- Username
- notrich
- Date posted
- 43w ago
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I’m talking to this girl and I really like her but my ocd is telling me she is lying about her age (18)
I’m talking to this girl and I really like her but my ocd is telling me she is lying about her age (18)
That sucks😭 im assuming you’ve asked her yourself? How did you met? are you going to college? (You don’t have to answer this im asking because if you’re both going to college then you both should be around college age and nothing to worry about)
@ughhhh Nah we both are taking gap years. We met over the phone. and I did ask myself she said she graduated high school and said she is 18
@notrich I see, im assuming your around the same age and this is like a long distance thing. I say trust her but also be cautious like any internet interaction should be. If you’ve known each other for awhile maybe send selfies! Exchange social media if you trust each other enough to maybe calm yourself. Ik ocd goes after things/ppl we care about so i think this might be one of those situations.
If someone seems borderline legal age I feel it is good to go a extra step or two to make sure they are legal age to avoid any possible misunderstandings.
Do you know any of her friends? I met my partner on Discord (can you believe it!) and my OCD went full HAYWIRE. OCD had me convinced he was a killer, a kidnapper, a serial cheater, a catfish, you name it! What did help me fight these fears, however, was knowing his friends who could verify for his identity. Turns out he was just as lovely and amazing as the man I met online! ☺️
Right now I'm dealing with Pocd, and my main obsession is like age checking ? Whenever I see someone somewhat attractive I always have a thought saying "what if they were underage and you found them attractive " do I just dismiss the thought? Because it really does bother me but at the same time I'd like to know. Or one time some girl appeared on social media to look older and I found her attractive but once I saw her age I freaked out & felt so uneasy and uncomfy.
I make friends online and I like to make sure they are above 18- mostly cause the art I create is mature and I generally don’t like minors and don’t want to be near them. Lately my severe OCD has forced me to cut off all these friends cause even after they showed me ID, and birth certificates that it still was too much of a risk. I kept thinking it was never worth the risk. Well I kept one friend and I’m still terrified that they are lying. Sometimes I talk to them and I just feel sick then I feel guilty. They asked me to please not let them go too and now I feel like an awful person. I just look at their texts and I feel like “what if?” Or “what if I’ve always known they were a minor?” Or “I used to be comfortable talking to them- they could’ve been a minor!” And it drags me down so far I just really REALLY want to cut them off. I feel so miserable.
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