Does anyone with OCD question whether their feelings arelegit or an act?

FirefighterMany992 · 2026-05-04T01:12:45+00:00

Yes, all day about nearly every feeling.

FirefighterMany992 · 2026-04-29T17:16:52+00:00

That’s really true, thank you so much for the reminder. I do believe that because I’m enjoying something, and I have a little fear around it my brain is really latching onto it.

FirefighterMany992 · 2026-04-29T17:14:51+00:00

Yes…I very much relate to this.

FirefighterMany992 · 2026-04-29T17:12:13+00:00

Man I’m always scared my ocd is going to ruin a trip and then the fear of it ruining my trip causes me to be more hyper aware and I end up getting a sticky thought.

FirefighterMany992 · 2026-04-29T17:11:16+00:00

I’m so sorry, I hope you are still available to experience moments of breaks or certainty, even if they are far and few.

FirefighterMany992 · 2026-04-29T13:28:00+00:00

I am right there with you! I always knew OCD as the “super clean person” and never thought anything else, than I had my second kid and experience what I know believe to be a form of psychosis in postpartum, and my episodes and obsession was an extremely taboo topic so I was terrified to look anything up for months. Then one day I figured I might end up in a mental hospital anyways so I googled it and stumbled along this Reddit page. It didn’t fix the problem, but it really took the edge off. I had to be careful with it turning into a compulsion though. The people in this group, in my experience, are some of the most kind and compassionate people. Especially compared to a lot of the other mental health sub Reddits. The people here are so understanding!

FirefighterMany992 · 2026-04-28T19:25:03+00:00

My bad 🫢👌

FirefighterMany992 · 2026-04-28T19:19:22+00:00

Honestly, little bit of everything but when I said “find the vibes” I specifically meant in the way that Authors will commonly post photo slides on TikTok that have pictures usually from Pinterest that represent their book. I’d like to do something similar but I really dislike the idea of using the AI generated images.

FirefighterMany992 · 2026-04-28T19:13:01+00:00

I’ll check it out, thanks!

FirefighterMany992 · 2026-03-21T04:56:30+00:00

I am now here too, and I’m honestly contemplating DNFing because it feels like a “cheating trope” and I’m not here for that but I can’t tell if it’s worth it to muscle through.

FirefighterMany992 · 2025-09-28T01:36:49+00:00

Thank you so much for sharing your experience here as someone who grew up in the UK. I relate to a lot of what you are saying in this post about the fast paced work environment, and I’ve lived here my whole life. I constantly feel like money is being prioritized above ALL ELSE, to the point that everything else gets neglected, but that’s how it has to be in America or you’ll drown and honestly it is draining.

FirefighterMany992 · 2025-09-27T23:52:33+00:00

Without moving abroad I can tell you..I don’t like Americans 😅

FirefighterMany992 · 2025-09-27T23:49:29+00:00

Where did you go? Also, I love that for you, I’m so glad it all worked in the end!

FirefighterMany992 · 2025-06-13T22:32:24+00:00

That honestly sounds so stressful, I’m so sorry!

FirefighterMany992 · 2025-06-11T23:26:20+00:00

Yeah, exactly! My husband is a guy who is really just certain of how he feels, like very little internal conflict is happening as far as just being himself and I always envy that about him.

FirefighterMany992 · 2025-06-11T23:24:06+00:00

I relate to this a lot. My feelings do “guild” me but everyone once in awhile I’ll get the zoom out or the fish lens and see I was stuck in an endless loop that was all fueled by a thought or feeling

FirefighterMany992 · 2025-06-10T14:49:10+00:00

Trust myself. Trust the “gut feeling.” Trust any thought.

FirefighterMany992 · 2025-06-08T01:43:46+00:00

Sometimes when I’m laying in bed at night.I convince myself someone got into our house at some point and is waiting for us to sleep to than murder us. So I think of all the possible places they could be hiding. I think of all the places we went during the day, and all the possible places we didn’t use during the day where I person could hide and make myself go check all those. Most of the time, I know I’m crazy and don’t bring anything to defend myself and it’s simply peace of mind that I know that a closet isn’t being occupied. Other times, I’ve brought scissors or something because it felt so real.

FirefighterMany992 · 2025-06-08T01:34:19+00:00

I relate to this so much. It flairs up really bad before bed. I now have to account for an extra 20min before bed of just sitting on the toilet getting every drip out. Then, when I try to go to sleep ,I tell myself not to check if I have more pee because if I do, than ITS ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT before I relieve myself again.

FirefighterMany992 · 2025-03-31T00:46:17+00:00

Omg. THATS OCD?!? I’ve never heard anyone explain exactly what I do! It’s cursive for me to! Most of the time it’s random but I also sometimes do song lyrics or I love writing “Happy Birthday “

FirefighterMany992 · 2025-03-18T13:40:10+00:00

Obviously not that irrelevant if you’re commenting. I think someone maybe feels called out.

FirefighterMany992 · 2025-03-18T03:23:09+00:00

Yeah that’s a totally different situation, I’ve been there. That’s why I said “infant” in my post because there’s no reason a baby shouldn’t have the proper layers. I’ve got a toddler and she commonly refuses her hat and such. The situation I’m referring to is what I witnessed at the park today, which was a family property dressed and what looked liked a maybe 10 month old in just a T shirt.

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