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šI need advice (not reassurance)
So I have ROCD and TOCD. I worry about the relationship between me and my boyfriend and I also worry that I may have gender dysphoria. Recently my boyfriend has been increasingly touchy and sexual, he is always kidding me or touching me (stuff like grabbing my ass) and heās constantly trying to initiate something. Normally as a very touchy and loving person Iād enjoy this a lot but I just feel so uncomfortable nowadays. If he initiates I reciprocate to him but really I feel really kind of disconnected and Iām not really enjoying it and ready to stop after five minutes. Sex has also been painful so Iāve told him thatās completely out of the question too. I struggle to say no and itās really not his fault but I have literally no clue why Iām not denying him. Honestly recently Iāve just felt so objectified and uncomfortable because I feel like a lot of his attraction to me is my body. Which I know if normal and I should be happy about it but I feel unhappy about it. Obviously this makes me worry that it means gender dysphoria, but whatever, donāt try to reassure me because I am doing fairly well rn. I just donāt like the idea that a lot of his attraction to me is my hips and ass and boobs, he loves them and is always touching them which Iāve always liked in the last three years of us dating. Itās just now itās increased I feel weird. I need to tell him about this and how I feel uncomfortable but I really donāt know how to. What is a good way to bring it up? Are my feelings normal, have any others felt this way before, and what exactly did you do about it? Iām struggling to enjoy it when he calls me hot or gorgeous or beautiful or pretty. I feel fake with my reactions and I must be honest with him. I just feel so weird. I would love to actually just stop engaging in any sexual activity for a while to be honest but I donāt know if thatās normal or not and I donāt want him to feel disappointed. Iām just kind of forcing myself through any intimacy and I feel like itās making my feelings worse. I had to tell him to stop like 3 times today and he is very nice about it but like a few minutes later he begins to be touchy again and tries to initiate again. and I just need him to be wholesome and lovely and gentle preferably, not sexual. To make matters worse I had a dream he sexually assaulted me and when I got mad at him about it (in the dream) he was ignoring me and calling me dramatic. It is something he would never do in real life . Iāve been having fun with my best girl friends and theyāre kind of on my mind more than him which makes me feel bad. I still love him and I will fight for this relationship so much and I need him in my life but I donāt know what this means for me either.