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So I’m in the middle of an intense wave of ROCD thoughts. And to answer your question, yes and no. The thoughts might not get better, but my emotional reaction to them does. Sometimes they feel like absolute truth and I am the worst wife in the world, and other moments I still have thoughts but I don’t react to them in the same way and that makes them seem better. But it takes a lot of time and seeking help to get there. Reach out to a therapist and keep holding on.
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Yes. All OCD themes can get better. Do you have a therapist and are you doing ROCD exposures? That is by far the best way. Love is not feeling. Especially for people with OCD. It is action/devotion. If you are waiting for things to feel right all the time, especially if you're not actively doing exposures, then you'll be going in circles. Tell yourself to act out your love, write down things you can to act out love when you feel anxious. If you have been stuck on trying to figure out feelings for a long time, treat them as if they don't matter for a while. You may as well try something new. I'm getting married in August and my ROCD is much better. Actions > Words > Thoughts. Good luck.
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what are some exposures for rocd ?
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@hope I'd like to know as well
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What is ROCD
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Mine did but this theme only popped up randomly for a couple months last year. Then completely went away as if it never even happened. Gives me hope for other themes going forward! I will say at the time it was terrible and felt all consuming. And the fact it came out of nowhere terrified me.
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what’s ROCD ?
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@Anonymous Relationship ocd
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no clue if this is compulsive, but I’m interested to hear any obsessions others have that aren’t the “common” ones you see online about what ROCD is? a few for me: - thoughts about their partner being with someone else instead (sometimes a specific person) and then trying to analyze your reaction to it? e.g. does it *feel* more right than us, do I actually feel happy for them, etc. - trying to imagine your partner in your current situation or maybe a specific future situation (when they’re not around) and trying to decide if they “fit” in it? - being super scared of losing them, then suddenly feeling like you don’t care much for them at all, and just constantly cycling? - I almost never fully enjoyed sex because I was constantly obsessing about whether or not I was turned on, turned on “enough,” if I was just having groinal responses and wasn’t actually turned on, looking at his face just to decide if I find him attractive enough, comparing my experience with how I feel watching content alone, etc.
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How do you guys get past the anxiety? I feel like my thoughts are the only thing that control my mind. So often I feel like I should just leave my partner even tho I love them so much because I just feel like these thoughts are too much. I over analyze everything. I feel so stuck and defeated. I just want to be normal. I feel so toxic for the thoughts that I have
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For the past 3 months ish I’ve been struggling on and off with this anxiety and fixation over my relationship. To wondering if i still have feelings for an old friend, wondering if i actually love him, wondering if the thoughts are all real and im just trying to cover it up with ocd. It sucks, when im talking to my boyfriend i feel fine. The words i love you and talks about the future come naturally. I can’t imagine myself with anyone but him. But this constant rumination on my relationship is KILLING me and I’m scared it’s going to ruin what i have. It makes me numb and disconnected which therefore makes me believe the thoughts even more. They just feel so real sometimes and it’s so scary like why can i not just enjoy it. We’ve been together for a while so i know there’s periods of like feelings ebb and flowing but this is so much more. It’s just constantly sitting on my chest with anxiety. My compulsions are coming on this app, looking at photos of us and confessing it to him. He’s very understanding and helpful. I love him so much. I just need help / I’m also just starting new meds as well ..
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