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Comorbidity OCD and BPD
Can anyone who is diagnosed with both OCD and BPD tell me a bit more about their experiences, especially when it comes to friendship and relationships?
Can anyone who is diagnosed with both OCD and BPD tell me a bit more about their experiences, especially when it comes to friendship and relationships?
everything is so black and white I’ll have the best time of my life with my friends/partner and think they’re perfect then once I’m away from them the repeating thoughts start to fill my head and convince me that they hate me. I revolve my life around my partner atm and it’s hell on earth
@ashazalia I am not diagnosed with BPD, however I can relate to this so much but with a friend of mine (who I like more than a friend but she doesn’t anymore and she likes a boy from our school). I feel like every single thought is centered around this situation and it is absolutely killing me, one minute I hate her for it and the next I feel the urge to confess to her (again) and I get soooo many unwanted pictures of the two even tho they’re not even together yet.
@sarah.ek oh I absolutely understand that. My partner used to be friends with a girl I didn’t like. I kept asking her to stop being friends with her and she eventually did after the girl started harassing me online. She apologized but my head is still trying to convince me they’re still in contact, or in a secret relationship, and showing SO many unwanted mental images of the two as well. I keep it all to myself but it KILLS me
@ashazalia This may be a bit of very detailed oversharing now so if you feel like this could overwhelm you or even trigger you can definitely skip this reply, it doesn’t contain detailed depiction of thoughts but still. This is just kind of the reason why Idk if I only have OCD or if I should get checked for BPD aswell as emotional dependency is (as far as I know) not a common symptom of OCD and neither are excessive changes in emotions/moods. Well, I think the worst part about this situation is that one of my biggest and most damaging if not destructive obsessions I developed earlier this year was this constant fear that my friend would lie to me about meeting up with that boy again. Not just lie, but do it behind my back, keep it a secret, and then maybe even end our friendship without saying anything. And the thing is... that basically happened. Two weeks ago she started acting strange one day out of nowhere, and then I found out (through another friend) that he was coming over to her place. We had already talked about this before, I had cried in front of her and confessed how much it hurt me. I know doing that probably wasn’t the healthiest thing, but my emotions completely overwhelmed me in that moment. And even though nothing physical happened between them, it still felt like a betrayal. I’m not saying it was cheating, obviously not, we’re not in a relationship and it is unfair of me to try and tell her who or not to date, but it still hurts. Especially as weeks ago, we already had a detailed conversation about this. She told me she didn’t actually like him that much, and that if they were going to meet again, she’d be honest with me about it. But instead of being honest that day, she said nothing. Worse, she suddenly stopped talking to me, which made me think I had done something wrong so I completely lost my mind. She knows I’m emotionally dependent on her to some extent, so when she goes cold or distant, I spiral. And that day, when I saw them talking and they went quiet as I walked by, and she literally turned to walk into a different direction which just crushed me. I thought she was mad at me, and I just felt like I was being shut out and lied to. And as I’ve mentioned, later that day, after eight hours of crying, another friend told me what really happened. She even drove me to her place so we could talk. We did talk, but since then, we haven’t had any contact. And it’s driving me absolutely insane. She told me it would be “people-pleasing” if she didn’t try to potentially date him. And I know she’s kind of right, but she still lied to me. She didn’t care if that meant that she would threw away our friendship, or at least treated it like it was worth less than a maybe-relationship with a guy who, as far as I know, didn’t even respond when she told him she had feelings for him. It’s honestly devastating. I feel betrayed, discarded, and totally lost and I know I can’t even logically be mad at her as the reason she didn’t tell me is obvious and as a good friend I should just be happy for her, but my emotional side is so much stronger than my logic.
@ashazalia And having the potentially worst case scenario actually happen while having OCD sort of affects everything else now. If my best friend lying to me about something we’ve discussed and the whole scenario happening almost exactly how I imagined it would makes it seem like all of my intrusive and obsessive thoughts could become reality at any time.
about a week ago my therapist, who is still in the process of confirming that I do have OCD, said that what I absolutely do have without a shadow of a doubt is depression. Hearing that shocked me, I didn’t feel “depressed” at all. I’ve had rough times when I can absolutely say “yah I’m depressed, this is depression” and this didn’t feel like it in any way. I even laughed about it a few times. That was until two days ago, when the diagnosis actually made sense. It was like OCD and its barrage of thoughts calmed down enough to make way for the single line of thought: “you can’t do this anymore. It’s too hard, it’s not fair that you should have to break down so many times and build yourself up over and over again. Why should you even try? How can you continue living like this? It’s too cruel, just give up.” It’s a different type of torture. It makes sense that these two godforsaken mental illnesses come hand in hand. I’m struggling more than I already was. It feels like it’s all over. I’m really having a hard time with this. Although, I’m aware that OCD and depression are the most common comorbid disorders. Has anyone else dealt with this hellish cocktail? Do you mind sharing your experience with me?? I would greatly, greatly appreciate it 😅🥺
Other than the supposed OCD, I also feel like I may have BPD, which wouldn’t be all that surprising considering the people that conceived me are undoubtedly OCD and BPD asf but I feel problematic to self diagnose. The symptoms are eerily relatable and on Reddit I’ve seen people with diagnosed BPD talking about a “favorite person” that they obsess over and rely on for their “happiness”. Perhaps that’s why when I gain overly obsessive and attached crushes on guys it’s legit ALL I can think about 24/7. Not just the positive dreamy stuff, but also the scary negative stuff that I start making outlandish conclusions about them. Is that a thing for people with BPD, where they dread that their favorite person will give them a reason to no longer be their favorite person? Other than that, my mood and state of mind is terribly unregulated. It’s like my emotions cloud any logic and reasoning (which I guess can also be the OCD) that only increases my anxiety and depression and rumination. Caffeine obviously makes it worse but before I get anxious asf I feel excited and happy. Not to mention my impulsivity. I make a lot of self destructive choices and always find myself regretting them, but I still keep making them. When I eat I have to have something terribly unhealthy, and then I start binge eating. I also have a spending problem but that was last year so I’ve kind of moved away from that. I also feel DEEPLY insecure and always do my best to escape and avoid reality for my own sanity. And when I make plans with my friends I always feel anxious that it won’t go as planned. There’s also something I noticed when I get in a depressive mood, I start fantasizing about how everyone around me would react to my death. Not because I want to see them in pain but i like to think about how they’d feel or won’t feel about my passing. There’s probably a lot more to me that screams BPD, but at the same time there’s a chance that maybe I’m reaching.
I’ve posted this under a comment before, but if anyone has the time to read it and maybe share their experience or tips with me, I would really appreciate it. This is just kind of the reason why Idk if I only have OCD or if I should get checked for BPD aswell as emotional dependency is (as far as I know) not a common symptom of OCD and neither are excessive changes in emotions/moods. I think the worst part my situation is that one of my biggest and most damaging if not destructive obsessions I developed earlier this year was this constant fear that my friend would lie to me about meeting up with a boy she liked (we are both girls and queer, she didn’t know that about me until recently, but I’ve known that she is and we both sort of crushed on each other). Not just lie, but do it behind my back, keep it a secret, and then maybe even end our friendship without saying anything. And the thing is... that basically happened. Two weeks ago she started acting strange one day out of nowhere, and then I found out (through another friend) that he was coming over to her place. We had already talked about this before, I had cried in front of her and confessed how much it hurt me. I know doing that probably wasn’t the healthiest thing, but my emotions completely overwhelmed me in that moment. And even though nothing physical happened between them, it still felt like a betrayal. I’m not saying it was cheating, obviously not, we’re not in a relationship and it is unfair of me to try and tell her who or not to date, but it still hurts. Especially as weeks ago, we already had a detailed conversation about this. She told me she didn’t actually like him that much, and that if they were going to meet again, she’d be honest with me about it. But instead of being honest that day, she said nothing. Worse, she suddenly stopped talking to me, which made me think I had done something wrong so I completely lost my mind. She knows I’m emotionally dependent on her to some extent, so when she goes cold or distant, I spiral. And that day, I saw them talking and going quiet as I walked by, and then she literally turned to walk into a different direction. I don’t know why but it just crushed me. I thought she was mad at me, and I just felt like I was being shut out and lied to. And as I’ve mentioned, later that day, after eight hours of crying, another friend told me what really happened. She even drove me to her place so we could talk. We did talk, but since then, we haven’t had any contact. And it’s driving me absolutely insane. She told me it would be “people-pleasing” if she didn’t try to date him. And I know she’s kind of right, but she still lied to me. She didn’t care if that meant that she would throw away our friendship, or at least she treated it like it was worth less than a potential (!) relationship with a guy who, as far as I know, didn’t even respond when she told him she had feelings for him. It’s honestly devastating. I feel betrayed, discarded, and totally lost and I know I can’t even logically be mad at her as the reason she didn’t tell me is obvious and as a good friend I should just be happy for her, but my emotional side is so much stronger than my logic.
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