- Date posted
- 2y
ROCD desperate for help
To start off, I'm new to the whole ROCD thing and I'm seeing a therapist but she doesn't specialize in OCD or ERP. I can't find any OCD specialists or people who do ERP near me and It's too expensive to do online. I feel like I'm just stuck so I'm asking for tips. To start off, I have an amazing, loving boyfriend who would do absolutely anything for me. However, I find myself constantly having the ROCD thoughts such as "You don't actually love him" "There's someone out there better for you" "You don't actually find him attractive" and such. One of the worst ones is sometimes I get scared or uncomfortable because I randomly think he's built like a child (he's just a shorter,skinnier guy) and I've had intrusive POCD thoughts before so it's really throwing me off and I don't know what to do. I recently told him I needed a break from our relationship, but my brain was yelling at me to break up. I think it was fear driven and my brain was just so foggy I couldn't decipher the truth from the fake thoughts anymore. I realized during a few days apart how much I absolutely cherished this man and wanted to be with him and how much I missed him, but I talked to him last night and all the negative thoughts came FLOODING back. I've been trying not to ruminate or give in on my compulsions (mainly searching google about everything) but I'm back to the point where I'm feeling all those thoughts I said above again. I really love him, and I don't want to lose him but I just don't know what to do anymore. I'm absolutely desperate for help at this point, I can't imagine my life without him but my brain wants him gone so so badly. My heart and my brain are fighting. If anyone has any tips, please please let me know. I'm at one of my lowest points right now.