How is this OCD? Who with Pocd thinks about a naked child ???? I was over here thinking if I’m actually attracted to kids because I find some of them good looking you know and my little cousin I have thoughts about her too and I was thinking about her naked but I wasn’t aroused or nothing so that’s where I’m confused It was intentional so does that make me a p*do?
Here are some OCD quotes that are useful when dealing with OCD,POCD,HOCD,ROCD,etc etc “What happens when you starve a plant, it dies. What happens when you starve ocd and give it no attention, it weakens and dies out” “Ocd can be anything, even if you feel like you want it” “It’s not the thought, but what you do with them that maintains the cycle that keeps us stuck” “You will never be able to make ocd happy” The more you fall into your ocd compultions the more you feed the ocd, starve it!” Ocd thoughts are not the problem, it’s what you do with them that maintains the cycle” “Let ocd tell you whatever it wants, try not to solve it” “The guilt ocd gives us is just another one of ocd’s tricks to stop us from healing” The minute you put out the fire, ocd will light another one”
@Annoying_OCD Thank you!
This is common with POCD, we're in this together
@HOY It is? But it was intentional
@Idontknow it was intentional but u didnt do it out of desire
@HOY You’re right
@Idontknow its tricking you, u have to let it happen, so it gets less power over you
@HOY It is because I was starting to feel very depressed about it I had to Confess to feel better also
@Idontknow same, I feel urges to confess, but I learned it was compulsion, so I refrain from doing so
Great work supporting one another - that's the way!
I am upset
Thank you for reaching out and sharing what you're going through. It sounds like these thoughts are causing a lot of confusion and pain. Having unwanted intrusive thoughts, even ones that feel intentional, is something many people face, especially with OCD themes like POCD. You're definitely not alone. Reading our article on POCD could be a helpful step. Help is here at NOCD and we can assist you in finding outside help if needed too. Also here are some helpful resources: https://www.treatmyocd.com/what-is-ocd/common-fears/fear-of-becoming-a-pedophile https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/the-most-powerful-moments-i-witnessed-as-a-therapist-treating-people-with-ocd/ https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/5-taboo-and-very-common-ocd-obsessions/
@Natacha Zanzeluk Thank you!
Sometimes I think " do I like kids?" "Would i get aroused if I saw content with kids?""What if I'm a pedo and cant accept it?" "What if I'm ok with these thoughts?" "What if I'm not distressed enough " "What if I enjoy these thoughts?" , i avoid kids as much as i can, i cant look at them bc I'm scared I'm gonna have some groin like response. I keep testing if I'd get turned on or if I'd have some groinal response to sexual scenarios with kids. Sometimes I think that if I took my life this would be over and i wouldn't have to think about this and i wish i doubted something else instead of things like this. I had similar situations just with different topics such as if i loved or found sexually appealing a guy while in a relationship and i kept asking myself those questions for months and i avoided going to school for weeks and when I went I'd cry and have anxiety attacks. I had it with past actions i obessed over and felt the need to exploit every detail and be honest because otherwise i was being a fraud. I had it for sexual things that happened when i was a child. Im not diagnosed with ocd but should i tell this to my local counselor? Can someone help? Give me advice or tell me anything?
(20f) I have been dealing with severe OCD symptoms for as long as I can remember. I recently got diagnosed about a year ago, and even though I know that these thoughts are probably my ocd, I still cant shake them. Growing up I was always very sexually curious. I was sheltered from a lot of things, as I went to a private school and things like sexuality and sex were never talked about. I remember doing some weird sexual things growing up (never affecting another person), looking up taboo sexual things, etc. I always seemed to become aroused no matter what the situation was, even if I just saw someone getting changed. I have no recollection of being SA'd, so i'm wondering where this all came from? Was I just curious and wanted to experiment and try different things? Or am I really a pervert, pedophile, etc. I have all these thoughts racing through my head and it's killing me. Everything I did as a kid I look back on and am disgusted, as those don't align with my views at all today. I never thought growing up thinking these things were wrong, or actually realize what they were until I got older. I'd like to think it was just my curiosity, but i'm not sure. What if i'm in denial and actually do like these things? I just need to know if theres something wrong w me, I cant keep going on like this. Could really use some advice.
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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