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ROCD
Another attempt at dating, another painful rejection. The rage I feel is compounding, with the furious agony of each rejection stacking up on top of the last.
Another attempt at dating, another painful rejection. The rage I feel is compounding, with the furious agony of each rejection stacking up on top of the last.
I would say I can relate a little bit since I've never been in a relationship and have not even gone on a real date in a long time now and experienced mostly rejection or unrequited feelings in my life but you should definitely be careful with letting the rage boil about this. I would consider speaking to your therapist about it on top of the OCD. I do think it's related to OCD though because it can make you more irritable, at least it does for me anyway.
@jdd Yea I’ve gone to therapy for the past 6-7 years but therapists can’t actually stop you from getting rejected nor can they take away the feeling that it causes, especially when it happens over and over again. the best they can do is give you very basic advice and encouragement and hope that eventually your rejection comes to an end, and if it doesn’t, there is no limit to the amount of times someone can essentially tell you “try changing your approach or asking a friend for advice on how to date”
Yes, this entire post is about me being angry and upset about being rejected. And I don’t think I get rejected more because I’m a man, I think I face rejection as a man, because when you’re a man you have to make the first move 90% of the time or the woman won’t even know you’re interested. But as men, we have to gamble on the fact that she may be interested based on whatever signals she is putting out. Then we have to be confident, charming, funny, not seem too nervous, enjoying ourselves, picking up on all of her signals and understanding when it’s time to escalate, all while trying not to remember all of the times that we “failed” and got rejected. You have no idea what it’s like, and you never will.
I wanna hear you most extreme feeling you had from ROCD please I feel like I’m going insane
My ROCD is at an all time high right now. I have an appointment set up, but the wait is awful. My husband found one of my erp exercises where I write a sentence about him maybe not being the right partner. I had forgotten to throw it away. Of course it made him sad. I feel so ashamed and like I've damaged our relationship beyond repair. The sad part is, the thought comes,"if he ends it, at least I might get some relief". I feel like the worst wife.
Hi all, I’m quite new to the whole ROCD thing as I was just diagnosed after years of thinking I just “wasn’t meant for love/dating” because of how horribly I would spiral into a depressive, extremely dread-filled and horrifically anxious state of mind and immediately cut it off during the talking stage with guys. After breaking up with a guy who I truly liked and cared for TWICE, I was finally diagnosed with OCD and it all really makes sense now. It feels weird trying to explain it to others though… I don’t know if I’m alone in these feelings, but it feels like every time I start talking to a guy—usually after the first date but the worries are extreme even in the beginning when I perceive that they are starting to like me—I end up in this major depressive episode where I don’t feel real or like myself, I can’t take care of myself, I’m either hysterically crying or I feel numb, I feel completely trapped (even if we’re not officially dating yet), I question everything in case I’m missing a red flag of some kind or some hint that this person isn’t right for me (even with simple things like a guy giving me flowers, I end up thinking “is this moving too fast? Is he being weird? Is this love bombing? What if he has an ulterior motive? Why did he really give me these?” when logically I know it’s probably nothing) I feel like I’m always looking for evidence to see if they are secretly weird, if we aren’t compatible (always “casually” ask them to take the Myers-Briggs Personality Test to try to find out as much information as humanly possible right off the bat due to fear of being stuck with them only after realizing their real personality) It then typically escalates to a point where I never want to check my phone in fear that they texted me, I feel smothered from any communication, I wish for them to break up/break it off with me, the thought of them just icks me out and almost disgusts me, I can’t get out of bed, I can’t stomach going out with friends or family of theirs, and I usually need to introduce 24/7 drugs of some kind (weed and nicotine) to my daily routine to cope with the feelings/use it to eat something because I can’t eat when I’m with them/due to the anxiety around dating them. With the man I just broke up with FOR THE SECOND TIME AFTER A WEEK OF DATING, it had gotten to a point—as it always does—where the pain of trying to be with them is greater than my appreciation for them. I might smile at my phone when they text me and be full of joy around them, but the portion of time when I’m NOT around them and left to just think about the relationship or observing how they are behaving rather than being in the moment is just too much. Once I break it off though, it feels like a bag has been lifted over my head and I’m finally back to my normal self. I usually need a couple days to emotionally recover, and then I’m up and cleaning my home, taking care of myself, and back to making plans with others. I feel lonely then and might miss them, but I know it’s just not fair to ANYONE right now to date someone like me. Is this relatable? Do I sound crazy? - Z
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