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- 2y
ROCD or Not happy/don't love my bf anymore?
I have struggled with OCD/ROCD in the past when I have been in relationships that have had red flags, and been super unhealthy. Before I was on medication (Sertraline 150mg), my general anxiety and OCD was crippling to the point I would vegetate in my room, watch the same thing over and over so I wouldn't get triggered, avoid certain types of music ect. Of course, being on my meds doesn't mean I don't have flare ups, and they certainly aren't as strong as they used to be - like when I have had niggles of POCD or OCD around incest ect - and I am able to deal with it. Until a couple of days ago... My BF is very intuitive and seems to be able to sense when I am about to nose dive. We have conquered ROCD/anxiety before and have come out the other end. He's been so lovely and amazing and always researches and asks family how to support me. It's important to note that we are long distance, him living in Sweden, and we have been together now for two years three months this upcoming June. We visit each other every couple of months, the longest gap in between being five months. We are hoping to close the gap, and I am anxious at the fact I am even writing that. Both my boyfriend and my Mum have noticed patterns of my ROCD, especially when I've recently come home from a trip to see him. I go over the same thoughts of: - Do I love him? - Do I want to break up?/Should we break up?/Would breaking up stop how I am feeling? - Am I happy in the relationship?/Am I happy with him? I've been reading articles online, speaking to both my mum and bf, not really doing anything when I come home from work besides laying in bed and mindlessly scrolling through tik tok... I even don't really want to listen to music much because I feel like it will trigger me... I've even avoiding my boyfriend, his messages, and even when he calls I am anxious, my heart rate is up and I will talk to him about the same things - even the idea of breaking up - which just makes us both sad and we cry. We have bond touch bracelets, so when I am at work I will send him taps to let him know I am thinking about him, that I miss him ect. It's only been a couple of days but I am already exhausted. I am going to see him for two weeks in July and I'm like what if I am still feeling like this by then? Our relationship isn't perfect, but when you compare it to my two previous relationships, and they really did affect my mental health badly, I feel like I shouldn't be feeling all this... there is no logical reason as to why... Up until these last couple of days I have been happy when I speak to him, have our weekly date night on Skype and watch films and play video games, read together on messenger before we go to bed, send memes ect. I'm just tired and don't know what to do....