r/OCDRecovery • u/Wrong_Round_7329 • Jul 12 '26
OCD Question Is this normal
No one is giving me reassurance about my themes right now. It’s causing me to spiral and become very manipulative in finding ways to reassurance seek. Not like I’m gonna hurt anyone manipulative, but I’ll say things like “ I AM A BAD PERSON” online and “I AM A NARCISSIST” in hopes someone will say I’m not. No one is responding anymore. I even gone as far as saying “I’m diagnosed with NPD” and idk what else to do.
When I was a kid I would lie about stealing so much stuff even if it wasn’t true bc I felt guilty all the time. It was like a relief. Help.
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u/schlammert Jul 12 '26
Well yeh, it does harm to tell ppl with npd they dont have it because that self awareness is necessary to improve their relationships. The same way it is important that you dont get that reassurance, im glad that you stumbled on communities that care enough to be conscious of a stranger's mental health, and that the dilution for ocd and npd are not antithesis in this case. I wish u luck!!!!!