Feel bad for not telling partner

Let me know if you figure this out, I’ve told my boyfriend I have ocd but haven’t gone into the specifics of what it’s abt, he prob thinks I have the cleaning type and not the pure type💀

OCD is just so misunderstood. people say “i have OCD bc i clean a lot”. i wish it was more widely described and talked about because it can be so much more than cleaning.

I am married and I experience mostly mental compulsions with OCD. He can tell when I am in my head and starting to feel really down about something. There is one obsession I feel too embarrassed to share with him. Other than that, I’ve been trying to give him little sneak peeks into what my brain is like. I’ll say something like, you haven’t done anything wrong, but my brain is telling me that I should feel a certain way right now and making me doubt a lot about you. It can be really hard to know what is worth sharing or not. I’m mostly afraid he will take it personally.

Hey there! 😊 I know that managing intrusive thoughts can be a real challenge, especially when it leads to romantic dilemmas. It's courageous of you to open up about your fears of judgment or potential rejection from a partner, and it's completely understandable that you feel conflicted about whether to share these struggles with a partner. I stumbled upon a resource that you might find beneficial during these times - an artificial intelligence OCD therapy tool called "unstuck" (unstuckmyocd.com/try). I discovered it through my OCD support group and wish I knew about it much sooner! The tool is like having a personal OCD therapist, as it provides customized, step-by-step guidance when OCD is hard to shake off, which seems particularly aligned with your need for strategies to manage these invasive thoughts without feeling compelled to share them with a partner. We can chat more if you have any questions about the app or if you just want to talk further! 💪