False Memory OCD thought pattern:
What if these thoughts &/or images are actual memories of me having really done something bad / terrible / illegal?
What if I need to confess to my partner / family / friends / the police, just in case these thoughts &/or images are real memories, & then I lose everything & everyone that matters to me?
Examples of False Memory OCD:
What if I’ve done something illegal, but I don’t remember having done it, & I end up going to prison for it?
What if I’ve sexually abused someone / a kid / a family member, but I don’t remember having done it, & this proves I’m a bad person?
What if I’ve cheated on my partner, but I don’t remember having done it, & now I’m living a lie in our relationship?
What if I’ve had sex with someone of the same sex/ opposite sex, but I don't remember having done it, & this means I now have to question my sexuality?
What if I’ve looked at child porn on my phone &/or laptop by accident, & I don’t remember having done it, & I end up on a child sex register, & are sent to prison?
What if I've murdered someone / my neighbour / someone I passed by on a walk, but I don’t remember having done it, & the police catch me, & I will be in the papers, my family will know what I’ve done, & I will have to go to prison, & lose my partner, family, & friends?
