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I think it is normal to second guess situations even if you are confident that you love your girlfriend. I think it’s best to examine these intrusive thoughts and try and understand where they are coming from. I think the fear you get from the thought proves how much you do care for your girlfriend !!
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Thank you... I try to do that! I just hate myself so much when this happens because it usually ends up with false memories about thoughts! So fun!!!!
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what are you dealing with :(
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Hi! Thank you for replying.... You are the first person to reply to my cry in these past 24hrs.... I'm so sorry for being annoying but I have been dealing with guilt over thoughts...
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no problem !!
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i’m down to listen !!
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Thank you.... Basically, I have this friend who I am really close to and during one of our bonding moments, I had this thought of "do I have a crush on him? Maybe we are more suited for each other. Maybe I should break up with my gf" and I have these.... False memories, I think that I agreed with such thoughts.... Because I can't remember what happened....what was my reaction, if it makes sense... Months later, I remembered this and I feel so guilty.... My gf is one of the most beautiful and amazing women you could ever meet.... Plus I'm gay and I keep saying that to my friend who sometimes jokes I'm bi (I'm afraid that he likes me.... He has given some evidence that he does but I don't like to say anything because I'm not sure)
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Hey! I am here too. Don’t worry it’s a phase I promise you will get better.
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Thank you.... Do you mind if I ask your opinion about something?
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@deadwithocd Sure please go ahead
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@deadwithocd You saying something ?
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My OCD has become so bad and I feel so alone. I have religious OCD (Christianity) and I’ve been doing okay with letting the blasphemous thoughts go in the moment, but I’m so overcome with guilt and shame I can barely function. I can feel okay and hopeful for a few minutes and then I’m reminded of the horrible thoughts and how nothing can take them back and I can’t handle the guilt. I’m becoming a burden to my family and feel so alone. I do not know what to do. Please help.
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If anyone’s willing to listen, I’m having a really tough day with Rocd and really need to vent but I don’t feel like I can talk to anyone I know because they don’t understand what it feels like
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Hi everyone. I’m really struggling and I need to let it all out. I’ve been dealing with ROCD (or what I think is ROCD) for a long time, and I feel like I’m at my breaking point. I’m in a loving relationship with a boyfriend who is kind, understanding, and patient. But ever since I started reading a lot online, googling symptoms, talking to AI like ChatGPT, searching for reassurance, things have gotten worse and worse. And now… I feel completely disconnected from my feelings. I don’t know what’s real anymore. My boyfriend told me that he believes I’ve convinced myself that I have something that needs to be treated, and that all this constant researching is making me feel worse. And honestly, I think he’s right. Before I fell into this cycle, I could be more intimate with him. I used to say “I love you,” I used to feel warmth. Now I don’t say it anymore. I haven’t in a long time. And it hurts him. And I know I’m hurting him, and that makes it even worse. He also said that maybe I’m having these obsessive thoughts because I don’t have a daily purpose, that I need to get occupied, to stop being consumed by this. And others in my life have told me the same. He even suggested taking a break from each other for a week, just to give me space. But I’m terrified of that. I’m scared that the thing I fear most will become “the truth.” I’m scared I’ll feel relief, and that will mean everything I fear is real. But he told me that if I don’t want the break, maybe it means I still care. Still love. Still want this. The problem is, I don’t know anymore. And that’s what’s killing me. I’ve also had a psychologist who told me that just because I feel guilt or “care,” it doesn’t necessarily mean I like him — and that sent me spiraling. She said that maybe I care about people in general, but it doesn’t mean I love him. And it made me feel like I’m just lying to myself. That maybe I’m holding on out of obligation, or because I set in my head that I “have to be with him.” And even when he tells me beautiful things — logical things — things that SHOULD make me feel safe and seen… I don’t feel better. I just feel more empty. And then I start spiraling again: “If this doesn’t help me feel better, then something must be wrong.” “What if I’m just pretending?” “What if I’ve been lying to myself all along?” I feel like there’s something wrong inside of me. Like no matter what anyone says, or how much love I’m given, I can’t feel it. I just want to know what to do. I want someone to tell me what this is. I want to stop feeling like I’m running after a version of myself that used to feel, used to love, used to be calm. I don’t know if this is ROCD or if I’m just slowly facing a truth I’ve been afraid to accept. Please, if anyone has felt this way, I need to hear that I’m not alone. And if you’ve come out the other side… how? My relationship is perfect and he is perfect, i just deal with this and i am far from happy.
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