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Wtf?
After almost breaking up with my boyfriend last night, I’m waking up experiencing relief. I just don’t get it. These thoughts feel so real in the moment, I literally feel crazy.
After almost breaking up with my boyfriend last night, I’m waking up experiencing relief. I just don’t get it. These thoughts feel so real in the moment, I literally feel crazy.
All the time. I call them my intrusive feelings.
@taylebrun Wow yea that’s a great way to call them. I rmrb someone told me oh maybe you realized you dont love him that much, just imagine how i got after that i couldn’t stop thinking of the possibility of me not loving him during all this time. I got scared after because i really felt relief, as if i was glad we broke up. Like ok no more thoughts now bc we not together. But i guess that’s the compulsion there. I hope we get better, it’s been worse this week. Like i feel irritated, i see him and it’s like idk him sometimes, like disconnected i would say, like i cant enjoy nothing because in my mind all i hear is we going to break up, that i dont see a future with him, like i dont see us together in a house or having kids or even in bed, it’s really disturbing. I want to be ok again. Whats adding to my ocd is that i made bad decisions in the relationship so i also experience excessive guilt, and cant let go of the past so i think my ocd has latched to my mistakes, making it impossible to forgive myself, move on from that, and be happy.
@Anonimo05 I have so many intrusive thoughts, it’s too much. i’ve also thinked that i look too old for him, or that i deserve another person, i’ve compared him to other people from the past, i was convinced that i like my ex when i know i dont want to be with that person. 😭
@Anonimo05 You literally sound just like me. We’ve got this, it’s just OCD. Just sit with the uncertainty, trust me I know it’s easier said than done. We can do it!
@Anonimo05 That’s why im also scared because i think what if i never feel better and im always thinking what if i want to be with my ex, what if i see myself with him and stuff like that. Any advice??
@Anonimo05 You said it yourself “what if?” If these thoughts cause you distress let them. Think to yourself, “thank you for those thoughts brain” it sounds stupid but it’s not accepting nor denying these thoughts. Soon enough your brain should latch on to something else and then you do the same technique again. People have thousands of thoughts a day. We get these thoughts about our partner and they stick out to us because our relationships are the most important things to us. We put negative feelings on them, which in turn makes us feel upset, anxious, guilty, angry, etc when we have them. You’re not going to be lovey Dovey with your partner everyday, somedays they will feel “meh”. That’s okay!!!
@taylebrun Wow yes, so true! Thanks for replying❤️🫶🏼 i needed this conv, not for reassurance but it’s nice to know im not alone, that despite all things i need to be strong. I just dont want to give up bc of my anxiety and ocd.
@Anonimo05 We’ve got this! Happy holidays!!
@Anonimo05 Some days im excited to go out, and other’s im not at all. Everything is a trigger, and i feel exhausted because of it.
@taylebrun Thanksss u too!
I never want to lose him, my Rocd and I have bipolar 1 just get in the way sometimes. The thoughts and feelings feel so real in the moment.
You could’ve worn yourself out and had some relief after a hard time yesterday.
Relief because you almost broke up?
@Anonimo05 Idk I get bombarded with thoughts thinking that we’re not right for each other and common Rocd thoughts then I almost break up with him last night and now I feel in love again. It’s so exhausting
@taylebrun I’ve felt like that as well. Or sometimes i’ve even had the thought that it’s better to break up, because we are not compatible or because i have a lot of mental health issues and we’re not good for each other. Something that has caused me a lot of anxiety is that i believe that if we break up i’ll experience relief. One day we kind of broke up and i think i felt relief but in reality i didnt want to lose him. Has that happened to you? Where you actually feel something? I read that sometimes ocd can make you have “feelings” but sometimes feelings are not facts!
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
Right now I feel like I’ve realized something awful. Like maybe… I never truly loved my boyfriend. Maybe in the beginning I was just excited to be in a relationship. Maybe I confused that excitement with real love. And when the intrusive thoughts started, maybe it wasn’t ROCD — maybe it was the truth hitting me. I write this and it feels real. That’s the scariest part. It feels calm and clear and like maybe I’ve just been lying to myself all along, holding on because I “should,” not because I truly want to. I can’t remember how it felt to love him — and that makes it worse. I feel so disconnected, so numb, like nothing makes sense anymore. Every time I try to feel something for him, it feels like I’m faking it. Like I’m playing a role, not being myself. But the thing is… I’m not at peace. If this was really the truth, why does it hurt so much? Why does this “realization” come with panic, guilt, emptiness, and so much fear? I don’t want to hurt him. I don’t want to lose him. But I also don’t want to keep living like this — doubting myself, my feelings, and my past. I feel like I’m stuck in a cycle I can’t break, and I’m scared I’ll always feel this way. Has anyone ever felt like this before?
I’m struggling so much and I really need to let this out. Everything I think and feel about my boyfriend and my relationship feels so real. It doesn’t feel like “just thoughts.” It feels like clarity. Like something in me finally accepted the truth I’ve been trying to deny for a long time. I keep thinking things like: • “I don’t like him.” • “I don’t love him.” • “I never did, I just thought I did.” • “I’m only here because I wanted a relationship and he’s a good person.” These thoughts don’t feel intrusive — they feel like truths. And that terrifies me. We’ve been together for a long time and he truly loves me. He supports me. He’s kind. But I keep feeling distant. Like I don’t connect to him. Sometimes I even feel disgust or anxiety when I’m near him, and I hate admitting that because he doesn’t deserve this. I don’t feel warmth when I look at him or think about us. I can’t even imagine a future together — and that used to be all I dreamed about. What hurts even more is that I used to feel more grounded, I used to have hope. Now I feel like everything has collapsed and nothing makes sense. I’m constantly analyzing if I love him or not. I don’t know if it’s ROCD or if I’m just forcing a relationship I don’t want deep down. Sometimes, I tell myself: “I must love him, because I’m suffering so much.” But other times I think: “Maybe I’m just a good person who doesn’t want to hurt someone, and that’s why I stay.” I feel like I’m drowning in guilt, confusion, and fear. I can’t talk to my mom about this anymore because she’s overwhelmed. I don’t know who to talk to without making it worse. Even when I try to be calm, the thoughts are there, or this numbness is there. I don’t know how to sit with these thoughts anymore. They don’t feel like thoughts — they feel like my reality. Please, if anyone relates, I would appreciate hearing from you. This is the darkest I’ve felt. Thank you for reading.
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