does anyone else have moral ocd sort of disguising itself in other themes?

for example, my most recent freakout is from the general idea of the iocd theme, but it deviates from what iocd normally is for people. my fear isn’t that i’m afraid i like my sibling, but because other people might think i do (because of events that happened with us as children.) because this imaginary audience thinks that i like my sibling like that, i feel like i need to avoid my sibling at all costs. i feel like i need to tell my mother about the event that happened forever ago and i feel like i am doing something problematic by telling nobody about what happened and continuing to see my sibling as my best friend. this happens with all the other themes i may pick up on, like pocd and zocd as well (‘what if someone thinks that you liked that in a weird way?’) i don’t see many people who have ocd in the way that i do, so i’ve just been spending hours ruminating on the question “what should i do?!”

Anonymous(Bree)

Date posted: 21h

Question:what is Zocd. And yeah I have always had a very guilty conscience so I’d hold things in that I thought were bad or shameful until I HAD to confess them to my mother as a child. Usually they weren’t that bad but sometimes they were a little bad. So that’s been my experience with OCD is the shame and “secrets”I kept bottled up for years about intrusive thoughts or even just some of the stupid think we do as kids when we don’t know any better. Obviously OCD has changed and morphed into other monsters throughout my life. Bug deep down I think that’s my main issue, the shame. Because if I have like contamination or a germ based ocd it would be easy to share that I’d assume and I’d feel less shame. This journey is so difficult, you’re not alone!! I like to remind myself “there is nothing new under the sun!” As in there are so many people in the world, past, present and future, that someone out there is MOST LIKELY struggling with the same issues. That brings me comfort sometimes. Good luck and God bless you my friend

anon7336474864

Date posted: 16h

zocd is the ocd theme where you would have the fear of liking animals in a weird way basically the same deal as the other fears of attraction. i usually have the same fears with everything that i shouldn’t like, just going about with my day and going “did i think of that in a weird way or was it normal? if i think this animal is cute does that make me weird? am i thinking of this too hard or am i really a weirdo?” and it just spirals out of control like all ocd does. thank you for your kind words! trying my best to keep moving

User type: Therapist

Date posted: 21h

Hello, anon7336474864 OCD is known as the doubting disorder, because it makes us question if our behavior is consistent with our values. Anything valued can become a focus for OCD, such as relationships with others. What you’re describing—worrying about how others perceive your relationship with your sibling or feeling responsible for past events—is a common way OCD can latch onto what matters most to us. You’re not alone in experiencing these kinds of doubts and ruminations. If you’d like additional support, feel free to book a free call with our NOCD team. We’d be happy to share more information and explore ways to help. No one has to live in fear of their own thoughts. Also here are some helpful resources: https://www.treatmyocd.com/what-is-ocd/common-fears/what-if-im-really-a-child-predator https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/hypersexuality-compulsive-sexual-behavior/ https://www.treatmyocd.com/what-is-ocd/common-fears/how-can-i-tell-if-im-a-manipulator-a-therapist-explains Take care, Ian M. Reeder

Amy B.

Date posted: 20h

You might look into what your core fear is?

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