i have obsessive compulsive disorder, but my type is being guilty for small things
would it be ok for me to be not feel guilty because overall im a good person
being guilty is part of ocd?
2007-11-06 04:37:24 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
for instance, i felt guilty because i hid my masturbation when i was in my early teens
i bet now you know what im dealing with
2007-11-06 04:49:59 · update #1
how small are small things to be guilty about?
2007-11-06 04:50:55 · update #2
Guilt and having an OCD are not necessarily combined. If your OCD is to touch a door knob 4 times before opening the door, what guilt it that? Obviously if your OCD is that you have to stick a fork in every dog you see, then yeah... Guilt is involved.
2007-11-06 04:41:03 · answer #1 · answered by Crypt 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
OCD is not fun. I have had ocd over doing anything that would upset anyone. And i would worry myself all day and make it out to be the worst case senerio everytime. It got to the piont that i wouldnt make any decisions. I was fearful about failing. What you feel is normal reaction to an over 'programed' response that has been learned from very early years of life. Think about it. The most critical person around you, is YOU. Try focusing on the goal, not all the slips you took to get there. You have to WALK THROUGH the 'feeling' of guilt to get on the other side of it and miraclously...it will be Behind you,!! Ask yourself, is it guilt you feel, or some other emotion. Remember...it is a response to something you are invovled in. Change your circumstance and you'll change the response..Also, I think guilt is when you kno u did something wrong and you are hiding it. Good luck and take it slow.....:)
2007-11-06 12:53:53 · answer #2 · answered by orion35 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely you should try to not feel guilty for "small things." This can build up stress and actually make you ill. OCD is usually a way for people to feel in control, so I wonder if you feel that when you feel guilty it sort of pre-empts anyone else from thinking that? When you get the feeling, just say, "I am a good person and this is just a minor thing" and move on quickly--the more you "break up" the feeling the faster it will start diminishing.
2007-11-06 12:41:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anna P 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think that you need to feel guilty over things like that. Rather, you need to be okay with doing them, so that you don't feel guilty. And when you become okay with them, you no longer need to hide them. If someone were to ask you about it, you'd be okay telling them. Make yourself happy with what you are doing - make sure it's okay, then don't feel guilty or worry about what the world thinks of your "little things"!!!
2007-11-06 13:06:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Feeling guilty is a part of life lessons and failure. Its 100% normal and part of every single conscience things life.
2007-11-06 12:41:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's so easy for most of us to feel guilt. But guilt is a totally useless, dead end emotion. When the feeling starts to form, short circuit it by thinking of something you're proud of doing.
2007-11-06 12:52:55 · answer #6 · answered by beez 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Never heard of guilt being a form of OCD.
2007-11-06 12:40:41 · answer #7 · answered by Think! 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Guilt is for idiots. That is why you posted this in the mental health section.
2007-11-06 12:39:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, you are a terrible person.
2007-11-06 12:40:16 · answer #9 · answered by Nostradamus is back squared 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
What?
If this is a real thing, will you please e-mail me a link to info?
2007-11-06 12:40:36 · answer #10 · answered by ♠ THAT GIRL ♠ 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋