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A part of the ROCD cycle?
Hello! If you’ve looked through what I’ve posted before, you’ll see that I struggle with intrusive thoughts about if I love my partner, if I am truly attracted to him, and the long distance. However, it seems as if I am starting to obsess over something different. Those lovey-dovey feelings have come back and now I feel certain that I am in love with him, it’s like something completely changed overnight. Even though this may seem amazing, something new has come up. Just the other day I noticed that when I spoke to him about the future because I find it important and nice to talk about, he seemed to change the subject by complimenting me. This may seem sweet but it’s almost as if it triggered something in my mind. Now I am aware that I have an anxious attachment style which can be hard to manage during a long distance relationship. I am not aware if he was actually trying to change the subject or if he was trying to be sweet, but either way it has impacted me negatively. I am super confused because now I am obsessing if he truly loves me, if he will leave me, and if the relationship will last. I love my partner and would love for this relationship to grow into something beautiful. My partner and I have only been together for four months, almost five. Regardless I know I love him and I would love to settle down with him. It could be considered too soon to feel this way, but after the relationships I had before, this one is amazing and I truly do not want to lose him. I’ve also done some thinking and realized that my abandonment issues could be coming into play as well. This fear of him leaving at some point and not loving me is bothering me, causing me to become anxious and more clingy. I find this to be an issue because before I wasn’t all that clingy, I was the opposite. I am afraid that I will push him away with the clinginess I am struggling with at the moment. Of course because he is an amazing partner he is very understanding and knows I can’t exactly help it. I am trying to learn but sometimes learning can be hard, especially for someone with an anxious mind like myself. I worry that I won’t be able to get out of this terrible mindset and that it will spiral out of control and keep me from feeling happy. This brings me to the question I’ve had in mind. Could this be a part of the ROCD/Relationship Anxiety cycle? I’m asking this because I feel like there could be a pattern. I am aware that OCD tends to switch themes from time to time but this feels terrible. It feels so terrible that I feel a need to run just so I don’t get hurt. Of course I feel an attachment towards my partner, I love him and want to grow as a person with him, but I don’t appreciate this anxious clinginess and intrusive thoughts. I would greatly appreciate some advice or insight on this. Thank you!