Anonymous
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- 39w
False memory
One thing I’m scared of is that I get through all the exposures and then I still believe the false memories are real.. can anyone relate or share an experience?
Steven55!Steven55!
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- Date posted
- 39w
You are experiencing the What-Ifs,
AnonymousAnonymous
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@Steven55! You’re right
AnonymousAnonymous
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@Anonymous OCD sucks lol
andrewt_andrewt_
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- 39w
Yes. False memories are brutal. I have extremely detailed and vivid ones. It’s scary how creative our minds are.
andrewt_andrewt_
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- Date posted
- 36w
@Amonymos’: Absolutely, false memories can happen minutes afterwards. It’s very common
andrewt_andrewt_
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- 36w
@Amonymos’: Also, mental images happen as well. I’ve had extremely vivid ones. It’s all OCD. Don’t let it trick you
andrewt_andrewt_
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@Amonymos’: It will always feel extremely real. If it didn’t it wouldn’t be a disorder. Trust me I can relate. One time I was convinced I did something bad and I ruminated over it and my brain literally generated a very realistic image of it happening. Don’t underestimate the power of the mind. It’s very powerful. This is OCD, you have to treat it as such to recover
andrewt_andrewt_
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@Amonymos’: Yes the images are VERY detailed. I had one where my hand was slowly reaching somewhere it shouldn’t and I felt like it happened. I had another one where everything was so vivid. There were small details you would expect to be in a real memory like the reflection of the floor. But it’s all false. All of it. But I don’t want to reassure you. You have to slowly but surely make peace with not knowing and continue living your life. It’s the only way out of this
andrewt_andrewt_
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- 36w
@Amonymos’: That is the worst thing you could do when you have OCD. I know how scary it is to not know but you have to teach your brain that these thoughts are unimportant. If you do not engage with these thoughts they will lose their power over you. It won’t be easy at first but it will end up helping in the long run
andrewt_andrewt_
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- 36w
@Amonymos’: The goal is to live with the uncertainty. No amount of reassurance will push the doubts away permanently. Unfortunately no amount of proof will be enough for OCD. I know it’s not easy but you have to try not to figure everything out, it only makes things worse
andrewt_andrewt_
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- 36w
@Amonymos’: You allow yourself to feel anxiety and go about your day anyway. Something that could help is to give your OCD a name, and be like yeah yeah (whatever you name it) don’t care! Whenever you have OCD thoughts
ecatecat
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- 39w
Going through this right now it sucks
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 39w
@ecat Same it does. Have you started exposures yet?
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andrewt_
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 25w
Question about false memories, please help
Can it feel like you literally remember a false memory happening? And it feels like the memory has always been there and you vividly remember it happening that way? Because I don’t even know if I’m experiencing a false memory or not but god it feels so fucking real. Like I literally remember it happening. But what’s weird is the original memory was kind of different. 2 years later, the memory is not the same, but it feels like I literally remember it happening. And in this memory, I’m fucking snapping. I’m acting on my thoughts. I feel like a fucking psycho. I hope this is just OCD
anthonycaronna
- Date posted
- 21w
False memory
Has false memory OCD affected you so badly that you feel that a lot of your memories period are unclear, vague, fuzzy and can’t recall correctly?
4747get
- Date posted
- 17w
Hello. I’m new here.
I experience crippling, debilitating false memory OCD. It started with a “what if” thought 6 days ago and has spiraled into a never ending loop. My mind is telling me that “maybe you did this terrible, awful, unforgivable thing years ago and you don’t remember it and it’s only a matter of time before it catches up to you and your life is over” I’m really needing some coping mechanisms and support. I’m really scared and my body is exhausted. I just want it to stop. It is full panic attack all day, every day. Please if anyone can relate or help me.
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