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- 3y
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Hey gal, sounds like you’ve been doing a lot of ruminating and have worked yourself up into a hightened state. OCD has really jumped on this for you and is not going to let you let it go without a fight. You have done nothing wrong… but me giving you that reassurance will not satisfy your OCD unfortunately. The best thing for you to do right now is disengage from the conversation. Every time it pops into your head let it go in and out without analyzing, ruminating, self punishing, etc. Lean into your feelings of guilt, anxiety, etc. do not avoid the thoughts or emotions. Use “maybe, maybe not” 🤷🏼♀️ and continue on with your day. Let OCD tell you you’re a bad person, blah, blah, blah and just disengage or respond with 🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️ I’m sorry you’re feeling so scared. You’re going to be ok I promise
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Thank your for your response truly you are so kind, I just hate how when It happened I felt like I wanted to do it to enjoy it even though the whole time I hated it and was just trying to think of normal things I even tried to gauge the difference between the thought to see if I enjoyed one I’ve the other.. I know it’s ocd but sometimes it feels so real like that maybe this is me and this is what I really want that I’m just in denial.. I just wish this would go away I feel so guilty and so much shame and disgust just horrible.. I will try to just sit with this and use “maybe, maybe not” as well. Thank you for your response again because I was really confused and contemplating everything your so kind 🥺
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@OneDayAtATime💭 Just remember it has to feel really really real to you otherwise it wouldn’t bother you and OCD needs it to truly bother you otherwise it wouldn’t be able to trap you like it does. OCD’s goal is to keep you trapped. It also only targets what you value you most in life. You’re so welcome. OCD loves to high jack masturbation, groinal sensations, urges, etc. It’s so horrible but with ERP I promise it’ll get so much better. Follow @jenna.overbaugh on Instagram
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Please know that if God is all merciful with you then you should also be merciful with yourself, we will make mistakes we are human and God expects us to make those mistakes. Learn from them. Have you spoken to a therapist? Getting treatment is the best option. You're not a lost cause, not unfixable, you haven't committed something unforgivable. Nothing is bigger than God's mercy. He loves you, know this.
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- 21w
Today has been really hard I feel like I can’t even breathe I feel like a pedo for real :( whenever i think during my alone time i try and coexist with it? but when i decided to think and think i panic and panic more and more i start feel more guilty guys I can’t take this anymore bc when I kinda feel certain it fades aways i think logically i know i probably am ok :( but it’s so scary for me what if i did actually act on the thought and I didn’t realize? And now reflecting it ???
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- 19w
Please read and comment kindly. Really looking for support. My child was laying across me and every time I breathed a certain way I was getting a groinal sensation. I kept breathing like that anyways (ugh idk why), and then my mind told me I had hurt them that I might as well do something else because what's more. So idk why or what overcame me other than the thought of doing it and causing another feeling (I literally had to question what to do during this and the only thing I could come up with was to move my elbow towards her groin area) but it came across my mind to elbow my child, and I elbowed their crotch or side area. Which caused another unwanted groinal sensation. Then I began FREAKING smooth out and asked my child to move. Then I've been stressing since. I feel like as a mom I don't deserve to be theirs anymore. Idk what overcame me, and in the moment, it felt like I wanted to move my elbow, but I know that can also be my OCD speaking. Right? I clearly regret it all and hate myself. I would never intentionally hurt my child; I don't know what happened in my head when this happened. I was doing SO well! Is this my POCD that I've been diagnosed with by my OCD specialized therapist? Just a struggling mom who used to be the best of the best. I'm very depressed by this. Idk what to do with myself. I live in regret now, and I just wish it would've never ever happened. I can't stop ruminating and being depressed thinking I don't deserve anything.
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- 17w
Struggling. My mind/OCD told me I had already abused my child by breathing when they were laying across me and that I might as well do something else to hurt them. I had to think for a second, but the only thing that came to mind was to move my elbow towards their groin area to cause a "feeling". Well I did just that, and I ended up grazing their groinal area and it caused a disgusting unwanted feeling. I IMMEDIATELY wanted to throw up and panicked. I also asked my child to move off of me immediately. It went against my morals, beliefs, and values as an individual and mother. I can't stop thinking about it and it's very debilitating. I didn't enjoy a single moment of it. But my question to you guys is am the monster that I've always been scared of being? Do I belong in the ground? Do I deserve to have a wonderful life and wonderful, perfect child?
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