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- 3y
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- 3y
I get that, I haven’t had much experience besides my partner. We talked about having an open relationship because I was worried like you are. When we talked about it, I started to get nauseous and I realized that I actually wanted to be monogamous. My ocd was telling me that I wasn’t satisfied and things like that
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- 3y
We had that exact convo yesterday. He and I have only been with each other and he was having similar feelings about having an open relationship but we talked about it and he realized that he would rather find a way to meet those needs within our relationship while also being allowed to have very minor flirtatious moments with certain folks. The same goes for me. But now it feels like I’m second guessing my whole speech to him about not being polyamorous and how I want us to be monogamous bc I keep getting all these thoughts and sensations that if we were to do this thing, then it would feel so good etc etc and it’s just really odd and scary
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And I guess it’s hard to only be with one person sometimes and have such an active imagination. I’m scared I secretly want to try other people while being in a relationship with my partner and it’s even scarier bc he said if we both agreed to that then we could do it under our own terms. But I don’t believe I really want that at my core. And he’s very ok with not doing polyamorous things
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- 3y
@crc_1394 Yeah. I know that when I was fixated on all of that stuff, I couldn’t stop thinking about other people. I think my brain was trying to figure everything out in one day. I think there’s a huge difference between fantasy and reality. There are things that we fantasize about, but in practice, would make us very uncomfortable. Our thoughts don’t hold much weight, and it’s okay to recognize that other people are attractive. I think since we have ocd, we interpret these thoughts and feelings as something we should act on. That’s not actually the case, we should just recognize them and let them be just a thought or feeling
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- 3y
@Kiddd I just really hope we can find ways to meet these needs with each other and within ourselves. My bf and I both haven’t been given much attention from other people and I think he needs a little innocent external validation to help with his confidence. He told me in depth that what I provide is honestly the best but that it would help his confidence if people were to notice him a little more since it’s literally never happened other than with me. I’m just scared we’ll have to rely on others for stuff more than what we realize or something. I just wanna be ok with us and ok with the idea that things could be good if they were different (while also not actually doing those things) lol. Sorry I’m rambling
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- 3y
@crc_1394 I think I felt like I needed more validation because I wasn’t doing things that made me happy and I was bored in life
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- 24w
my thoughts are screaming at me telling me that i dont want my relationship anymore and that i realized i lost feelings. i have a beautiful relationship of two years with a beautiful boy that loves me dearly and i deal with this thoughs for a year and a half. Im so scared it feels so real im scared i have changed and my last therapy session made it worse she basically told me i have to realise the thoughts are true and stop lying to myself. And made me think i am so scared and heartbroken bc i put high expectations on myslef to be with my boyfriend for all my life. Maybe i dont want to hurt him??? im always questioning my feelings for him 24/7 for over a year. I wm tierd
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- 22w
I have had ocd in my relationship for a while now. When I originally met him it was like this insane spiritual soulmate feeling and we just clicked instantly and he never judged me. I’m scared cause when I picture breaking up with my boyfriend I see myself being ok and being sad but moving on which I never was able to see before doesn’t this mean that this is what would happen or I don’t know till it happens? I still can’t imagine what life would be like without him but I just feel like I have lost feelings that I never wanted to lose. plus that’s also when I just picture knowing how people move on and how I’d just have to move on without letting myself picture processing the losses of all. I’m just really scared cause I used to think of wanting other things in someone else and what it would be like but I just thought how nice it would be to have it and not actually meaning it bc every time I thought about it I got upset and now it feels diff. He knows I have ocd but I never explained the ROCD because I thought it would have offended him so every time I went through a flare up I never told and acted like I was fine and it kept happening and OCD kept getting worse and worse. Maybe that’s part of the issue cause I haven’t been feeling like myself. But this is a feeling I never wanted to feel ever with him. I have gone through the feeling of numb but not like this. And he has a lot of positives but I can only see him overall as negatives and I’ve been told that’s ocd but it’s affecting how I feel. And yes there are legit actual things in the relationship that upset me but ocd has been affecting the way I look at him also. I keep being told my judgment is being impaired but this time it rly feels like not. And I’m Scared why don’t memories and things affect me like it used to doesn’t that mean I want this. Has anyone experienced this or is this the end 😭
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- 20w
I really need help. My brain is torturing me right now. Basically me and my boyfriend went through a really rough patch and he wasn’t communicating what was wrong and I started to just lose feelings and not feel how I used to which was the most upsetting thing because I swear we are soulmates. Anyway so we broke up for like a day before he realized he’s really sad without me and he is finally willing to work on communication and our issues and this is the most I’ve really ever felt he notices it this time. I am supposed to go see him and he is so excited and I’m freaking out. I want to see him but I keep thinking how it’s triggering for me cause I don’t want to go back to that rough patch cause it lasted a long time. I want to try again but I also feel like it’s easier to just run away from everything. It feels like I got to know his personality but that isn’t fair to say because now he’s aware and wants to change. I’m scared because I know feelings can come back and I hope mine can cause right now I just keep replaying the past and the bad stuff. He seems really willing to work on it this time which should make me so happy but I’m also so scared things will go back to how they were and I’m worried if I’m this anxious my body is telling me he isn’t right for me and that it’s not ocd which would really upset me because I’ve had such hope. I know my feelings started to go away but that’s cause of how we were to each other and now we are aware of the problem. Does it mean I shouldn’t be with him if the thought of trying again makes me so anxious or is that just the fear? I wish this wanting to work through things happened before I felt like this and now I’m scared I won’t get it back. I’m also scared that there is someone out there better for me and by being with him I’m blocking that. But the thought of being without him makes me so sad. I want to try to see him differently and maybe see it’s different but I’m scared it’s not. I’m afraid of a million things. What if it’s too late and I can’t get my feelings back? What if I’m forever anxious around him? What if being with him prevents me from meeting other people? I haven’t seen him in a while cause he was away and people say I won’t know how I feel till I see him. It feels like once I get there I already know though that I’ll have the same thoughts and won’t be able to get back to how I felt because it became uncomfortable but I’ve heard I’m anticipating it. I’m scared it’s gut and not ocd
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