ROCD & tarot

I’ve had distressing ROCD for a year now. Been going through ERP & CBT as well as on medication. Recently for a bachelorette party, we went to a tarot reader for fun. The only other time I’ve done tarot was when my friend read for me & it ended up coming true. Now, this time, I went in very anxious about my relationship due to my OCD. The tarot reader asked a bunch of nonsense at first, asking if I was looking to buy a house (no), asking if I had gone through a break up (no), tried to tell me an older lady was coming through and wanting to talk to me (no older lady in my family has passed). He then started to say if I marry my fiancé, that I will feel stuck and that he was getting major “warning” signs. It’s very much triggered my ROCD this week… wondering if anyone has similar experiences ignoring tarot or using this as an exposure. Thank you! ❤️

Relationship OCD

Username: Anonymous<3Anonymous<3

Date posted: 2y ago

Going to a tarot reader was the worst thing I did. Two years ago I was absolutely in love with my partner. I decided to mess around with my friends and get a reading. Long story short she said I was gonna get pregnant and I was gonna leave my partner. Never got pregnant. Ever since it kinda stuck in my head. What if it’s true what if I am gonna leave him. But I felt head over heels so I was okay. Once the honey moon stage passed I kept thinking back to that day and next think I know I was getting panic attacks. I wish o would’ve never done one. To each is own but personally it’s rare for these readings to be accurate and most of the time they mess with your head. I hope you don’t listen to that reader, if you didn’t care about your partner you wouldn’t get so distressed about it. We see so many things online that bring false expectations on what a relationship should look like and we need to stop comparing ours to those. Wishing you the best❤️

Username: lol_.567lol_.567

Date posted: 2y ago

i used to watch tarot youtube videos compulsively as “conformation” (whatever that means) to me you could possibly use it as an exposure but i am not a therapist so i cannot say for you

Username: you.are.enoughyou.are.enough

Date posted: 2y ago

I don't share this experience but I do experience a lot of anxiety around things like this & horoscopes or generally any spiritual practice meant to predict the future because I'm always afraid it will tell me something negative about my relationship. Maybe you can lean into the uncertainty by telling yourself, "I may or may not feel stuck if I marry my fiancé. The tarot reader may or may not be right." And then just resisting doing compulsions, which I know is so damn hard. Sending you strength!

Username: Virgo!Virgo!

Date posted: 2y ago

When these sort of things come up I try to think about what my therapist would say to the logistics of a magical thinking scenario and roll with it

Username: rootytooty

Date posted: 3y ago

Did a tarot card reading that made me cry because the results were reversed 8 of swords and reversed 3 of wands. So about keeping yourself paralyzed and frustration, holding oneself back I did it on a topic that I know I’ve made a huge deal of because of my OCD And when I do tarot I’m always afraid it’s telling me to do the first thing I don’t want to do. Maybe I shouldn’t have done that with a sensitive subject to me.

Username: Alex21155

Date posted: 2y ago

Tarot

I read tarot today like in google and god it was horrible it triggered my health and harm ocd 100% I feel so bad

Username: Fabulousfaer...

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

Tarot and ocd

Anyone else super into the metaphysical? Like, YouTube astrology videos and tarot readings? I keep watching stuff about the "age of Aquarius" that we are entering, and how it's going to cause some "identity shifts" in individuals. I've been spiraling out of control everytime I hear this phrase being used. I automatically think it means my sexual identity is changing/going to change/already did?! To top it all off, I keep getting LGBT content recommended to me on all social media platforms. It feels like the universe is trying to send me signs that I'm actually a Lesbian and not a woman who loved men?! I can't take it anymore. I can't even be around my bf or say "I love you" without overthinking that! ? We are about to celebrate our 3 years anniversary together and I STILL am dealing with this stupid theme!!!???

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