Do you guys sometimes think the WORST things? Like SO inappropriate. You know your family wouldn’t want you around or if they knew what you thought they would absolutely think you are sick and not want you to be around their kids or family? Idk I am really convincing myself I am not okay. And this isn’t OCD. I am so scared.
I also have struggled with that for a long time, I’ve been in therapy for over a decade now so it’s gotten easier for me but what I personally do is immediately replace the thought with something more positive, and remind myself they are only thoughts and I am not my thoughts. I wish you luck you are strong for reaching out ❤️
@Justagirlintheworld66 thank you ❤️
I have these thoughts as well. It has made me distance myself from my loved ones. Definitely trying to overcome it. You're not alone!!
@M1cr0waves Thanks for saying that, sometimes it really does feel like I am alone in these thoughts because they are so so awful that I can’t imagine it’s something anyone else has ever thought.
The simplest explanation I’ve heard for those really taboo thoughts is, because OCD is ego-dystonic, it fixates on whatever you think would be the worst thing to be. So it’s really the opposite of a person who takes pleasure from those acts, and you’re probably the last kind of person who would do such things. Thoughts do not equal reality. That’s my OCD mantra.
@amos.b i’ve seen that a lot too. thanks for saying that. just seems like everytime i tell myself that it undoes itself the minute i have those thoughts because they are so awful. such descriptive and graphic thoughts can’t happen unless I wanted them to, right???
@overthinker1234 That’s the worst part of OCD — you’ll feel reassured by something, like you’ve “figured it out” finally, but it never seems to last. So I don’t want to reply with more reassurance because that won’t help you. We’ve all got to learn to be comfortable with the thoughts just being there and not giving them such weight like we’re prone to. One thing I do sometimes is imagine Goofy, the Disney character, saying the thought to me. Sometimes I’ll say it out loud in his voice. Hearing it in such a ridiculous way gives me just a bit of space to remember “this is just a thought, it has no real power”.
If you acknowledge the thought as just a thought and move on it tells your brain it’s not important. Because it isn’t. “Normal” ppl have intrusive thoughts all the time but don’t react to them the way we do. It’s not the thoughts. It’s the reaction that creates problems.
@wfdnash I doubt other people have the same thoughts that I do. I can’t believe that others would have these thoughts because that’s how bad I feel like they are.
@overthinker1234 The content of the thoughts does not matter. It’s our reaction to them. I have had really horrible thoughts too. What. I’ve learned is the reason we have them is that they are the exact OPPOSITE of who we are. I listen to a podcast called disordered and it has been really helpful. Check it out.
It’s getting hard to be around my family. i hate this
TW!!!! TW! Not talking abt SOCD in talking abt those really gross intrusive thoughts about sexual things with family ,friends, animals, random people. Mine is with family specifically my mom and I am so scared and my OCD is saying I actually want these thoughts to happen irl. I’m scared and these thoughts aren’t just the average incest thoughts there are sooo messed up it crazy, a few weeks ago I gas a thought that I was pregnant with that family member I mentioned before and I know ewwwwww wtf it’s sooo bad and I’m scared ppl will judge me for it in here or my therapist I’m so scared and it keeps adding to this thought like what it would be like if that were true and it’s sounds so crazy and gross and f****d up I feel so guilty and scared and I don’t wanna do ERP cuz I’m scared worse thoughts will come and your probably think well I can’t get worse then that but unfortunately it probably could anyways I’m sorry for ranting and pls pls reply cuz I feel rlly alone cuz I feel like no one gets THESE thoughts aghhh 😖
Hey so a couple months ago (7-8) I remember being upset at my family member. Like she was talking too much while I was annoyed and remember wanting her to be quiet. I got an intrusive thought like a really bad image of doing something really bad to her, and my hand twitched to the side a little? Like it felt like I was about to?! And I remembered thinking "if I do this, I'll get in trouble". I got up and left to the bathroom and felt horrified! I was thinking "did I want to act out? Did the only reason I didn't act out was because of getting in trouble? If there was no consequences, would have I done it?! Does this mean this whole time I've been using OCD as an excuse?" I remember I couldn't sleep for 3 nights because of how bad the anxiety was, I was crying and I felt very guilty like I should turn myself in to a mental hospital. I couldn't eat for many days or be near her because of that thought and twitch I had! I'm worried it was an impulse or I actually wanted to hurt her. And even to this day I still ruminanate about this. Like last night I couldn't sleep well I kept waking up every two hours and asking myself "am I capable?" I couldn't eat last night. Sometimes I move on from it like I forget that happened but when I remember, I feel distressed about it! I don't want to be an evil person or do bad actions towards anyone! I'm even scared to be angry because of this because I'm scared I have more "chance" of acting out due to anger. Like was it an impulse and I held back? Is this even OCD? Please help, I'm really scared!
Hi I just have a few questions! (Im 14 btw) Okay so basically I’m really worried I’ll become a pedo/I already am and I don’t know it yet. I’m also really scared if I SA someone, even tho I don’t want to and I’d never do something like that but I feel like this part of me is saying that I will and it’s really scaring me. I feel so alone and I’m so scared I’m a bad person on the inside and this isn’t ocd and I’m gonna unleash hell on this earth I’m so scared. I’ll get a thought like if I’m walking past someone random it will be like “What if you sa them?” And it scares me so bad I feel horrible for thinking that. Is this apart of it? I feel like I’m always fixated on the topic of sa to check if I would do something like that, I don’t know anymore I just feel like a bad person (btw I have not done anything like that to anyone!)
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