OCD and dysphoria combo
I think this sub is the safest bet to ask; if there’s anyone else here who has OCD, do you find it tying into dysphoria at all? Especially with intrusive thoughts. Mine can be pretty bio-essentialist in that way (I’m not).
I feel like it can make it harder to distinguish them as intrusive when sometimes there’s this strange affirmation/humiliation about terrible things I don’t want to do or be. The “I’d never actually do or like that” phrase really doesn’t clear up a lot of doubt about myself when right next to the ‘feel good’ dysphoria is giving. Talking to my friend, his doesn’t really interlink that way.
Kinda hesitant to give examples in a space thats not about OCD, but hoping some know what I mean to talk on it. If it ain’t the right sub I’ll move