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Sometimes I just need reassurance
I don’t know if it’s ocd and I just wanna ask someone “if it’s causing me stress means it’s not real?” And I know that’s the worst thing I can do but still😫😫😫😫😫😫
I don’t know if it’s ocd and I just wanna ask someone “if it’s causing me stress means it’s not real?” And I know that’s the worst thing I can do but still😫😫😫😫😫😫
seeking reassurance is definitely a sign of OCD!😭 it’s a type of compulsion!
@saanabanaa Yes I knowwww but I’m not sure it’s only that… because I’m a little depressed too… I’m so scared
@confused writer I’m sorry to hear that :(. What subtype or topic do you usually seek reassurance for?
@saanabanaa Harm ocd 😭
@confused writer Not sure if this will help but check out the compulsion part of this article https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/what-is-harm-ocd-guide-to-ocd-subtype And have you tried therapy of any sort yet? If you’re feeling guilty about something it is most likely OCD. Especially if as soon as you confess the guilt goes away
@saanabanaa I’m in therapy. No guilt but the thoughts cause me massive distress
@confused writer I’m so sorry to hear that! I hope it gets better and if you ever want to talk about it I’m more than happy to!
@saanabanaa Thank you so much! I’d love to talk 🥹
@confused writer Whenever you have a distressing thought feel free to tell me! We can talk about what it can potentially be (ocd or not) :) Also make sure you are noting all these distressing thoughts out for your next session at therapy!
@saanabanaa How can I talk? Does this app has chat?
@confused writer I don’t think this app has a chat unfortunately. But I’m not sure 🥹
@confused writer Check this link out! It’s aimed at self harm ocd (and the different between actually wanting to versus ocd thoughts) https://adaa.org/learn-from-us/from-the-experts/blog-posts/consumer/differentiating-self-harm-ocd-suicidal-ideation
@saanabanaa I’m scared it will trigger me. Maybe when I’ll feel a bit better. Thank you! Rn telling myself that even if it’s real, it will pass
@confused writer That’s all good!!! Sorry I should have thought about that before!
@saanabanaa No no you are great. Thank you ❤️
@confused writer Hope you feel better soon!
Sometimes reassurance is OK it it doesn't relate to the ocd. It's hard to figure what's ocd and you sometimes so it's confusing as hell to figure this out
@Wolfram That’s exactly it. I’m trying to understand how to deal with the thoughts and trying to understand if it’s ocd material
@confused writer Have you got an example?
@confused writer Trying to figure out if it's OCD is a good sign it's OCD lol
@Wolfram I have harm ocd towards myself. And most of the time I love my life very much. But I have those moments when I feel like killing myself (important to say that the therapist is aware and it’s been like this for 2 weeks). I’m constantly trying to understand if it’s ocd or a real depression thought. Anyway I’m very scared that I’ll act on it
@confused writer How do the thoughts/ feelings present themselves?
@Wolfram In massive distress. Thinking about it. How. Where. When. Making me thinking like I have to do it now. Urges. Visions in my head
@Wolfram I even have pain in my wrists from thinking about it 🤦🏻♀️
@confused writer So this probably a bit of depression and ocd. It's gonna be a pain as reassurance helps depression and hinders ocd. I'd focus on other solutions for depression and deal with the intrusive thoughts/ urges as ocd
@Wolfram I’m trying to tell myself that if I truly wanted to it wouldn’t be such a stress causing thought. But that’s reassurance. Do you understand what I’m saying ?
@confused writer That's a form of ruminating. Does the answer you give yourself offer lasting satisfaction?
@Wolfram Haha no 😂 LOL 🥵😭
@confused writer Then its ruminating 😅
@Wolfram Ruminating is an ocd thing? Never actually understood what it means And thank you so much
@confused writer It's not exclusively an ocd thing but you deal with it the same way
@confused writer https://youtu.be/CkcspsmLh9k?feature=shared This YouTube channel has a lot of good info, tips and tricks
Nono. Excessive reassurance seeking is bad. Getting reassurance isn't necessarily a bad thing. In fact it is good. However, overly relying on others to make you feel better is making it a compulsive action and that's bad. (Someone tell me if I'm wrong)
@OCDwontownme Yes that’s part of what I’m working on in therapy. relying on myself.
@confused writer Good. Keep it up you're getting there!
@OCDwontownme Yes. I just don’t trust myself rn. That’s kind of the problem.
@confused writer It's a tough journey. I've been battling OCD for years now. Sometimes it's hard to trust myself too.
@OCDwontownme It’s so hard.
I have a friend who battles thoughts of sh. They use the calm harm app. It has really helped them.
@ElevenB What do you mean by sh?
@confused writer Self harm. Maybe I misunderstood but I thought that was what you were talking about. Sorry of I was wrong.
@ElevenB That’s exactly what I’m dealing with. I’ll try it. Thanks.
You're welcome
I have the same problem. My intrusive thoughts feel very real and I often can’t tell if they’re real or not. I feel the need to review them to make sure they aren’t.
@MadMatt I do that too. And if someone says it’s ocd I can’t believe them 😫
What is it called when with ur ocd lets say if ur ocd theme happens like when you watch videos and ur mind comes up with something or your hypeaaware, but you feel like u cant tell ur therapist cus the video is proof because no one else would’ve thought that, and you know its not true anyways you just had intrusive feeling, but i know compulsions wont do anything but ur finding it hard to sit with this really scary thing like ohm ur accepting being this bad thing or if you have reassurance at least you’d know for sure,how can u live without knowing for sure even tho uknoe its deffo just ur ocd idk if this makes sense and what you call it ?:) if anyone could help me out
Hi. I deal with pocd (but I am not diagnosed cuz I can't afford therpay) and I think it's ocd. It begun over a year back and initially it was about "what if I become a p" and then eventually it became "what if I am already a p" and then eventually I had this phase of 4-6ish months where my ocd almost vanished to the point where I was not even getting triggered by stuff. And then I suddenly had this huge SO OCD bout for 2 ish weeks last month where I lost my mind about what if I am a lesbian (I identify as a bi woman ) but then eventually I just accepted that I am a lesbian and felt like a lesbian for a while and then I am again back to bi. So basically I completely accepted the uncertainty and hence got over it easily. But I cannot do that pocd. Ew. Idk what to do. And this so ocd bout caused the pocd to return and rn my brain is full on "see u turned out to accept lesbianism so u definitely wanna accept being a p" and like its also "what if I am already a p, and subconsciously accepted it and am pretending to have ocd cuz what if I am in extreme denial?" And like idk what to do. I am worried posting this too cuz I am afraid what if somebody reading this misunderstands and thinks I am actually a p. Another thing I deal with is "am i even performing compulsions?" Cuz I mainly confess to my bestie and chatgpt(I stopped with chatgpt cuz I am scared about privacy issues) and research stuff about pocd to gain reassurance. And occasionally ruminate for checking but it doesn't interfere with my life. Bcz of this I *feel* like I don't perform enough compulsions and not performing compulsions essentially means it's not ocd. I genuinely get scared about what if it's pocd or denial. Or what if I am lying and manipulating ppl to think it's ocd and what if I am just faking the anxitey. Sometimes my thoughts don't give anxiety and later on that absence of anxiety worries me a lot cuz my brain is like "see u didn't get anxiety so u liked that thought. Hence u are a p" and idk what to do. Can someone please help me please. I don't wanna be a p. Another compulsion I do is saying "I don't wanna be a p" or "I am not a p" 5 times in sets of 5. I started this compulsion voluntarily when I read somewhere that counting is a compulsion and I wanted to prove to myself "see it's ocd" and now I do sort of as a habit to confirm the same. And this scares me too cuz doesn't that mean this is a fake compulsion??? And what If it's not ocd.
Yesterday I was really worried about something that happened about 10 years ago and it was causing me anxiety to the point I was struggling at work. So I texted my mom and asked if I could come talk to her after work but it got to the point it was consuming me to where I just texted her about it because I couldn’t move on with my day. She is usually very good about helping me understand the situation so that I can calm down. However, yesterday once I told her about my worry all she said was ‘Oh well? I’m not judging you’ to which I completely lost it and felt like she was confirming that what I did was bad. She said she doesn’t want to feed the obsession. I know that she is trying not to reassure me but I feel like it’s sent me into a deeper spiral. I have had some bad experiences in the past where I’ve trusted some people with my OCD themes and they back stabbed me and even spread rumors about me. I’ve been able to trust my mom up until this point, but now I can’t even get myself to text her. I don’t want to see her and I have this extreme feeling of anger towards her. I feel like this is finally the thing she’s gonna hate me for. I once heard that on earth we see sin on a spectrum or a scale that some sin is worse then others. However, to God who is looking down, where we see a stack, He can only see the top of the stack so it just looks like red dots to him so all sin is the same to Him. I really struggle with the idea of God, but I feel like I see it the same way, bad is bad regardless of how bad. At least that’s how I see it within myself, not others. So when I do something I perceive as bad it is just bad and makes me bad and to me that is logical. For example, when someone commits murder they are labeled as a bad, awful person, regardless of if they have done 1000 amazing things in their life. Even if they aren’t convicted for 30 years and they completely turn their life around and do amazing things, it does not matter. They still did something bad and people will hunt them down so they can be punished. So why is any other bad thing any different? People say it’s real event OCD and that these things I worry that I’ve done are not a big deal. But, if I’m worried about something that really happened then how can it be irrational? I have never murdered anyone but I feel like I have given that’s they way I feel about any potentially bad thing I’ve done. So when I can’t get reassurance sometimes I feel like it confirms that feeling of bad and makes me spiral more because then I think not only do I see myself this way, but now so does this other person. I know that this is a long post, but can anyone relate? Is reassurance sometimes okay?
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