#one cw

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that ocd feel when you wanna go to one million four ocd this year but you are afraid to bring it up to your parents but it would mean a lot if you could go and meet others like you and hear about their experiences and feel a sense of community /:

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tocdfw you've checked your wallet dozens of times but you have to check One More Time in case it's gone suddenly

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tocdfw you kill one (1) beetle in your room one time in your life and ever since then you've had horrifying intrusive thoughts of giant beetles killing you and beetles crawling all over your body and it's absolutely horrible

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tocdfw u dont brush ur teeth 1time so u feel like ur teeth r gonna fall out & then u can't brush ur teeth bc if u touch them they might fall out but then ur still not brushing ur teeth so theyre def gonna fall out & everything just gets worse & worse

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TOCDFW someone had planned to meet up with you but now they've changed the plans last minute and no-one understands how Wrong that is and how it's Not Right and to top it all off you're hormonal so everyone blames it on that but your routine is all off now so you end up sobbing with frustration in the bathroom and trying desperately to cover it up afterwards And you can't be angry at the person who did this because you haven't even told them yet how Upsetting changes of plans are

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tocdfw you feel like you've said an intrusive thought out loud, but no one has said anything, so, you just sit there quietly, freaking out.

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What does magical thinking mean? I've looked it up on the internet but I don't really understand what it is.

I’m going to refer to ocduk’s article again (link):

Magical Thinking Intrusive Thoughts - is the fear is that even thinking about something bad will make it more likely to happen - sometimes also called ‘thought-action fusion’. Sufferers are beset by intrusive bad thoughts. They try to dispel them by performing rituals - magic rituals, in effect - that are often bizarre and time-consuming and involve linking actions or events that could not possibly be related to each other.  For example having the thought 'I may strangle someone' is regarded as being as reprehensible as actually strangling a person.   Another example is believing that simply imagining a horrific car crash will increase the likelihood of such a crash taking place, or a person may feel that if they don’t count to ten ‘just right’ harm will come to a family member.  Other examples of magical thinking, or thought-action fusion intrusive thoughts include:

A certain colour or number has good or bad luck associated with it.

Certain days have good or bad luck associated with them.

A loved one’s death can be predicted.

One’s thoughts can cause disasters to occur.

Stepping on cracks in the pavement can make bad things happen.

Whatever comes to mind can come true.

Breaking chain letters will actually bring bad luck.

Attending a funeral will bring death.

One can inadvertently cause harm to others with thoughts or carelessness.

Hearing the word ‘death’ will mean repeating the word ‘life’ to prevent death.

In each example listed above, the thoughts and events happening could not possibly ever be linked, but the person with OCD will believe that this possibility does exist, and as a result, this will cause them immense stress and anxiety.  As a result, their silent internal compulsive behaviours will take hours, and often prevent them interacting with anyone else during this time.

I bolded the phrases that sum it up well. hope this helped!

-matthew

[thatocdfeel]

tocdfw if your socks don't match then the color of the left one have to represent your past and the color right one has to represent your future.