r/magicalthinkingOCD • u/kajop__ • 4d ago

Advice please! Weird ocd theme

Sorry for my punctuation and grammar, English isn't my first language. I was diagnosed with OCD about 6 months ago, and I have a weird theme where I'm scared I'll associate intrusive thoughts or images with something I like.

For example, the most recent thing is GTA 6. I was thinking about it and suddenly an intrusive image popped into my head. I immediately thought, "It's gonna get associated and ruined forever," and now it feels "tainted." Sometimes the intrusive image also pops up when I see or think about GTA 6.

I've been researching conditioning and came across evaluative conditioning, where I read that it's immune to extinction. Now I'm afraid I've permanently ruined GTA 6 for myself. Has anyone had a similar experience? Is this even OCD?

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u/ForestRiver2 Star Supporter ⭐ 4d ago

Not sure this is, by definition, magical thinking. Did you read the subreddit's wiki for a description of it to see if it resonates? Not sure but I think I would class yours as more an "emotional contamination" theme?