Pupils and ocd

I noticed that even when looking at a guy I like or am extremely attracted to. My pupil doesn’t get big which it’s supposed to when your attracted to someone. It makes me worry it dilated when looking at what I don’t like and makes me feel very depressed. I’ve been dealing with this since I was 17 in my 30s now I don’t know if I’ll ever fix this. Anyone else feel this or notice their eyes doing this or the reason for it

User type: Therapist

Username: Stacy Quick

Date posted: 117d ago

Thank you for sharing this- people with OCD sometimes can get very caught up in bodily functions- such as whether a eye dilates or not- the key here would be to avoid checking your eyes and sit with the feeling/thoughts that maybe you are not attracted to that person and ...then what? Allow the uncertainty. Will you ever have enough certainty for OCD? Nope. So the bigger issue is allowing yourself to feel uncomfortable and that is the worst that will happen. If you haven't already please call for a free 15 minute call at NOCD and see if we can help you! Many people get so much better!