Here's How to Deal with POCD Uncertainty

Patrick McGrath, Jamie Kwon and Bonnie Grossman discuss the difficulty of dealing with uncertainty around the OCD subtype of POCD.
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[@sethty]

At this point I’m pretty sure I have every single OCD

[@pablocasado3257]

I'm sorry, but POCD uncertainty =/= Contamination ocd uncertainty

[@thirtycenturyman]

i appreciated how you guys made this video about accepting uncertainty in general, but how can i accept uncertainty about something as unacceptable as being a pedophile? i know i have to, but it doesn’t seem clear to me how to, or even why i should morally. this is a very difficult OCD concern because it is hard not to equate accepting uncertainty about being a pedophile with accepting being a pedophile, although they are different. it is the same as how worrying about possibly being a pedophile is different than being a pedophile. of course, it is a waste of time to worry about possibly being something that you almost definitely are not, no matter how bad it is. however, even the slightest possibility that i could be a pedophile is enough to send me back to square one. how can i accept the possibility of being something so unacceptable?

[@youngneo2956]

I wish I could get this service.

[@andreasalazar2121]

Hello so sorry I know this isn't the topic but I have OCD contamination, How do I stop living in fear of touching objects. I'm afraid of touching groceries and feel dirty when I go to the stores.

[@user-qi6yq8uc5z]

I’m 27 and have had this for 3 years now. I’m afraid i will never get married because every trigger i get, even simply hearing a number of someones age below 19 makes my heart start racing. If there is eye contact its even worse. My girlfriend noticed and i got terrified she would think i was a pedo. This is ruining my life

[@joaobaka8404]

I think i might have POCD, I'm scared i might be a pedo, but i don't have that many intrusive thoughts, i just look and i feel my insides and face gettin hot, while my heartbeat gets faster, i still have intrusive thougts but they feel forced, is this still POCD?

[@Connor-hp8wu]

It has been 3 years since the height of my POCD, and I’m in a better place now than I’ve ever been in my life. Sharing my story here in case it’s helpful to anyone-