- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y
Relationship ocd triggered after argument?
I am currently trying to figure out if my relationship anxiety is just anxiety or if it’s ocd. My boyfriend and I are best friends however within last week and the beginning of this week, we’ve had a little bit of arguments. First one being that he bought a “shitty” car without talking to me in the middle of the night (on Facebook marketplace) while i was sleeping. His explanation was that it was a last minute decision and that he couldn’t reach me because I was sleeping and had work the next day. He explained that they guy seeking the car answered him late at night and that he found the opportunity and went for it (his old car was crashed into and was a total loss, so he had been on the lookout for a new one). Long story short I got so upset that he didn’t talk to me first that I told him I wanted to break up! There was some back and forth and I ultimately didn’t really want to even though I was upset. Now, I’m not one to say “it’s over” at the first sight of an inconvenience, but I felt so betrayed and angry that my boyfriend didn’t speak with me before making this decision; we are trying to build and have good communication habits, so it didn’t feel good at all. Another thing was that the other car he owns cannot get rained on because it leaks inside of the car. He told me he couldn’t go over to my house because it was going to rain. Yet, he took the same car with one of our friends to pick up the other car he was buying… IN THE RAIN! Long story short that triggered me into feeling that I wasn’t really important to him. The next story was: On Saturday- we celebrated my birthday as a family and of course my boyfriend was there. We were feeling alright for the most part but I was feeling anxious about my relationship, constantly thinking about the car and worrying if I was with the right person and if he actually cared about me. Monday was my actual birthday, and this is where I feel like it might actually be ocd. He forgot to say happy birthday- first thing in the morning. He started the day off like usual, sent me a good morning text, and started talking about the stuff he needed to get done for the day. I literally told him “did you forget today’s my birthday?” He explained that he didn’t he just forgot to say happy birthday because of the celebration on Saturday. I felt heartbroken, like if I wasn’t important to him. (He’s really a good guy he just has actual memory issues because of a traumatic brain injury that happened to him while in the military). Later on that night in still bummed out feeling like he ruined my day and it was time to sing happy birthday, he was out front with my cousin and the same friend that went with him to pick up the car he bought, one of my other friends tried calling them in. I guess they thought they had more time but because I was so frustrated with my boyfriend, when my friend came in telling me that they were still out front I said “alright whatever let’s just start” My boyfriend got into the house seconds after I had blown my candle. And here I was again feeling unimportant and questioning my relationship. We talked it out and he explained his side of the story and I was understanding of him, he mentioned that he didn’t mean to make me feel bad or sad especially on my birthday. For the most part we are okay now. BUT… I guess after my super LONG explanation I’m trying to figure out if I’m having ocd or not. I think I am because I’ve lost sleep, I haven’t been eating, I keep crying, I also keep asking him “are we going to be okay?” “Do you still love me?”