Does anyone have Pure OCD revolving around doubting a memory?? I have a real life event where I’m “pretty sure” I had an intrusive thought which caused me anxiety. Fast forward a year and it pops back into my head but I doubt it was an intrusive thought. I keep reading about false memories and now am freaking out that the intrusive thought idea is a false memory of me having an intrusive thought and I’m really just remembering pieces of doing something terrible! I was having some drinks and had a Xanax prescription so what if that day I took one and then drank and now don’t remember correctly!? Freaking out 😞

"Pure" OCD

Anonymous

Date posted: 3y

Thanks for sharing your current experience. I would say that you should be very proud of yourself for 1st noticing the anxiety, distress, and discomfort and letting those feelings of anxiety, fear, etc. be there.This is a perfect time to as I like to say "practice" ERP. Practice not analyzing any of those points you mentioned and place your attention on this present moment. Feel your feet on the ground, take a deep breathe, go for a walk, read, go hangout with a close companion, or play a sport. Not avoiding the discomfort, but choosing to do things you want to do and not give any attention to dwelling on that.The most important part being the response prevention. Not easy, but part of the work. When this type of situation occurs and we are in environments in which we are organically exposed to distress, use this as an opportunity to practice doing the work! This allows for two things; showing yourself you can handle and tolerate it, and also letting your body know that although you feel uncomfortable you are willing to keep doing whatever it is you are doing and getting on with your day! This is the foundation!

Jesse Miller

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 3y

OCD for sure loves to trick us into what memories are real and what isnt. i found that the key to helping these thoughts was to allow myself to accept that maybe they weren't real and that some of it was made up in my head. it didn't give power to the anxiety and then when i could recall the moments later, i remembered them for how they actually were.

strike1207

Date posted: 21w

Can someone please help. I’m struggling.

I have had the same false memory/instrusive image of me doing something horrible to someone when I was 12 and they were younger. It is a memory based on a real event. I truly don’t know if it’s real or not but obviously, the more I think about it the more I think it’s true. This has led my mind to become slightly paranoid. I worry that if this horrible image in my head is true then one day the person I might have hurt will come and k*ll me. I’m really scared I feel like I won’t feel better as long as this “memory” is in my head. Does anyone have advice?

LillyX

Date posted: 19w

Pocd & alcohol & false memory.

First I must say I love children and harming one sickens me. So if you don’t understand pocd please don’t commment. Ive only ever been drunk around children once at a house party , my ocd then convinced me I could’ve assaulted them the next morning as my memory was patchy…I haven’t let this go for YEARS. I didn’t even know what I did? 6 years later I have this whole story, based off an intrusive image I had but still don’t really know what I did? Every waking day of my life I’m trying to figure this out but I’m getting more and more confused. I’ve found clues, coincidences , things I believe could be evidence but isn’t really? I’m mixing in reality and false images….My therapists (I’ve had 3) all say this is false memory ocd? But mine feels different? Mine feels worse? Anyway I need a break.

slippery_salad

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 14w

Need advice

Real event, legal ocd, and false memory ocd around events that happened years ago but never bothered me till a month ago and now my life is being destroyed because I feel sooooooooooo guilty

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