i had breakup nearly a year ago but i cudnt process or grieve my emotions as ocd was at its peak during that time. since then, ive always been occupied with ocd and the emotions of the breakup have been repressed. i really dont know how to release these trapped emotions. i want to move on but im scared that i might not move on and ocd wud act up. any advice?
Damn... I got left in the peak of my ocd first she moved then she broke up with me. I am a emotional person so i was heartbroken but i kind of understood why she left me. These emotions i felt were like bitter sweet because it showed me everything else i can feel despite having ocd. My ocd did act up but im still here. Im just a stranger but i think you should let yourself let yourself grieve and process how the brakeup made you feel, you already have a leg up on your OCD you already have the knowledge that difficult life stressers can make ocd spike take that knowledge and move forward confidently to feel through the heartbrake knowing ocd will get louder and dont listen to it you got this!
This is VERY relatable! My mom died this year, and I’ve completely repressed my emotions from it because of ocd is hyper focused on other stuff! I think it’s probably partially a defense mechanism for us to protect ourselves from facing the truth with our grieving. Stay strong! Sending love
im really sorry for ur loss. sending love!
Had a similar experience
I can relate. My brother suddenly died 2 months ago and I feel as though I have not been able to grieve because of the constant thoughts hijacking my head. I wasn’t mentally present when I visited his body, went to his funeral and to the crematorium. Really heartbreaking as I feel all those precious sacred moments were ruined 😢. I also get so panicked and worried that if something as huge as losing my brother isn’t enough to override the constant thoughts then does that indicate they are the truth and not OCD etc etc. Really spiralled. Feel for you all. This is tough x
Has anyone had a breakup or a major life change that triggered an OCD episode? How did you cope?
another post break-up day that just completely wrecked me. i hate how much this shit won’t leave my mind. i can’t stop going over every detail and bringing myself to the verge of a panic attack. these last few days have been absolute ick. it’s been almost two months—i don’t understand why i’m not better. and it feels so stupid to feel this way and not have my best friend to confide in because he’s not by my side anymore. i just feel sick to my stomach and like walking away from everything i’ve been doing to distract myself because clearly it’s not working. if you have any advice on breakups and navigating them with ocd, please share—i’m struggling more and more every day.
I feel like OCD ruins so much. My boyfriend broke up with me because of it. It got to a point where I made him do compulsions (ex: open and close the door a certain amount of times). I have OCD in combination with PTSD so I would get triggers often. He got to a point where he got up and left me while I was at work and cut contact completely. I don’t know how to feel and I feel like a failure. It’s been two months and my OCD has been nonstop telling me I was an abuser or narcissistic and that’s why he left. Everyone tells me I’m a broken record… but they don’t know that this is torture for me, too. I wish I could start over with my ex, but I can’t, and that bothers my OCD, too. Lack of control. I also seem to have memory issues in that relationship, I can’t remember what happened or not, and I’m not sure if that’s part of my OCD.
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