuine nightmare. Eventually I did get better and realized that my behaviors were under duress and how I'm not actually a bad person and how I've changed as an adult and do not wish to harm anyone however I'm back on my cycle of worrying again and I've communicated to the people who I thought I affected and they all express no ill will or any anger and were never uncomfortable, do not think about it or just don't care/simply forgot. But Guilt eats me up like a stray dog. I also sometimes see people on twitter calling 17 year olds dating 15 or 16 year olds pedophiles or calling them "P diddy"
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It’s never been this bad before. I feel like I’ll never get better. Every day I remember new things to feel guilty about and new fears pop into my head. What if I get doxxed? What if I said something online that could get me in trouble? What if I was hacked? What if someone is looking through every post, every message, every account I’ve ever made. I feel like I’ve dug myself into a hole and there is no way out. I’m 21, I keep thinking “no one will have grace for you because of your age. You are an adult. You should have know better. You don’t deserve to get better”
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