Danoria

Hi guys, thanks for your replies. I think the hardest part is to proceed. Because when you are anxious you can't enjoy the process. Yes, I think we must accept the thoughts. For me it is difficult. Because then I need to accept that they might turn me on...

Hi, I've been out of this forum for a while because I've been OCD-free. Acceptance really helps. But yesterday when I was with my boyfriend and we were cuddling, my POCD thoughts started to pop into my head. It was so terrifying because I was turned on by my boyfriend and suddenly got these thoughts. Now I am worried that it might ruin my sex life. Some people told me just not to push away these thoughts, accept them for what they are and proceed. Anyone else with the same problem? Just wanna talk and have some support. Thank you)

I know that, thanx for your reply! I've been ocd-free for 2 years due to acceptance. Articles and talks with the patients of St. Fillipson helped me really) But today it was like something new...

Hi people. I'm suffering from pocd (I'm afraid of being a pedophile). I've never hurt anybody and definitely not going to. It just brings me lots of anxiety. Acceptance and exposure helped me immensely. But today I had a thought - what if pedophilia is actually curable? I googled, read a lot of articles, and found out that it can be only managed. My brain tells me now to go and find treatment! Deep inside I know it's just ocd, and when I accept it (ok maybe I am a pedo and maybe I'm not) it tells me - do something about it, find the right treatment, you may be dangerous! I don't know what to do.

actually the link is http://stuckinadoorway.org/forums/showthread.php?t=32107&highlight=lucid

Hi... I've been ocd-free for 2 years. http://stuckinadoorway.org/forums/sh...ighlight=lucidThis thread helped me, it was my bible. I told myself that maybe I'm a pedo and I am to live with that. I did everything that was said there and I recovered. But then after 2 years of a happy life Health anxiety struck me. I was introduced to a new method by Claire Weekes called Floating. (I hope you've heard about it). It means to let your thoughts go through you, float by. You nitice the thought, accept the thought, let it float by. Because you reassure yourself it's just your anxiety and nothing more. i was battling and finally I began to succeed. And then my pocd (i'm in fear of being a pedo) came back and I was at a loss, thinking - what if everything I've done was wrong? What if I should use floating with ocd too? People with Health anxiety told me that my method of conquering ocd was wrong... Please I need help so much!

Actually I've had the strategy that helped me. On one forum I read one post that helped me. The tips were not to fight the thoughts, not to hide from them, embrace them, click at things that spike you and repeat every single time. Also the books of Claire Weekes are great.. With all these things I managed to recover! I'll do it again) Just not sitting alone with it and talking to other sufferers helps me a lot) Thank you

I've heard about CBT and ERP, but here in my country there are no therapists who heard about it. Do you think it is possible to do it alone?

Hi PolarBear! Thanks a lot for your reply.. means a lot Yes everybody can learn to make peace with their thoughts. I haven't had them at all, and if I did, it faded away immedeately. I don't know what happened, but it came back. Yes, that's my compulsion too) I have GAD too and in dealing with it the clue is just not to argue with the anxiety, let it be, agree with everything. I Know that in OCD it works the same way. But takes time. It all takes time. Wishing it away is a common mistake. What helped you the most?) Thanks again

Hello everybody! I've been ocd-free for a year and that's why it's so scary to return in this condition. I have pure ocd... My spike is pedophilia. I am constantly worrying that I might be a pedo:( Sometimes it goes away and I even work with children because I'm a teacher. But today I saw a naked toddler and it spiked me.. I have no doctor in my country and I do everything myself. I just need some support from people who can understand me..