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Iāve done a lot of horrible things too. Itās really difficult, and when I say horrible, I mean down right shameful. Iām ashamed of the person I used to be. I believe people can change, but youāre right, it never feels like it applies to me. I donāt know what youāve done in the past, but the fact you have remorse shows you have a conscience. Youāre not alone, weāre only human, I saw your bio and says youāre 19, I am too. Just try to remember we were children and teens who didnāt habe good impulse control, thatās what my therapist told me. I donāt ever try to excuse what Iāve done because I know what I did was wrong, but I simply just want to know if itās possible to move forward after all of it. So youāre not alone, have you been going to therapy? I found confessing to those closest to me helped, but confessing to everyone isnāt great though, but yeah, I hope you keep going, not one human is perfect, and we all do bad things, youāll get through this though! Sending loveš
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Thank you so much š is 19 years old.. still young or at this point I'm old enough to know better? I feel i still make mistakes linked to my past. Its frustrating. Thank you though again. Your words really helped š
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Honey, you're definitely not alone in this cause I'm going through the exact same thing as you. We are human beings and we are meant to make mistakes! Please be kind and gentle to yourself. š
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Thank you so much! Please also remember that for yourself as I know sometimes it's easy to forgive and understand others but hard to do the same for yourself. You deserve to forgive yourself no matter what you did or feel you still do . Thank you for being so kindš
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@šø You're welcome, dear. You're literally so kind Omg thank you so much, dear. I'll remember that and you too, remember that okay? ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø And yessss you're right it's easy to forgive and understand others but myself. But we have to realize that we're only human beings and we're not perfect. Same to you, you deserve yo forgive yourself no matter what you did or feel you still do. ā¤ļøā¤ļø Thank YOU for being so kindš
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Let me know if you wanna talk. I'm always here. š
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Thank you!! Same for you š
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I just wanna say I relate to this post so much and Iām also the same age! Iām in therapy for my issues and itās hard to disclose the real event stuff to my therapist but erp helps so much even if itās an actual bad thing. People make mistakes both small and large, you donāt deserve to obsess about it 24/7 and feel debilitating guilt and anxiety over it. Mine seems like the worst irredeemable thing ever and sometimes & I feel like it could legit mean something about me but thatās just ocd talking. after treatment Iāve had moments of clarity & realizations that it means nothing about or that itās not as bad as ocd makes it out to be . Show yourself more kindness, ocd loves attaching to stuff like this to use as āproofā if your anything like me itās probably the main thing fueling your obsession. I would definitely seek out an ocd specialist if you havenāt already, this subtype can be really debilitating. Hope this helps
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Thank you so much! I'm sorry to hear you also go through something similar to what I do. Back in 2020 my ocd really developed. It wasn't cause of something I did years ago but because of things I was doing then, even developing ocd ..i was still doing them. Maybe even things I regret this year too. But I take everyday as a learning experience and I try and grow from it. I will try and seek professional help because I feel I really need it at this point. I feel the exact way you described. The guilt, shame and anxiety really overwhelm me and make me feel I don't deserve another chance at life...I also always fear it means something about me..I do try and ignore all those feelings.. though sometimes it gets hard. It really is the main thing fueling my obsession. I will take your advice! Thank you again š
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You can change if you want to. A lot of people donāt. But you have the agency and personal responsibility to change, yes.
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I have recently entered a phase of extremely obsessive thoughts of every mistake Iāve ever made. Things from over a decade ago, things that happened recently, or even things currently happening like my own thoughts and feelings that I have no control over. Ever since I was little I have been a habitual liar. For the most part, I just tell little white lies or exaggerated stories. I even lie about things that donāt matter at all, like if Iāve seen a certain movie or something. But I have also lied about some serious things, like bad things happening to me, like abuse or SA. (DISCLAIMER - Iāve never accused anyone of these things to the police or anything like that). I hate that Iāve done this and I feel so disgusted with my behavior. Iāve been obsessing over this and unable to forgive myself or feel better about doing this. I feel like such a sick human being. I know most of the reasons for why I lieāattention, sympathy, to seem more interesting, to relate to someone, or to even pretend that my life is better than it is. I never ever have any bad intentions when I lie, but I know that doesnāt mean a whole lot. Sometimes I lie so naturally that I donāt even realize it, and sometimes I lie to the point that I actually believe what Iām saying. Somethings wrong with me and I donāt want to be this way anymore. I hate myself and I feel like Iām being tortured with this guilt. I feel like I donāt deserve to ever feel better because this is a result of my own actions. I have a group of girl friends that I met online that Iāve known for about 3 years. I lied about and insinuated that bad things had happened to me to them, because I wanted to relate to them and maybe because I wanted sympathy. I was actually emotionally abused by my ex, and he did kind of get physical with me one time (if Iām remembering correctly, but my OCD doubts if that even actually happened), but I have exaggerated and said that I was abused physically. I also have portrayed my life to be completely different than it is, because I hate my life and I like to pretend that things are better than they are. In a way, I feel like itās a form of escapism. When I talk to them, I can pretend that Iām a different person. A more interesting, less pathetic, and more relatable person. Iāve lied to them so much that I canāt even begin to remember them all, and I feel so disgusted by myself, and the guilt of this is adding onto my other debilitating guilt. I canāt stop obsessing over it and I feel like Iām an awful person for this. I feel like I donāt deserve to feel better. Iām unable to function, and I canāt forgive myself no matter what. I know that if I confess to them, theyāll be disgusted by my behavior and not want to speak to me again. Especially because I lied about things that are so sensitive. And theyāre perfectly within their right to feel that way and to reject me. I donāt know if I can handle the rejection and stress of confessing at this moment in time. I also just canāt even remember all of my lies. But if I keep talking to them, Iāll have to upkeep my lies, and I know Iāll never get better if I keep having to lie. None of my lies have caused them any actual harm, most of my lies are harmless, and itās not like Iāll ever actually meet them in person, but I feel like Iāve gone against my morals, and I know that it was wrong. Even though my ex is an awful person and put me through hell, I feel bad that Iāve told these girls online that heād abused me when he actually hasnāt (other than the one time he sorta got physical with me). He even has been going around telling people things about me and degrading me, and this has been going on for nearly 10 years. But I know it was wrong to lie about that regardless of what heās done or what heās actively doing to me. The girls donāt have his full name or info or anything like that, they just know his first name and that heās my ex and that he āphysically abusedā me. I donāt ever lie out of malice. My dad is a pathological liar and heās never received help, and I feel like Iāve learned his behavior. I especially feel bad because one of my online friends gave me an extremely expensive gift for my birthday last October, and I didnāt ask for it or anything or manipulate her into giving it to me, but I feel awful that she gave me a gift when Iāve lied about so many things. Itās also not something I can give back since it was an online thing, and I genuinely donāt have the money to pay her back. I feel like Iāve been living a lie and that itās unfair to them. I am so so scared to tell the truth. I think Iād be less scared if I was only admitting it to one person, but Iād be admitting it to three. I know that theyāll think Iām terrible, disgusting, and that theyāll hate me, and then theyāll probably talk about how awful I am with each other. Which is perfectly justified. I just am so scared of it. Iām in a really bad state of mind. I canāt function and all I do all day is lay around and obsess over all my mistakes. I know the lying is out of my control to a certain extent and that I have a problem and mental illness, but I still canāt forgive myself. I feel disgusting and awful and like Iām a bad person and no matter what I do, Iām reminded of it. I feel like Iām going crazy and that I deserve to feel this way for what Iāve done. And I feel hopeless because I feel like I wonāt ever feel better from this unbearable state unless I confess, but I really donāt feel like Iām ready. Every day I become more and more certain that Iām terrible.
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I genuinely feel like the worlds most horrible person deeply for my past actions in childhood and general mistakes Iāve made. I feel like I shouldnāt be here or thereās no hope for me despite doing right ( trying to do right ) Iāve wanted to open up to my mom about things from my past but when I was talking to her about a situation that happened just to share, she was like āThank God youāve never done anything like thatā But really my past mistakes are worst. Itās like I feel like I should disappear. I donāt know how to deal with the guilt and I feel horrible. Iāve made good and bad decisions but despite this being a long time ago ( which doesnāt erase my stupid actions ) I still keep bringing back into the present and Iām filled with guilt I genuinely think it would be better if I wasnāt here. I wake up think about my past things and Iām filled with guilt and shame that maybe I am a bad person and voices donāt stop, they keep telling me a lot of things that I start to believe. It makes me upset that I did something like that in my past and I try to be understanding but I can imagine the reactions of people and being condemned so much. I literally do this to myself every single day and itās exhausting I donāt know how you guys can treat me with so much compassion and understanding. It really doesnāt feel real or like I deserve it. Like even on nocd, it makes me feel worst because I come across comments that say āas long as itās not ā-ā or something and I compare it to my past and I feel like a horrible unacceptable person.
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I would really appreciate it so much if someone took the time to read this and help me. I donāt know what to do anymore. I havenāt posted here in awhile. I had my OCD managed pretty decently for a year or so on medication, but I had to stop taking it, and after around 3-4 months, the OCD has become unbearable again. It used to be much more surrounding existential themes, eating, and others, not really real event/false memory stuff. But now itās gotten really out of hand and I donāt know how to do it anymore. Itās surrounding a time of my life a long time ago. It was a dark time. I wasnāt myself and I was going through a lot of things, and I did a lot of things I regret. I self-destructed, embarrassed myself, and wasnāt good to the people around me. I was able to get my mind off of it for a long time, even though I would still think about it a good amount. I was able to be in the present, at least moreso than now. But now that Iām off medication, the guilt has become my obsession again. I canāt move on. I canāt do anything without thinking about all of these memories. Iām obsessed. Iāve started hating myself again, so much so that itās hard to do anything anymore or believe I deserve anything good. The people around me tell me it wasnāt even that bad, but to me it was. To me, I failed myself, lost myself, and failed everyone around me. I canāt stop thinking about every person I said something wrong to or every time I screwed up. Iāve now started to convince myself I did terrible things I canāt remember, and that my mind just canāt deal with it. And thatās why I feel so guilty. Thereās nothing to really support this though. But Iām starting to really convince myself thatās true. Iām trying not to listen to it, because Iāve convinced myself I have hit people with my car before and havenāt remembered when I absolutely didnāt and I know I never have. I drive back over and over to check thereās no one, even though I never heard any bang or felt myself anything. I can convince myself of some crazy false memories. So I know that I shouldnāt listen. But itās hard not to when I have this guilt gnawing at me constantly. I come to conclusions that this guilt must be because I did something terrible that I donāt remember, even though I already think the things I remember were bad enough. But I would know by now right? If I did something bad I donāt remember? I donāt feel like this all the time. But itās a lot of the time. But maybe that should be reassuring, that I only start obsessing like this when I think to. The past haunts me though. And I can never be in the present. Iāve started to resort to some unhealthy behaviors to distract myself or help me work towards something. I am starting to hate myself so much and feel like thereās no way Iāll ever be able to get out of this loop. I feel like I just canāt do this anymore. Maybe I need to go back on medication. But I donāt know. I donāt really want to. But will I ever fix this without it? Why do I feel SO guilty, all of the time? I do all these things for people because I feel indebted to them, because I feel undeserving of everything. I feel awful about myself. I donāt know what to do. Does anyone else deal with this?
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