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SO OCD QUESTION
Has anyone in their experience fixated on one person as if they’ve had a crush on them ?
Has anyone in their experience fixated on one person as if they’ve had a crush on them ?
Yes! This still bugs me even after therapy but I am able to disregard it. This is what OCD terrorized me with the most but I’ve been able to recover. Surprisingly, this is more normal than you think. I hope you’re getting the help you need and know you are not alone:)
@malsaipe This one is very difficult. For the person you were fixated on, Did you ever have thoughts and feelings of you looking forward or wanting to be around this person? But also scared because it is just proof of your denial?
@Anonymous And the fact that I don’t want to do any avoidance makes me feel like I truly do have a crush
@Anonymous Yes… every single day. I found comfort in this person but OCD had me convinced I was in love with her and many more terrifying thoughts.
YES!! it is the worst, and probably the worst part of my ocd journey.
Same thing happens to me. There’s one guy that my SO OCD just loves to latch onto for some reason. It’s bothering me less and less the more times it happens and the more I don’t do compulsions when the exposures come up.
@D99 For the person you were fixated on? Did you ever have thoughts and feelings of you looking forward or wanting to be around this person? But also scared because it is just proof of your denial? And the fact that I don’t want to do any avoidance makes me feel like I truly do have a crush. Any of this sound relatable ?
@Anonymous OCD can make you feel/believe/DOUBT anything. The brain is a powerful thing. My advice to you is follow your values and follow what makes you feel good. Not what makes you feel icky. Try to sit with the thoughts as they arise but don’t do anything for them. Things will clear over time. It is very difficult, but very worth it.
Yup! It doesn’t happen as much now, but when I was going through it I hated it and felt sick.
Okay, just wanna start by saying that I don’t have ROCD. I have perfectionism OCD, and I get intrusive thoughts that no one will like me, I’ll lose all my friends, I’ll be alone for life, etc. if I don’t have things “just right.” I feel like every time I like someone, my OCD just gets worse cause if I don’t perform compulsions, I feel like I have no chance with him. Your handwriting wasn’t smooth? Guess your love life won’t be either. The volume of your phone was too low? Guess your chances with him are too. Failed to draw your graph perfectly symmetrical? Guess what else you’ll fail at. It’s honestly exhausting, and that it isn’t even it. I feel like I tend to fixate on my crushes also. I wanna be 100% sure they’re a good fit before making a move, and that’s really problematic cause there’s just no way to know. And even if I deem that they’re a good guy, I STILL won’t do anything cause I always expect the worst! What if the first impression that I make is so bad that he wants nothing to do with me? I put so much pressure on myself to get him to like me back that I’m terrified to make a move. I’m so focused on the prospect of a second convo that I don’t even want to have the first convo! Like rn, there’s this dude that caught my eye. He’s a senior in high school, while I’m a junior. I’m taking AP bio, and he’s taking AP chem—both are 1.5 periods, so I see him in the cafe and during the passing period (we leave the cafe halfway through the lunch period). I purposely plant myself next to him in the halls during the passing period but haven’t worked up the courage to talk to him. He’s single, I don’t have any classes with him this year, he’ll be at college next year, we follow each other on instagram, and my friends have told me that he’s nice (and keeps to himself), so there’s minimal risk in trying to talk to him. Thing is though, every time I think about introducing myself, I just imagine all the ways that it can go wrong. What if he hates me? What if my first impression is actually good and we become friends, but he doesn’t like me back? What if I tell him I like him over messages, and he screenshots my text and posts it on his instagram story? I don’t know what to do. I know that high school is kinda early and that I still have time to figure things out. I’m just worried that I still won’t have things figured out when I need to. Any advice or personal experience would be welcome and greatly appreciated!
Heyy so has anybody ever experience in rocd like ur scared that what if u liked somebody else or had a crush on somebody else even tho u never had no romantic or sexual feelings for anybody else only ur bf but u still question urself?
Hi everyone, I have been struggling with something for a while and I am starting to wonder if it is related to OCD. For as long as I can remember, I have had this habit of looking at people, whether friends, family, or strangers and even kids, through a lens that feels like it is from the perspective of someone who might find them attractive or sexualize them. I don’t want to feel attracted; it just feels like my brain automatically puts them in that perspective. I’ve done this for as long as I can remember, and I honestly thought it was just part of me being curious or creative. I have always thought this was just a quirk of my brain, but now I am starting to wonder if it is an OCD thing, especially since it feels automatic and I get anxious afterward. Has anyone else experienced this? I did not think this was part of OCD, but now I am not so sure.
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