How do you deal with ocd making you internalize guilt that shouldn't be there? Lets say it accuses you of being/doing bad.. and now you think your this horrible person when its not even true.. how do you make the feeling go away? Its not even the anxiety that bothers me as much as the perception of self being destroyed over time. I have such low self esteem due to ocd :(

this is a really tricky topic to navigate, and i struggle with the same thing. i have the intrusive thought that i’m actually an evil person who is so deranged that i have tricked everyone around me into thinking i’m nice. i try my best not to engage with compulsions like rationalizing, ruminating, undoing, etc. my therapist encouraged me to take an approach where when i have those thoughts i respond in my head with “what if i am a bad person? what if i’m the worst person that’s ever walked this earth?” the more i sit with that uncertainty, the easier it becomes. i wish you luck and healing!