Honestly my boyfriend has been so supportive through my OCD recovery. I couldn’t live without him. I’ve had OCD thoughts where it convinced me I have cheated on him and I can’t remember and when I confessed to him he knew that was 100% my OCD and didn’t give me reassurance but calmed me down so much. Since then I’ve had so many OCD thoughts targeting him and honestly if I didn’t have him I dunno if I could cope with my OCD.

Well I’m not an OCD specialist or relationship therapist but ur relationship sounds very untrusting even without OCD being involved. He should understand why you don’t trust him and he should trust you. In a relationship that’s how it works. My boyfriend is out clubbing tonight and my OCD goes through the roof saying stuff like “what if he cheats on you and can’t remember” or “what if he finds another girl attractive” but I know that is OCD because I do trust him. You can tell the difference from OCD thoughts and just generally not trusting them anyway like I know he wouldn’t do anything and he loves me very much and understands my OCD thoughts and supports me. But I can’t help OCD thoughts popping up in my head, I don’t the thoughts but they stick in my head because OCD is evil and tries to take away the things you love the most.

I was forced to explain my OCD due to my thoughts getting so bad I couldn’t take it anymore. I was really crying and I tried to keep it a secret for a bit but it didn’t work. I didn’t say it was related to relationships but I have had the theme and all themes like (HOCD, ROCD, PureO) he responded by giving me a hug and basically said you need to get help and I will support you no matter what your thoughts say.

Oh that must be so difficult :( how long have you been with him? Trust me our relationship isn’t perfect my OCD has tested our relationship many times!

I’ve had similar experience except with trust issues with my boyfriend. I’ve caught him messaging another girl and after a huge debate I decided to give him another chance ... this was 4 months ago. I think that breach in trust exacerbated my OCD because now I’m always thinking, that if he doesn’t text me back right away, or I see him active on social media and not replied to be that he is talking to another girl ... this has put a lot of strain on our relationship where he’s getting fed up with me alway picking fights and saying “i know u fucked up, but if you want to be with me you have to trust me” and I’m really struggling with deciphering: is this OCD ? Or is this reality ? Any advice ?

Wow, I just joined today after therapy but your original post is exactly what I have. I have exactly these thoughts and my head likes to mess with timelines too. I can't get it out of my head and it drives me mad. I am trying to do ERP to help and fortunately my bf is extremely supportive but it's really reassuring to find I am not the only one with these thoughts..

How did u explain to your boyfriend that you have ocd ? Did you explain it’s related to relationships? How did he respond ?