Anyone who is in a relationship, does OCD flare up when you are being sexually intimate with your partner? I have never had this experience before and I was caught off guard. However I still continued to be intimate with my girlfriend and not let OCD dictate my life. Just wanted know.
I have trouble with intimacy with my partner but in the sense that it makes me feel unclean in a way or my weird feeling against wet feelings or telling myself they’ll give me an infection, not sure if it’s the same but I definitely feel a big flare up around intimacy!
@kaylamaylol I should have been clearer, I was talking about like intrusive thoughts flooding your mind
during sex i always get weird intrusive thoughts and it honestly makes me feel rlly bad and turns me off but i communicate with my partner saying that im having a bad thought and i need a break and hes very supportive but sometimes i push it aside and keep going but then i dont feel as good after because the thought loops.
@mydearmelancholy Exactly, you phrased what I attempted to say perfectly, I really get some uncomfortable thoughts during intimacy. I appreciate the sharing, I think I will communicate with my partner as well just so she doesn’t feel bad when I have an issue.
Hello! I’ve been with this guy for about a year and a half. He has OCD. I very recently found out that I do too. My compulsions are largely hidden, so he never suspected and has no idea how my OCD manifests. I’m still figuring that out for myself as well Is anyone else on here with a relationship like this? I’m open to any and all helpful advice or resources to help us navigate this together.
I recently started liking this girl. She likes me and It feels amazing. I’ve been dealing with SOOCD for a while now and I was scared when I first fell for her because I knew how badly my OCD was. My OCD has flared up so much since and it tells me I don’t like this girl or that I rather be with a guy. A lot of what if questions as well. I would like to know for those in relationships and struggling with Sexual Orientation OCD, how has this affected your relationship. I don’t want to feel alone in all this. I’ve had many themes before this one and OCD is telling me it’s different this time.
I’ve recently been having a lot of distress about my relationship and things surrounding it due to OCD. I was wondering if you have OCD, how does it present itself in your relationship(s) (thoughts, feelings, urges, images, etc)?
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