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Why do false memories feel so real and that it’s what actually happened. Because it feels like it’s not a false memory at all and it feels like and I feel it’s true

People with this theme how long did you guys have it for??

Hi everyone. I just have a question. Anytime mass shootings go on, I start to feel extremely anxious. & then I have “could this ever be me?” or “what if this happens to me some day?” thoughts. I started feeling guilty and wondering if I may have characteristics of a mass shooter or something. Like I start to compare myself to them. I guess in an attempt to correct my wrongdoing before it happens. I definitely don’t want that to happen to me. but it’s something that runs through my mind every time. Does anyone else experience these hard, horrific moments? Would this be considered a part of harm OCD?

Hello, I'm wondering if anyone has had a similar experience with OCD to the one I recently had, and how you got through it! I have dealt with a variety of intrusive thoughts and OCD symptoms for many years now, and recently learned that these symptoms were actually signs of OCD. These symptoms bothered me now and then, but the didn't really impact my daily life, relationships, or joy. That all changed over this summer when I experienced a stressful life event. The event sent my OCD symptoms into an intense spiral where I could literally not stop thinking about what happened and kept going back to try to "solve it" in my brain by reliving each detail. This only made me feel worse. However I felt like I had to keep thinking and talking about what had happened in order to process it and make my thoughts calm down. I then started freaking out and feeling as if I had lost control of my mind. My emotions started to rotate between numb and intense anxiety, and I felt like I couldn't focus in conversations with loved ones or be present anymore because my mind, body and emotions were constantly racing down a dark spiral. I felt no rest or peace and had 5 nights of literally zero sleep during this intense period of my life. As of recently I have started medication and meeting with a therapist. I only have a few intrusive thoughts per day about the life event now, and seemingly random things trigger those thoughts. It feels like the days and people surrounding this event are always in the back of my mind, wanting me to think about them. Other symptoms spiked up after this event that have not gone down as much as I would have liked. For example, I am constantly checking to see if I am truly present with whoever I am with, if I am truly being myself and saying what I would normally say, or enjoying myself as I normally would had I not gone through the stressful event and been left with these strange side effects. Its like a mental trap, because the checking to see if I am engaged and enjoying my time with friends and family is what keeps me from being engaged and enjoying times with friends and family. Have you experienced anything like this before? Any tips and support would be appreciated!

Should we really not analyze thoughts? I feel like that is a form of repression. Maybe analyzing the thought without reassuring ourself of anything is OK..?

I’m contemplating on taking meds, and would like to hear some opinions/experiences with them. I’m honestly tired of being in and out of OCD land.

Having ocd is a nightmare. I feel so alone. Most of society doesn’t understand it and it feels so awful. I feel like sometimes I don’t have anyone I can really vent to because no one truly gets it. My family and husband are supportive but I feel like they just don’t truly get it.

Does anybody else experience delusional intrusive thoughts? I have a very big fear of developing schizophrenia or becoming delusional. And it seems that a lot of my intrusive thoughts are delusional intrusive thoughts that I fight.

How is everybody today? Does anybody need to talk about anything? ♥️♥️♥️

I’ve been struggling with my most recent bout of harm OCD. I haven’t had this subtype before so it really scared me. Before that was pedophile OCD. The bad intrusive thoughts started in July. I’m a female and I don’t know if this is related but I started taking these skin multi vitamins (high vitamin A and C, some others too) around the same time. I’m not sure if those are correlated but I just stopped taking them and felt relief from anxiety therefore less bothered by intrusive thoughts. I’m just wondering if anyone has noticed their intrusive thoughts get worse or better with certain supplements. I want relief but really want to stay un-medicated (for now) so looking for natural alternatives. Has anyone tried inositol?

Can anybody relate? I have not been able to get away from the thought of hurting people, it is making me think that I actually want to do these things. The thoughts don’t stop it has been a little over 3 weeks and they start when I wake up and are there until I go to bed. They usually are targeted towards my girlfriend or mom, but they will latch on to anyone I’m with. I’m starting to think that I actually want to do these things… the thoughts don’t give me much anxiety anymore either. I also experience urges to act on them. I never had a thought like this until Oct 29 and now they just won’t go away. Pls help, is this ocd or is something wrong?

How do I start romance exposers and what’s the prevention part for it

Living just with the intrusive thoughts that makes you uncomfortable and anxious Does OCD have to be severe to have it?

Can someone give me advice on how to deal with a bad ocd day please. Last night I had a bit of a bad episode with ocd looking for reassurance on here and googling and the googling didn’t help which I should of know at the start..and I’m just dealing with the aftermath of anxiety.

3 years ago shortly after I had my son I started getting postpartum OCD never had anxiety at all or OCD while I was pregnant with my first and like a year ago I had little to almost no OCD but here and there well now I’m 26 weeks pregnant with my 2nd and it’s coming back sooo badly I feel like I’m going straight crazy My obsession has been me thinking I have schizophrenia!! Like I’m tricking my mind to believe I’m getting the symptoms but I know that they arnt true and I’m really not experiencing them but I’m sooo terrified of getting it that my brain is literally trying to trick me into the symptoms of it but I don’t actually see or hear stuff I’m just that afraid of it actually happening like idk what to do to stop these terrible thoughts but this pregnancy has me all kinda of screwed up 😭 can anyone please relate!? Or am I actually just going crazy?

Does anyone’s themes bounce around? Yesterday I was suffering heavy from contamination intrusive thoughts, today I am having thoughts that “what if I hit someone on my way home and didn’t realize” when reality is nobody was around on the road and I know I’d know if I hit someone. I have had high stress in life recently which I think is triggering this flare up. I just wanna be okay and I know I need to see a therapist but financially as a student that Isn’t in the cards right now. Anybody have advice for how to handle your mind consult dining new things to fixate on? In the last two years relationship and SO themes have been the ones I’ve struggled with, but these constant intrusive thoughts are all over the place and it’s less easy to cope now. Any advice appreciated! Thank You!

I’m having constant intrusive thoughts and it’s driving me crazy. I will go through these periods where everything I do I get an intrusive thought and it’s just my brain is so loud. Anyone else?! How do you stop the constant intrusive thoughts when you can’t really do an exposure for every single one?!

I keep finding myself almost automatically checking or trying to disprove my intrusive thoughts before I even get chance to agree or ignore them. Does anyone have an advice on this?

I have contamination ocd and It’s affecting the sensual part of my life. Im afraid I’ll catch something every time. The person I’m interested seems clean but I still have my crazy doubts. I also don’t want to engage because I’m anxious and i don’t want to feel used and im now feeling ashamed if I act. It’s a lot of emotions

Ugh some days I’m 100% sure I did it….others im 80% then It’s 50% then it’s 20%…then it’s back to 100% the urge to confess is so huge I can’t just sit with it….I kinda told my mom somewhat….and she didn’t wanna hear because she knows about confessing with ocd and that people shouldn’t give in to it or give reassurance but I really think I did this awful thing….my brain is convinced I need to type of consequence….as if having ocd isn’t a bad thing already 😒