I’ve only had 2 false memories in all the years that i’ve had ocd but they are both so horrible. One was triggered by an intrusive thought and the other by a real event. Is it normal to only have a small amount of false memories? Is it normal to have much more than I have? Does that mean mine are real and not false memories?? I have many themes of ocd but only one that is most prevalent. Is that normal?
I’ve had OCD for 30 years and I’ve only had four. One was 15 years ago. The hardest one was 5 years ago. And the two newest ones were from last year. All four of mine came after a night of drinking 😔.
@Catlove9 One of mine was after a night of drinking also.
@xokyaxo They are the worst, aren’t they? I am really sorry you’re going through this. I still struggle as well.
I've also had many themes with OCD since the early 1970s . I've only had 3 false memory themes in all that time....so I guess it depends on the person......I also have had only one that has been there since the start.....the other ones change... sometimes lasting a year or more.....but ERP therapy is gradually changing all that for me.....it's slow at times but I can really see the progress I've made with it in only 8 months
So I hope you will stick with ERP...it's the only thing that has ever helped me
When you had your first false memory experience did you think it was real because you didn’t know ocd could do that or did you feel like something didn’t feel right about it and suspect it was ocd?
When I get a new theme the previous theme completely disappears/seems unimportant until there is a trigger for it. Is circling themes a very obvious sign its ocd? If it’s something actually serious in the relationship wouldn’t I get a worse feeling than just “omg this is bad I need to ruminate and search and seek reassurance” There is always one theme in control and my main focus until a new/ returning theme takes its place and the other theme is shoved away in the back of my mind like nothing until it circles around again. Even if the theme I’m currently having seems like an actual problem/super serious a different trigger/theme can occur and the “serious” theme that i was panicking over thinking “is my bf a bad person” can be wiped away and replaced with another theme. Is the constant thinking something is super serious but then it can easily be replaced with another worry a big sign it’s ocd?
I have been on this app and on treatment for almost a year now, and I am recovering, but I have recently started experiencing false memories- I feel like it’s my OCD trying to interfere more now that I am unbothered by my symptoms. Recently I have been having moments where I wonder if I had said something terrible to someone or if I committed an act, it feels so real but it’s never as vivid as a real memory. It’s like trying to remember a dream. It is okay, I know I wouldn’t have done any of those things.
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