Anyone else get the thought "you should look at that person's bum/chest/crotch" and it doesn't stop until you look? How did you recover? What helped? I keep getting this with children and I feel so disgusted every time I look at a child's bum or crotch. Thankyou so much.
Omg yes I experience this, it's so annoying!! I still struggle with it tbh, but I dont have much a problem with it in person. I think it's because im terrified I'll make someone uncomfortable, but when it comes to YouTube videos or a show or something this happens nonstop. I dont know if this will be helpful to you but what ive been doing is averting my eyes to whatever area and trying to do that for as long as I can. If the thoughts still dont go away however, then I move my hand to cover the area that my brain is telling me to look at and only let my eyes drop down when I know my hand is blocking the area from view. This usually up making the thoughts telling me to look go away
I’ve heard of that many times :) You’re not alone. You have a mix of staring ocd and POCD, which are very common. ERP helps a lot as well as ACT and self-compassion. I know the content of your thoughts feel taboo but all OCD themes are the same. There’s no shame in you having OCD ❤️🩹
@HopefulForRecovery thankyou so much, I might cry. I've been fighting so hard to tell myself its ocd, but my brain tells me theres no excuse for looking at people's bums, especially kids when they bend over. But it started with an intrusive thought. There's only no excuse when its intention. Thankyou so much for that, genuinely. Do you know anywhere based uk? There's so much shame in me, I know that if I ever heard anyone with my story, id give them the longest hug. Genuinely thankyou so much. I never believe when people tell me its ocd, even though EVERY SINGLE PERSON I have told in detail have said it is. But I'll keep fighting my corner❤️🙏
@Communitycommunity I’m sorry you’re suffering ❤️🩹 You’re so right that Ocd doesn’t listen to reassurance (a compulsion.) It’s hard to feel confident with untreated Ocd. But life gets sooo much better with ERP therapy :) I don’t know a lot about the UK but I know that NOCD does telegraph (therapy on Zoom) with patients in the UK, so that might be an option for you! You can also check out therapy options on the IOCDF website as well. Also, you have great compassion for others and willingness to fight your disorder. The willingness to fight is half the battle, and for sure try to be as kind to yourself as you were to a friend or even your younger self if they were struggling with what you are right now
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