Some individuals with OCD find the emotional consequences of an obsession difficult to articulate. These emotions are often described in terms of 'discomfort' or distress'. For most people with OCD who believe that they might be responsible for preventing harm or a catastrophe in the future, the main emotion is of anxiety. This may be severe and sudden, like a panic attack, or may be continous worry in anticipation of harm in the future.
Many also experience an emotion of disgust, for example when they think they may have been in touch with a contaminant, such as dog excrement, or a moral disgust for having intrusive thoughts. Others feel extremely ashamed and condemn themselves for having intrusive thoughts of, for example, a sexual or aggressive nature, which they believe they should not have and that others would condemn.
Occasionally, a person with OCD believes that he may be responsible for a catastrophic event in the the past, and feel intense guilt as a result. Many individuals are also depressed by the consequence of having OCD, for example if it occupies many hours of the day and cause other problems. Others become intensely frustrated and irritable, and OCD seriously affect theirrelationships with their families and friends.
Pure Obsessions
Some people have so called 'pure' obsessions, which are recurrent intrusive thoughts, images or doubts with out any of the compulsions. Examples might be obsessions along the following lines: 'Why do i exist?', 'Am I studying hard enough?', 'What will happen after die?' If this applies to you, you might be spending hours trying to resolve unanswerable questions. Although you may not be responding by performing a mental compulsion which is repeated over and over again, you probably still respond in ways that will be unhelpful, and which can be broadly classifed as 'safety-Seeking behaviors'. For example, trying to solve a problem that either does not exist or cannoy be solved or analyzing a question from different angles.
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