i need help please I will start therapy to find out if i really have ocd or not and despite having all the symptoms of relationship ocd and being sure i have ocd i am very scared that at the end of it all i dont end being diagnosed with this, and that i dont really have ocd, i'm crying literally all day for fear of finding out i don't have ocd, what if i really don't have? So does that mean all those bad thoughts and feelings were really what I wanted? So I'm really going to have to break up with my boyfriend who is the person I love the most in the world? I'm very scared and crying a lot, even thinking about giving up therapy for fear of not having real OCD, or the therapist not understanding me properly, i dont know what to do, has anyone gone through this too?

Relationship OCD

OCDRey

Date posted: 3y

I think this feeling is actually really common with OCD, it can even happen after you get diagnosed sometimes, because that’s how OCD is. The OCD kind of turns on itself sometimes and makes you question if you even have it in the first place, which just causes more anxiety and distress. I think the best thing to do is accept that uncertain feeling and commit to doing everything you can to get treatment. So even though you are scared of therapy in case you find out it’s not OCD, push through and do it because it will be the best thing for you in the long run. Hope this helps

Polaa

Date posted: 3y

i do! i haven't started therapy yet so i can't say more than that im afraid of the same thing as you are

jemcu812

Date posted: 3y

Aw , you don't have to break up with anyone, you're just going thru a bad spot.

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