OCD subsided but why?

Hello lovely people of Psych forums, I have noticed in the last couple of months that my OCD really seems to have subsided. I used to suffer quite badly from paedophile paranoia and the associated checking rituals, guilt feelings, wondering if I was turned on by prepubescent girls, feeling like a paedophile if I walked past them and so on. Normally this has been mixed with autopsy fetish guilt as well, but one normally take precedence over the other.

Anyway about a couple of months ago my OCD focused on my autopsy fetish almost completely which is a real thing and I went through about a month of autopsy fetish guilt. And flashbacks from the autopsy videos I have watched for sexual gratification etc. Tormented by the thought that autopsies are going on somewhere in the world every minute. A human body stripped of dignity and respect and instead butchered no different from an animal carcass.

But right now both of them seem to have died down and I wish I could pin point why that was. I often wonder if it is chemicals in my brain or what? Stress levels? I am really enjoying this time without the feelings of guilt and depression. What worries me thought is that I have had periods where for months my brain has been thinking about the possibility of being a paedophile or the horror of autopsies day in day out and I don't know how to control it.

I should forget about my OCD in the times when it does not seem to be active but I fear it's return Anyone else have a similar dilemma?

Most people who suffer anxiety disorders go through a period of remission, or a lessoning of anxiety - even if they are not being treated. I did.

It's naturally to fear it might come back, because it can. I don't know your history here, but if you are not being treated, maybe it's time to look into seeing someone. Not everything is occurring because of the anxiety. Some of it may be psychologically related and therapy can sort through the differences.

Otter.

Very helpful, thanks a lot. I don't want to make more of this condition than what it is, hence why I shun the idea of seeing a professional.