anyone here really struggle with false memories. i have very bad sexual themes of ocd whenever i walk past someone or talk to someone alone or something my brain makes me believe i did awful things to them because of my intrusive thoughts. it just feels so real even f you truly know it’s not it doesn’t change the fact of how real it feels. i can’t stop myself from dwelling on them.

Hi, I’ve had ocd since I was 12 but the hardest theme I’ve ever encountered was false memory ocd and POCD. I’m convinced I’ve molested children and people and it disgusts me to my very core. Is there anyone else going through this? I really need to talk to people who are going through the same thing as me and can share their story because I feel so along in this false memory cycle because it feels like a real memory and I feel like I’m tricking everyone around me into thinking it’s false. Please help

Hey all, I've been okay for a while, but today I'm having a hard time with my sexually-themed false memory thoughts and the compulsion to try and "figure it out". While I've learned enough over time that "figuring it out" doesn't work, I'm just feeling extra overwhelmed today. Stuff that happened over 7 years ago is really getting to me, I'm in this limbo state just sitting here with it all but... ...anyone have any general tips for false-memory OCD?

Does anyone else’s false memory intrusive thoughts of what could have happened feel very, very real?