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I’ve been through exactly the same as you, crying everyday and barely eating and functioning on some days , it gets easier , since doing ERP I feel a lot stronger , I’m not fully healed and I know this can take time months or maybe years , but the point is it’s getting easier and I don’t want to give up! You can turn things around and it’s not going to be easy, don’t listen to the advice of those around you in couples or people who don’t understand ROCD as they will not get it , they will make your ocd worse and I know this from experience ! Listen to professionals , watch the ocd videos posted on the app, and take each day at a time 🙏🏻
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I can really relate, especially at the beginning of March I was exactly where you are. It does get easier and can become better. But a lot of it is work that you have to consistently work on, I’m currently having what’s called a “back door spike” and it really blows. I’ve overcome the ROCD before tho and I believe I can overcome it again. Just stick with your erps and do your best not to give your ocd thoughts the attention they want. Unfortunately, ocd just has a habit of picking on the things we care about most it seems like. I wish you success and happiness in your ocd recovery
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- 3y ago
In the begining love is a choice then it becomes a feeling and a choice. I am going through the same thing. Its only been 6 months for me with him but ive had bad pasts with men so this gives me anxiety.
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You need to do ERP for this, you will feel soooo much better!
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- 19w ago
maybe i dont want to accept the factvthat i lost feelings, maybe i never actually loved my boyfriend and i hust wanted a relationship , i dont want reasurance, but in very scared i dont love him, because it feels real. im scared
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- 17w ago
Hi everyone, I’ve been struggling a lot with my thoughts and feelings about my boyfriend. He’s an amazing person—kind, loving, and supportive—but I constantly feel like I’m faking everything. It’s like I’m a liar pretending to love him, and deep down, I don’t actually want to be with him. Whenever he tells me he loves me or shows affection, I feel guilty because I think, What if I don’t love him back? It feels so real, like the truth is staring me in the face and I’m just refusing to accept it. I keep asking myself: Am I just staying with him because I’m used to him? What if I’ve never truly loved him? What if I’m a bad person for stringing him along? I don’t feel anything when we kiss or when he’s sweet to me, and that terrifies me. Sometimes I even feel irritated by him or like I don’t want to be around him, and then the guilt becomes unbearable because I know he doesn’t deserve that. This constant analyzing is taking over my life. I can’t even tell what’s real anymore. Am I lying to myself because I’m scared to face the truth? Or is this just my anxiety distorting everything? I feel like such a horrible person for even having these thoughts. If anyone has felt like this, please let me know how you managed to deal with it. I’m exhausted and just want to feel like myself again. he is also at my house amd i feel numb he tries to make me understand that i do like him and i feel so bad.
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- 16w ago
Lately, I’ve been struggling with feelings that I might be sabotaging myself in my relationship. By sabotage, I mean that I find it hard to stop engaging in compulsions, like seeking reassurance or overanalyzing my thoughts. I also sometimes behave badly with my boyfriend, and the intrusive thoughts I have can completely change my mood. I love my boyfriend—he’s such a good, beautiful, and wonderful person—but I’m afraid these thoughts are going to ruin things. I truly want to love him, but I’m scared. I know the thoughts are anxiety-driven, but they still make me question if I’m forcing myself to stay with him. Today, for example, I felt okay earlier, but when he called me on video, I suddenly felt like I didn’t feel anything, and I started thinking I don’t like how he looks. These thoughts hit me like a wave, and I panicked. Usually, I find him very attractive, but when these thoughts come, I feel sad and disconnected. What’s confusing is that I also have many moments—like today and in the past few days—where I’ve felt really good and I’ve felt love for him. I feel awful writing this because my boyfriend doesn’t deserve this, and I feel like I’m posting out of habit. It makes me scared that I don’t want to accept the truth, even though I know I care about him. I hate feeling this way because it feels like I’m betraying him by having these thoughts and posting them. Has anyone else dealt with these feelings of sabotaging their relationship or feeling like they’re forcing themselves to stay? How do you cope when the thoughts feel like they’re true, and how do you work through the fear of letting go of anxiety
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