OCD feelings

I can say with some certainty that I have mastered the art of not engaging in rumination. I can choose which thoughts to explore and which I want to let go. But this had made way for the feelings to surface. The feelings that I am not sure where they are coming. The feelings that are quite strange and seem very intrusive. Can anyone relate and can anyone recommend some good resources to know more about it? Any suggestions how to deal with ocd feelings? People generally talk about intrusive thoughts, very less people talk about intrusive feelings.

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Date posted: 1y

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Youarenotyou...

Date posted: 1y

@emilyxo17 Thanks Emily! Your example makes it clear 🙏🏻

Wolfram

Date posted: 1y

Give me an example. I want a better understanding before I answer

Youarenotyou...

Date posted: 1y

@Wolfram Okay. This happens in a cycle. I would be very happy and attracted to my partner and have a really nice time as if nothing is wrong and then all of a sudden I would randomly get very strong feelings that I am not attracted to or happy with my partner at all with all the evidence from past where I have felt the same feelings. Very strong urge to break up and that I have made a mistake. (In reality, it would be very absurd for me to do something like this because we do love each other) The feelings are way too strong. I am either disconnected from everything or very very depressed because the feelings seem very very real.

Wolfram

Date posted: 1y

@Youarenotyourthoughts OK so there may be a few reasons or causes. If the thoughts are dealt with but your body is used to them, it may be pumping out the feelings based on your circadian rhythm, which is normal and can pass in time. It could be due to some kind of medical issue due to stuff like methylation and hormone release (less likely). It could also be your body reminding you to deal with stressor or whatever in your life would make you feel that way. The emotions then latch to the relationship instead because your brain will naturally fill in the gap to make sense of it if you haven't already figured it out. Could be a number of other reasons I have no knowledge on too.

Youarenotyou...

Date posted: 1y

@Wolfram It does make sense to me. Thank you 🙏🏻

Anonymous

Date posted: 25w

Whats happens?

Is it possible for OCD to start playing with your feelings? Because I'm so sure about it, but sometimes it feels like it doesn't even when I don't feel anything. And I'm feeling so empty. Like it's okay to feel when it's not. I don't want to feel this. But I feel so weak to deal with it. Is this normal? I'm feeling weird. Everything kind of hurts but at the same time it doesn't.

Conquering_OCD

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 22w

Knowing the difference

Does anyone have any advice for how to know the difference between ocd and real feelings/thoughts? Sometimes an intrusive thought will come in and I immediately know it’s ridiculous and I can just leave it alone and it won’t bother me but other times I really really don’t know. It’s when ocd hijacks and twists my real feelings and thoughts and tries to manipulate me into believing they’re something they’re not or something that doesn’t align with my true morals or intentions. But since it’s twisting and mixing with real feelings I get so confused and scared. Everything gets jumbled and I feel like I can’t trust myself or my own mind. Yet other times and other topics I can laugh off and push away just fine. Make it make sense. And then I start to think well maybe I don’t have ocd at all and I’m just in denial because I don’t want to accept that these scary/concerning things are true about myself. Or maybe that’s just the ocd talking.

Mags2002

Date posted: 22w

Intrusive feelings: someone insights?

I would love to have some insight in this in general I deal with thoughts but for me it is the feelings that make ocd this difficult The feeling of disgust for my partner, the feeling of wanting the content of the thoughts , the feeling that this is the real me , the feeling that i am lying to myself and my partner, the loss of attraction,... Because when i write it like that ,that that these are feelings, it seems very much that i am just in drnial and i am bi but i cant love men anymore, or that i am not attracted to my bf and so on

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