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Haven’t seen many POCD ppl on here. I haven’t had this particular trigger. But I just want to say hi. And thanks for sharing and being vulnerable. OCD can be such a monster.
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Yeah it seems like there was more but I don’t see as many now. I tend to post a lot because pocd is my main theme and it quite literally scared me to death and I’m terrified of it
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I was about your age when I first experienced it and now I have a kid (15 yrs later!) and it got triggered bigtime this year. It’s brutal and so stigmatizing. Thanks for being brave and sharing your story.
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I’ve had it for about 2 or 3 years now and I would think it would get easier but I was wrong. It progressed and got more terrifying. It’s so sad how OCD is so stigmatized, especially this theme. But if my story helps someone feel less alone, then I know that that’s the best thing I can do. I actually aspire to be a therapist one day and learn as much as I can about OCD or mental health in general to help people feel less alone in this heavy world
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I am amazed it’s taken so long for me to get diagnosed. But stories are extremely powerful. There’s a Netflix show about ocd that I haven’t seen yet but I’m sure is helping raise awareness (called Pure). And I’m a doctor!! So I’m excited to help others now that I have more on-site into this for myself. The world definitely needs more informed therapists. Good for you.
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I agree. I haven’t heard of it or seen it but I will definitely have to check it out. Thank you
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Yeah, but the actress herself wasn’t 17. It’s like when they hire 25 year olds to play a 15 year old. You have nothing to worry about, just keep watching the movie, let the thoughts pass
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I know the actress wasn’t but the thought of her playing someone younger just feels weird to me. I know it may not be a big deal or whatever but to ocd it doesn’t care. It will still do anything to worry me about what if I’m doing something wrong. Just like when I watched The Vampire Diaries or Riverdale, I thought a couple guys in the shows were really cute but they played younger characters which just makes me feel wrong. I don’t know hopefully that makes sense. Ocd just sucks
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@Just Breathe ❤️ Yeah, I definitely get this, I freak out for the same, like when I thought Emma stone looked cute in the amazing Spider-Man where her character is 17, but Emma Stone herself was 24. It’s really stressful. OCD is horrible and I absolutely hate living in constant fear and anxiety, but we can’t give the power to OCD, the more we resist the stronger it’ll get, including the guilt and fear. Like I just watched porn rn and feel incredibly guilty and scared that it was illegal, even though it most definitely was not, OCD is just a jerk.
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@OCDHaver Yeah I totally get it. Even with the porn thing. Haven’t seen it in a long time because it’s just not good to get into anyways but it worries me what if I did something wrong or what if they were younger and I didn’t realize it. Just to put it out there I would NEVER intentionally look that stuff up. It’s just not me at all. Just the thought of coming across it just scares me to death
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@Just Breathe ❤️ Yeah, I get scared too, I actually did see something really gross on YouTube and was triggered really badly, but I went back to report it. I can’t believe YouTube would allow that to stay up
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@OCDHaver Yeah it’s sad and scary. But it sounds like you did the right thing
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TW: porn mentioned When I was younger around 18-19 or maybe younger, I stumbled across some porn labeled as 'teen'. I don't remember if I watched it or get scared away by 'teen', but I then searched for porn something like '18-teen years old', I wanted to make sure it was legal. Now I'm spiraling that I did it because I wanted to see someone younger. Or what my intentions could possibly be? It happened for once or I cannot remembered searching something similar ever again. I've always preferred bigger more masculine men, but why I did that then? I had active porn addiction since I was 9 or I'm afraid younger, watched some things that I regret watching... And now I'm 23 and don't watch it all for like 3 years, because I found out that it was unethical. When I was little I preferred BDSM porn and everyone was very mature and I did not watched anything questionable with real people, but some weird fictional stuff, but didn't like it. Now that I remember this I'm very confused and don't know how to continue living with that. I'm just done...
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I watched the trailer for the movie “Am I Ok?” and got completely triggered. Basically a 32 yo woman discovers she’s a lesbian seemingly out of nowhere. I was triggers and did some research (bad idea) and apparently some people who are gay have never had romantic or sexual interest in people of the same sex until one spontaneous moment of discovery. Now I’m worried that this could be me!! I’ve never had a long term relationship, have had crushes and fantasies but back out when things get too close for me. I do prefer my little fantasy world guy but now I’m wondering if maybe I missed something and am in denial, even if I didn’t know it.
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I feel nauseous. Extremely sick, i cannot eat, cant sleep well, and I haven't enjoyed things I normally enjoy to cry in bed and spiral for several days already. I feel extremely anxious over my past real events. I remembered something extremely triggering. I used to be morbidly curious about crimes and like I remember when i was a younger teen I watched a dark documentary that honestly i shouldnt have watched. There was this extremely weird scene and i think i felt weirded out but also a little aroused? but only bc I was thinking "lucky, shes already having sex. I wish I was her so i could experience it too." The poor person was like 1-3 years younger than me at the time. I KNOW how wrong that is now i legit feel like im going to throw up rn. Anyway I think I felt a little aroused??? And I think I touched myself a little bit and imagined myself in her place? I dont think I enjoyed it bc i remember it felt forced and weird and i stopped. I never did it again. I feel so sick! I would NEVER watch a documentary like that now as an adult and think or touch myself to it thats just so wrong but im scared that this is a sign im a sicko/p. I remmeber crying at the end of the documentary bc I felt disturbed by the contents but i still put some in my watch later out of morbid curiosity to see more real cases of these crimes bc they scared me. I never watched them again though. It only happened once and it was before my ocd started which SCARES me even more!!! And i wouldnt watch them as an adult either theyre too disturbing! I regret it so badly and feel like a monster bc it was messed up. Like what was wrong with me?! Theyre extremely disturbing to me and I rather avoid such content bc its triggering to my ocd but im afraid now like was that a sign of me possibly being a p? Am I a monster??? Am I in denial? Is this even ocd?! I feel so much shame and guilt it's killing me. 😔
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