I’m getting married in six days but I have relationship OCD and I am having some MAJOR anxiety! I feel so bad like calling it off. What do I do??! I just need some help ASAP and some techniques please please!
You have relationship- themed OCD so OF COURSE getting married is going to trigger you! It’s probably the biggest exposure you will ever do! I got married 6 months ago and felt exactly the same, but tomorrow I’m going on my honeymoon!
I know its hard but trust me marrying is not a big deal. TBH why are u marrying just because your partner knows everything and will help you in future so be relax even if she doesn't know about still be relax there is always a way when one door is closed for you. Trust me everything is going to be fine and yeah good luck for marriage. You'll be great and such happy family just make sure to ask help from everyone no one in this world can solve problem by its own
Thank you so much, this helps a lot :))
oh hun, i’m so sorry you’re feeling this way. ocd always has to rain on our parade :(. but, you’ve been here before. this ceremony and the idea of marriage is a big big trigger for ROCD, which always pokes at us to make sure we aren’t making the wrong decision or we are 100% no doubt in love with our partner (or vice versa). you can absolutely do this. take the days leading up to the wedding doing things you love, take it easy on yourself. try discussing the anxiety with your partner (NO CONFESSING OR REASSURANCE SEEKING!). maybe try some meditations or some light exercising. your rocd is triggered and it’s trying to get you to avoid uncertainty. don’t let that win!!
THANK YOU!!!! I needed to hear this, I will definitely take it a little easier this week, and I will do some meditation for sure.
So encouraged by these comments. Y’all we really aren’t alone in this! @anonymous1829 - congratulations! Marriage is a good thing, even if we feel scared or triggered by it. I hope you can enjoy your big day :)
Thank you! :))
Hey guys! My boyfriend has said recently that he doesn't know if he's strong enough to continue with our relationship because of my OCD. He wants to see me overcome my symptoms and learn to live a healthy life with OCD, but my anxieties and obsessions are starting to really affect his life. I understand his reasoning, it's hard to see someone you care about struggle with OCD, especially when it starts to affect you too. I'm asking for tips to deal with my compulsions in the relationship. I HAVE to know the answer to things and sometimes that leads into arguments because even with apologies and discussions I can't let things go, even if they genuinely don't matter or are miniscule issues we have. It's a healthy relationship otherwise but I feel horrible because it's impacting him so negatively, that's the absolute last thing I want to happen. I care for him deeply and he cares for me too, so I don't want my OCD to be a reason we break up but I fear it's headed in that direction. I'm starting therapy soon, but until then what are some things I can do to stop my ROCD from impacting him? I know sitting in the guilt and anxiety of not completing my obsessions will help, but I'm wondering if there are other things I can do to maybe remedy some of the damage already done.
for me it’s getting to the point where i don’t feel in love with my boyfriend anymore. i’m trying to keep myself from compulsing since my compulsions are all mental. it’s like the thoughts consume my mind every second of every day and i can’t catch a break. it’s like i want to be with him so bad but my brain won’t allow me. any advice?
I’ve been really struggling the last week and I need some help. I’ve been seeing a guy for about 2 months who checks a lot of my relationship boxes. He’s so kind and we have a lot of fun together. The first few weeks I was totally smitten but had moments of fear about being committed. We talked about it and decided to take things slowly, and then I would have days of feeling like every thing was perfect with some fearful feelings in between. Two weeks ago now my SO-OCD and ROCD started to come back a little as well as my more anxious-avoidant behaviors. I started to get more scared of the future and it was more intense. At the end of last week, he asked me to be his girlfriend and I said yes. He is exactly the type of person I see myself marrying and has great values and is so secure about me. Until last week, he generally made me feel so safe and secure. Ever since saying yes, I feel so scared and anxious and my SO-OCD and ROCD is on max. I also find myself getting more annoyed and irritated about things that were minor annoyances or non-issues before. I’m having intense physical responses to both OCD themes, and the nagging thought and feeling that I need to end things with him because we aren’t right for each other. It makes me feel so sad and guilty. Sex is becoming harder because of the thoughts too, whereas at first it was perfect. I don’t know who I can talk to about this without them telling me to just break up with him. Everything is so new so I think they’d chalk it up to my intuition. But I do want to be in love and have less fear around relationships, so I don’t want to give into the fear. I think it could help me to set boundaries and have space for myself more often. I think I need some advice or insight. I know I shouldn’t ask for reassurance, but having some around how other people have felt at the beginning of a relationship would help. Why is it that the label is freaking me out so much? How do you guys set boundaries to prioritize yourself when you feel this way?
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