does anyone feel like ocd can numb you and desensitize you? i feel like that’s been happening

I relate a lot. Last year I've been feeling numb pretty much all the time. I used to be able to catch feelings for someone I liked, but now when I meet people that I should be interested in, I'm just like "meh" and don't even bother to do anything about it

Yeah, it’s upsetting and just fuels the ocd fire cause I start obsessing over whether or not I’m depressed

I agree with all the previous comments. Yes, OCD can cause a complete lack of emotion. It can make it hard to feel connected to other people especially, or feel positive emotions. Partially it's your body's way of protecting you from getting hurt, to shut down your emotions. And partially it's common to feel numb when you're spending so much time on obsessions/compulsions; your body and mind are exhausted

Ger better Flowergirl. Sounds like you've been having a rough time..

Absolutely. I feel numb to everything. There are small periods where i feel and act like myself but the ocd swallows it pretty quick

scorpio mcd: first of all, I'm so sorry to hear about all of this. That sounds like a really rough year. You're not a bad person at all! Everyone reacts differently to trauma/scary events; I'm the same way as you. I suspect it's a defense mechanism, because those emotions are too overwhelming to feel so we shut them down. It's hard to deal with those things when OCD dominates so much of your life; there's simply no emotional space

flowergirlglow: thank you so much???

no problem! ??? You're not alone

Oh I mean Scorpio, get better. Mixed you guys up ?

thank you, hope you’re doing well?

Maybe ocd shifted to emotional numbeness where at this point you need to learn to regulate emotionans . Maybe get an evaluation

Basically in my personal experience OCD got so bad that I ended up feeling numb. So I had to find a different treatment for emotional trauam like Emdr, DBT , guided imagiry.

thank you so much that makes a lot of sense. this year or so has been hard; i developed ocd, my moms been arrested and i’m now living with my grandparents, and the never ending themes of ocd. it’s been hard but i feel like i haven’t really reacted to it which makes me think i’m a bad person

@moe5: can you further explain if you don’t mind please?

i’ll check into that thank you