I’m so glad I found this! I had that switch flip after I had my first child. Oh the first few intrusive thoughts were so terrifying. I’ve dealt with it for over 6 years now. Thank you for writing this. I like how you explain doubt. I had many moments exactly as you describe.
This is along those lines. Existential OCD is what made me realize OCD is what I have and has been consuming me for the last 4 to 5 years. I started deconstructing my faith in an organic way, but OCD soon latched onto it. Now I’ve gotten to a place where I don’t know if I believe in God, research constantly ask for reassurance, but I can never get to an answer. I know with OCD we are supposed to say I don’t know and be okay with uncertainty, but I don’t know how to do that when they are real things I have questions too. I know that there’s no way to be certain there is a God or not, but I do want to get to a place where I either believe one way or another and deal with that uncertainty, but I can never even seem to get to a place because OCD attacks me every step of the way.
Do you have response prevention tips more centered around doubt than uncertainty? As a pocd girlie I’ve always found the idea of accepting uncertainty difficult when it’s so taboo. This is a much more comforting thought!
I’m so glad I found this! I had that switch flip after I had my first child. Oh the first few intrusive thoughts were so terrifying. I’ve dealt with it for over 6 years now. Thank you for writing this. I like how you explain doubt. I had many moments exactly as you describe.
I can’t put into words how much I needed to read this today
I am so glad that it has helped you <3
This is along those lines. Existential OCD is what made me realize OCD is what I have and has been consuming me for the last 4 to 5 years. I started deconstructing my faith in an organic way, but OCD soon latched onto it. Now I’ve gotten to a place where I don’t know if I believe in God, research constantly ask for reassurance, but I can never get to an answer. I know with OCD we are supposed to say I don’t know and be okay with uncertainty, but I don’t know how to do that when they are real things I have questions too. I know that there’s no way to be certain there is a God or not, but I do want to get to a place where I either believe one way or another and deal with that uncertainty, but I can never even seem to get to a place because OCD attacks me every step of the way.
a place because OCD attacks me every step of the way
Thank you for this ❤️
Do you have response prevention tips more centered around doubt than uncertainty? As a pocd girlie I’ve always found the idea of accepting uncertainty difficult when it’s so taboo. This is a much more comforting thought!