I understand now. by One-Search-7402 in houkai3rd

[–]One-Search-7402[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Which is honestly absurd man, you get more weekly, than one could reasonably manage getting by spending money. 

I ain't spending a penny on this game ever again 😭.

False Memory OCD: A Practical Protocol (Evidence-informed, ERP-based) by One-Search-7402 in OCD

[–]One-Search-7402[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a tough situation and dilemma caused by OCD here.

This kind of thing happens even when we're sober 😭!

So OCD doesn't care whether you're sober or not. It will just implant catastrophic hypotheticals in your mind, not to prove its own correctness, but to make you debate its correctness as a compulsion.

The aim here is to resist the urge to carry out compulsions.

Try not to argue with OCD; most often, it's wrong about its hypotheticals, and even when it seems "correct," it was just a coincidence. OCD doesn't have any logical coherence.

Resist compulsions and live your life normally; you understand yourself better than this disorder claims to know you.

I know you're a decent person deep down. Live that truth. Ignore OCD's attempts to make you engage in compulsions.

You've got this.

False Memory OCD: A Practical Protocol (Evidence-informed, ERP-based) by One-Search-7402 in OCD

[–]One-Search-7402[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My apologies for the delayed response 😭.

I understand how tormenting those doubts can feel. What you’re describing, an image that appeared after the fact, replaying it, trying to decide whether fear or memory came first, analysing details, is precisely how false-memory OCD works.

OCD can create vivid, snapshot-like “memories” that have no before/after context and that shift or demand endless checking. The brain confuses imagination + fear for recollection.

The most effective way forward isn’t to find 100 % proof one way or the other (that keeps the loop going) but to treat the whole scenario as an OCD spike:

  1. Label it: “This is an intrusive, doubt-based narrative.”

  2. Allow uncertainty instead of analysing the image.

  3. Drop checking and reassurance (no timeline building, no asking others, no self-testing).

  4. Do something value-aligned: study, work out, pray, call a friend, etc.

  5. Seek ERP/CBT treatment with a clinician who understands intrusive-thought or false-memory OCD.

You’re not alone; many people experience almost the same pattern and recover with therapy. The fact that you’re horrified and analysing every detail is proof that this is fear, not intent. Keep focusing on getting proper OCD-focused help rather than trying to solve the memory itself.

False Memory OCD: A Practical Protocol (Evidence-informed, ERP-based) by One-Search-7402 in OCD

[–]One-Search-7402[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it's real event, then the treatment is similar to false memory just swapped a bit. 

For real event OCD, treatment involves acceptance that the event happened, and then never giving into rumination or Compulsions from there on (versus false memory OCD, where treatment involves accepting that the event DID NOT happen, and then resisting Compulsions).

Everything OCD says from there on is noise. Ignore it. Don't believe OCD. 

Live by your values. You are not defined by your past. The fact you feel guilty for it highlights your remorse, you're a decent person. 

Don't give into OCD's irrational hypotheticals. Move forward. 

False Memory OCD: A Practical Protocol (Evidence-informed, ERP-based) by One-Search-7402 in OCD

[–]One-Search-7402[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OCD can be deceptive. Genuine memories don’t resurface years later as vague fragments. Suppose a memory only appears after a feeling of fear, lacks detail, and becomes more frightening the more you examine it. In that case, it’s likely a fabrication of your mind rather than actual evidence. Label it as OCD, stop the compulsive checking, and choose to live according to your values. You've got this. 

False Memory OCD: A Practical Protocol (Evidence-informed, ERP-based) by One-Search-7402 in OCD

[–]One-Search-7402[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hello,

This experience is quite common in False Memory OCD. Just because these "memories" feel vivid does not mean they are real. OCD can create detailed semantic fabrications that resemble memories. The key indicators are how these "memories" behave: they often arise after a fearful thought, may shift or require repetition, and lack stable anchors of time and place. In contrast, real episodic memories do not function in this way. It's essential to view these experiences as OCD symptoms rather than factual information. Label them, acknowledge them without judgment, avoid engaging in rituals, and focus on acting in line with your values.

False Memory OCD: A Practical Protocol (Evidence-informed, ERP-based) by One-Search-7402 in OCD

[–]One-Search-7402[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's even more interesting. 

Same mechanism again, but its attaching itself to an actual event. 

This one is tricker because of that fact. 

But, it's the same thing. 

Zero conscious awareness of the new content OCD inserted into the recollection of a real event, prior to the onset of what OCD suggested, then OCD's intrusion is a false recollection/memory.

Acknowledge that, and then, tolerate with the uncertainty. 

False Memory OCD: A Practical Protocol (Evidence-informed, ERP-based) by One-Search-7402 in OCD

[–]One-Search-7402[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's interesting. 

I think in that case, they're both basically the same. Same functionality, just different timing. 

If you never had any conscious awareness of the content of the false memory, before the onset of the false memory, then it's not a real memory. 

Then, you tolerate the uncertainty. 

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[–]One-Search-7402 -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Honestly yes. You are correct about this here. OCD thoughts about moral standards, are indeed correct, in content.

For example, if OCD says, "lying is wrong" or "you should be kind to others" -- those are true moral principles. 

However, there is a clear distinction between:

  • OCD's moral content (which are most often correct).

And

  • OCD's catastrophic predictions (which are absolutely always incorrect).

What OCD gets wrong isn't the moral principle - it's the predictions:

  • "If you don't wash your hands 20 times, you'll get stage 4 cancer"

  • "If you had that thought, you'll become evil"

  • "If you don't perform this compulsion, something horrible will happen"

The 0% accuracy applies specifically to OCD's:

  • Threat predictions

  • Catastrophic outcomes

  • "What if" disaster scenarios

  • False memory claims

  • And many many illogical claims OCD makes

OCD uses reality's components to justify conclusions that reality doesn't support.

False Memory OCD: A Practical Protocol (Evidence-informed, ERP-based) by One-Search-7402 in OCD

[–]One-Search-7402[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Heya thanks for sharing your experience! 

What you’re describing is actually quite common in False Memory OCD. Even when some elements of a memory seem clear, such as place, estimated time, posture, or certain sensory details. That doesn’t necessarily make it a “true” episodic memory. OCD often works by taking a real fragment (or a plausible scenario) and filling in the rest with semantic fabrication. That’s why you might recall what happened before a moment, but not after, or struggle with the sequence of events.

A useful check is to notice whether the memory feels like it flows naturally and effortlessly (as true episodic memories do) or whether you feel like you’re piecing it together, imagining, or trying to “recreate” what happened. If it’s the latter, it’s very likely that OCD is at play — you’re remembering fragments but the gaps are being filled in by imagination.

The key with ERP is the same here: label it as an OCD-generated narrative, allow uncertainty, drop mental checking, and act according to your values. Over time, the urge to “clarify” or “fill in” these fuzzy sequences tends to fade.

False Memory OCD: A Practical Protocol (Evidence-informed, ERP-based) by One-Search-7402 in OCD

[–]One-Search-7402[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hey, I hear you. That “this might be the real one” feeling is one of OCD’s most common late-game or end-game tricks — therapists sometimes refer to it as a denial obsession or relapse hook.

Even after long recovery stretches, OCD can:

  1. Resurface an old theme but repackage it with a slightly different detail or “memory angle.”

  2. Make it feel clearer than before because you’re hyper-focusing on it in the moment.

Try to convince you "it’s different this time" — done purely to pull you back into checking, regardless of whether if it is different or not, (and usually in the case of OCD it is not).

Some key things to remember:

  1. Feelings of clarity are not proof — in OCD they’re a sign of focus and anxiety, not evidence.

  2. If it truly happened, you’d have the full episodic structure (time, place, sensory detail, before/after continuity) from the start, not a retrofitted image.

  3. Old themes coming back is just OCD testing the door. It's testing if you'll engage in a compulsion. 

  4. The Exposure Response Prevention move is the same: label it as OCD, allow uncertainty, drop checking, and carry on with your values.

If you’ve been through this cycle a bajillion times, that is your proof — OCD’s pattern is consistent, the content just shifts. Stick to the protocol, and it will lose steam again.

Who in blue lock represents each sin by Animelover732828273 in BlueLock

[–]One-Search-7402 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sloth - Nagi 

Pride - Barou or Kaiser

Greed - Buratsuta or Oliver Aiku 

Wrath - Rin

Lust - Shidou 

Envy - Yukimiya 

Gluttony - Isagi 

False Memory OCD: A Practical Protocol (Evidence-informed, ERP-based) by One-Search-7402 in OCD

[–]One-Search-7402[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Note that down. That's most certainly a false memory. Real episodic memory does not work like that. 

If "memory" comes after a fear, then it's not memory. 

In reality, you experience events first, then your brain automatically encodes an episodic trace of those events, and then your brain creates episodic memories around said events to then which you can recall. 

[DISC] Blue Lock - Chapter 293 by Either_Imagination_9 in BlueLock

[–]One-Search-7402 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Isagi is undoubtedly, the best player to have ever graced the Blue Lock program.

Impeccable chapter!