californiadreaming Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 I had a good week last week, but this week has been 50/50. I'm being stubborn with my treatment. What keeps nagging me is, "maybe it's not actually OCD" and I become reluctant to do my exercises. My therapist and I have been working on that. I had intrusive thoughts before the trip I went on, then I worried if I kissed someone, then I worried I had sex with some stranger in the toilets, then I worried I contracted HIV from this said stranger. Sometimes it feels real and the false memories creep in, and other times it's ridiculous. Anybody else deal with this? What's worked for you? Link to comment
PolarBear Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 What works is CBT but you have to engage with it and do the work. Link to comment
taurean Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 3 hours ago, californiadreaming said: maybe it's not actually OCD" a 3 hours ago, californiadreaming said: Sometimes it feels real and the false memories creep in, and other times it's ridiculous. All of this looks OCD. What works is accepting that it is, noting that the intrusions are attributable to OCD, as also the demand for certainty that it is OCD. Just act along with it being OCD - don't believe the meaning it gives them, ignore the nagging intrusions - if they don't get attention they will lose power. Link to comment
PAVLIS97 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Well sweetie I think we've already exchanged messages. Actually I am suffering from a crisis right now, i am wondering wether i should get the post-exposure treatment or not. If you ever want to get it off your chest, we can talk privately and help one another out, since our problems are kind of related take care and try not to overthink anymore, sex is something that you remember perfectly well Link to comment
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