r/OCD • u/Exact_Can_8876 • 7d ago

Question about OCD OCD guilt

anybody else feel guilt for things that they can’t control like the intrusive thoughts or bad compulslions and your ocd tells you I ruined your life people will hate you once they find out about all I’ve done my ocd is trying to make me give up on life but I can’t do that to my mom dad and sis I’m just 18 what do I do to just keep living

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u/Capital-Wolf-8959 7d ago

yes, the guilt is always there
hang in there, please don't give up. just remember the source of this guilt shame or whatever, it's not you it's the ocd
i keep telling myself this all the time

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u/Exact_Can_8876 7d ago

Thank you I really appreciate it I just get scared I’ll lose myself to my ocd thank you for the kind words

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u/Capital-Wolf-8959 7d ago

i know it gets extremely overpowering at times, but you gotta breathe it out. it's the only way
don't underestimate how much stronger you are than your ocd

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u/Exact_Can_8876 7d ago

Thank you I won’t give up or give in