Can anyone give me tips on how when I have an intrusive thought that doesn’t mean I did it. Like I’ll have a thought of something then my head will tell me that I did this .. anybody else deal with this
Yes 100% I deal with this every day. I have visualisations of a crime being committed and I can’t tell the difference between it happening and my brain making it up. I deal with this every single day and the best thing to do is to forget about it I KNOW I KNOW I HEAR THIS EVERY DAY ALL THE TIME TOO AND PEOPLE SAY IT LIKE ITS SO EASY but it’s the only way. If you forget about it, later the logic will come back to you. I’m trying to forget about my false memory
@izabela’socd I really appreciate the tip, it is the best way to be honest it’s just hard when the things you think you did hit so close to home .. thanks for taking the time to reply
@Anonymous I’m dealing with this right now. It’s so hard for me too that I physically can’t bare it so I completely understand
Yes false memory !! Feels like I did the thing (thought) it’s tough but their are some good podcasts out there about this !! Hang in there
@Anonymous False memory is absolutely brutal.. I just want to be able to trust myself again? Like I kno I didn’t do something that my head is trying to convince me I did.. it’s so hard :(
Without trying to seek reassurance, I’m wondering if anyone has insight on identifying an intrusive thought vs reality. Something that’s always really helped ground me in moments of false memory ocd is clearly remembering the exact moment the thought arose and how it started as “what if I cheated and don’t remember.” Then the images come and are extremely distressing, but I’ve always found some comfort in coming back to that moment of “this started as what if.” It feels like my brain is almost getting more creative with the thoughts now, and I’ve been having probably the worst anxiety of my life the past couple months after another intrusive thought entered my mind. I woke up after a night drinking and thought to myself “did you kiss your friend and don’t remember?” (Didn’t happen, undeniably proved). The rest of the day I stayed anxious about other things I could have done and poured over all my memories of the night. Then the next day I finally had found some peace based on all the evidence from my friends who were with me that nothing bad happened. I then thought “what about when you went to the bathroom,” which I hadn’t really been thinking about before, and then my mind immediately started flashing with images of me performing sex acts in the bathroom with some person who has no name, face, details, or anything I remember about interacting with them. I think I’m just concerned that this was a moment of genuine memory recall since I hadn’t been thinking about the bathroom before, and it was more of a sudden flash of images and “did you do that” vs “what if you did that.” I’m wondering how others are able to identify that something is an intrusive thought vs reality.
I been dealing with OCD my entire life but recently I been finding it really difficult to find the slightest relief. I know it’s not good to do but I been trying not to think of the thoughts but of course they come back even stronger. Does anyone know what I could do in the meanwhile ? Thank you
Does anyone else’s OCD convince them that bad thoughts are not actually that bad…. Like I know they are so why do I feel like they arent😭😭
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