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Originally Posted by melissa.recovering
Hello,
My OCD is mainly the obsession part. At my worst, I used to have intrusive thoughts regarding homicide and suicide that hospitalized me 4 times. I thought that I was this horrible person, but it turned out to be good old OCD, tricking my mind over and over again. I received TONS of therapy (specifically Exposure Response Prevention) and overcame the intrusive thoughts. Yay!
As far as compulsions go, I double check things such as locks, the stove, etc, to make sure they are locked or turned off. When listening to music, I have to pick a song, then quickly restart it again before I can listen to it. (2 seems to be a number I like).
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I always check to make sure I have all my jewelry I wear and I have specific pieces that I have to have all the time. I also check my punch card at work all the time to make sure it's mine.
I've had those kinds of thoughts before too, though. For homicide, but I've never been hospitalized before. That must not be fun at all.
Thanks for sharing!
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