anthonycaronna
- Date posted
- 14w
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?
moon0270moon0270
- Date posted
- 14w
yeah. if i could add to that, i also feel like i can't even really be sure of things im doing in the moment or maybe moments after i've done something. it's really strange. like i'll move my bag and be really sure that im moving my bag, my brain will be like, 'well did you though?🤨' and then it's like my memory had been wiped and i can't remember but i still feel sure. idk if it still fits in with false memories but i have noticed it after i started experiencing false memories
Catsarecool072Catsarecool072
- Date posted
- 13w
@moon027097 That’s a great way to put it. Grounding exercises have been helpful. I really like the 5-4-3-2-1 and I try to repeat it a few times to remind myself of my surroundings and engage the 5 senses
Drew777Drew777
- Date posted
- 14w
Sometimes I'll do something and know I did it, but my OCD will make me feel like I have to do it again because it says I didn't do it, even though I know I did. Sometimes I give into the compulsion of acting on what my OCD tells me about it, and other times I don't.
LillyXLillyX
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- 14w
YES SO BADLY.
Catsarecool072Catsarecool072
- Date posted
- 14w
I can’t remember much at all.
Space WinSpace Win
- Date posted
- 14w
I some ways, yes I don’t know if this is exactly false memory OCD but I will a lot of times gets a intrusive thought and my intrusive thoughts want me to figure out what type of intrusive thought it is, do a compulsion, and/or do a specific type of ERP and if I don’t and just forget it and/or move on it threatens by saying something along the lines of “This is important and different form the last intrusive thought if you don’t do what I say then the intrusive thoughts you have have/had about killing your family is correct and you just do it or else your evading the truth.”
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- Date posted
- 23w
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dee012
- Date posted
- 22w
false memory help
any advice for when you get false memories that feel really real? especially something that had JUST happened, it’s like ur brain distorts it. i feel like i do something wrong 24/7 then i get over it and ocd latched onto something new
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- Date posted
- 21w
False-Memory OCD Help
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