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Display nameSteffi

GenderFemale

InterestsStrictly Come Dancing (Go, Alexandra!), Art Brut, Brownies/ chocolate, Dogs

About meSometimes I know I’ve OCD and other times I’m not sure. Diagnosed with religious type and battling to end its hold of me.

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20 October 2017 - 0:51 Feeling cured while carrying out compulsions?

Does anyone else get convinced sometimes they’re cured while carrying out compulsions? There are times where I’m like ‘one more’ over and over but genuinely think each one is going to end it. Not always however it’s really odd. Don’t understand it. Most times I know I have to do more while doing the one so I know it’s not going to stop with it.
16 October 2017 - 21:14 Faking OCD?

I fear I don’t have OCD and am a terrible person. There are moments where I surprise myself and then question everything. For example, on the bus route to town I pray going past the churches. Saturday my sister was on the bus with me and for the last church I was distracted by the conversation and didn’t pray. Instead of freaking out I managed to hold off until I was back at mine before praying again. I was actually in a great mood while with her and not anxious at all. There was no threat involved with it, I knew nothing bad would happen from forgetting to pray.
9 October 2017 - 20:46 violent threats replacing blasphemous sexual thoughts

Steffi's recent replies

October 9 2017 - 8:57pm
Feel so disgusted with myself, I feel I have only one way out :( (POCD)
Everyone gets disgusting, vile, bad thoughts. It doesn’t make you a pedophile. Fact you’re disgusting by them and are negatively effected by them proves this (a pedophile would only take pleasure from them).
October 8 2017 - 6:47pm
OCD or Anxiety?
It’s trigger > thought > interpretation > safety seeking behaviour. The difference is the compulsions (safety seeking behaviour) with OCD. It’s having an intrusive thought and then you being responsible to stop your partner cheating by say counting to 10 (example).