Hi is there anyone that can help? I think I have ROCD. Aswell as confession OCD. I have to tell my girlfriend absolutely everything. What I’m thinking! It’s really starting to hurt her and I know I shouldn’t tell her but when I do I feel so much better. Is there any way I can take my mind away from these thoughts and images? They’re saying I fancy someone at work (I told her) which I don’t! It’s like I can’t get it out of my head now. Has anyone had this? Now it’s saying I don’t love her 😩 which I do!!! I’ve also just started on setraline day 11 no change.
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Hi, I suffer with this and I often have the urge to confess or speak every thought on my mind as a reassurance that its not true and to stop the feeling of anxiety and guilt it gives me, the best advice I was given was that trying not to think these thoughts and speak them aloud often makes them stronger and only worse. Hope this helps you at least feel not so alone if nothing else.
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Hello, I’m sorry you’re dealing with this too! It’s absolutely awful. Thankyou so much for your advice I’ll try that. X
Give the sertraline a chance to work. It does take about a month. It isn't the only solution, but it can make a difference.
Fighting the thoughts can be difficult, but the more you just ignore them the more they get fed up with the lack of attention and go away. It isn't easy to do this, but it can be done. It's about acknowledging them, saying to them 'I know that you're there but I'm not going to take any notice of you.' They can ambush you out of the blue, and can be very upsetting, but the more attention you give them the worse they get.
It's often called the doubting disease, because OCD makes you doubt things constantly. Did I do that correctly? Do I love my partner? Did I incriminate myself?
Try to resist the temptation to tell your girlfriend everything. The more you can resist, the easier it gets. Giving in to it simply makes you want to do it more. But if the urge is too strong and you do give in, don't beat yourself up about it. Getting over OCD is a matter of trial and error.
Thankyou very much for that Sally 😊 so far so good. I just need to be strong and beat this and not let it bother me! And you’re right the more I tell her things the more things will come! It’s just horrible. Especially when we are having a laugh and then that name pops into my head then I feel really flat again. 😢 just need to let it go x
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