Help me please. I'm f*cking scared. I need help!

Friday something happened to me. I worked very hard, way too hard & i was exhausted but pushed myself to make the work done. When i was finished i started to get very dizzy & i was exhausted & a little bit ugh. When i got back home, my thoughts suddenly went: hey, have you done something evil outside, did you do something bad? I was confused but exhausted. And later i went back in my memory rethinking & reliving the situation. But the images i saw are disturbing & the more i try to remember, the more images which makes you question about the reality, while i know that it's not true. But my mind tries to make me believe i did something very bad. It's like a chapter you dont really remember. And the images are like, a horror movie. Im so scared. How do i need to handle this? How to stop the images? And how to not believe it? Because it feels so real, it scares the Fuck out of me. I dont remember the exaxt situation, so im reliving the situation with my image thinking, but it feels like it's getting twisted. Help me please. What do i need to do. Any advice. Help. Comfort words. Anything

SH1022

Date posted: Yesterday

You aren’t alone! The fear is triggered by you thinking it’s the truth and it simply is not. It’s a natural sympathetic response to intense fear and I’m so sorry you are having intense visuals, I have had the m too and they are frightening. Try as hard as you can to tell yourself - and believe - these are not a reflection of who you are they are intrusive and unwanted and the loop that continues is you trying to resolve why they are so disturbing. Try to halt the loop by simply saying out loud I am not these thoughts. Try to focus on a task that involves an outcome (doing the dishes, walking around the block, calling a friend to talk for 20 minutes). Distract and hold some distance between yourself and the thought. It is hard but practice this and over time your brain can recognize the false alarm and not feed the fear loop <3 thinking of you

R B

Date posted: Yesterday

Thank you so much. Heroes are here on NOCD. You are 1 of them

Just Maja

Date posted: Yesterday

hi, I'm really sorry you have to deal with that feelings I'm sure the intrusive thoughts doesn't make you less exhausted, i hope You get to rest even having intrusive thoughts 🫂 i had something similar not exactly like yours but i also was scared i done something very wrong but in the same time i knew it's not true but the images and doubt made me feel terrified and disgusted with myself the only think i can give as advice is to do regular things you would always do even when you feel like quilt and anxious. The less attention you pay to analyzing this intrusive thought, the in the future, even if you have the same intrusive thoughts, you will react to them with less fear. even when it's hard we need to let feel anxiety without shutting down the intrusive thoughts but in the same time not giving them any big attention just notice them but also if You feel that much anxiety that You can't handle i recommend to do things you always enoyed like watching favorite movie , drink warm tea etc it won't help You removing the intrusive thoughts but it can help You calm even little bit sending you a lot strength 🫂🫶

R B

Date posted: Yesterday

Thank you so much! Much love

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Date posted: Yesterday

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Date posted: Yesterday

@R B - Happy to share! One thing worth naming before the links: going back through the memory to check what happened is itself a compulsion. Replaying it doesn't retrieve anything — your brain fills in the gaps with imagery, which is why every pass feels more vivid and more convincing than the last, and why it can feel like the memory is getting twisted. Being that exhausted makes it even easier for OCD to get traction. "What is False Memory OCD?: Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment" https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/false-memory-ocd Covers exactly what you're describing — doubt about whether you did something bad during a stretch you don't fully remember, and why trying to remember harder strengthens the doubt instead of resolving it. "Can intrusive thoughts appear as images?" https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/intrusive-images Explains why intrusive thoughts can arrive as horror-movie style images rather than words, and what actually helps when the pictures feel impossible to stop. Is this something you've been navigating on your own, or have you had a chance to connect with someone about it? 💬 Was this response helpful? Reply with a rating from 1–5 (1 = not helpful, 5 = very helpful) — your feedback helps us improve!

starlight.se...

Date posted: 3h

ERP is really good for you, you have to resist compulsion and don’t perform the ritual and to sit with the uncertainty, at first the anxiety will rise but later if you keep practicing it will naturally fall on its own! You can practice this by not replaying memories once and see how much you can stay with the discomfort without performing the ritual. I know its uncomfortable but that’s the point, compulsions only feeds the loop and stronger the cycle! You’re not alone in this!

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