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mostly thoughts that are negative of my gf. weather it’s physical or not. and just other girls popping into my head and not having control and just feeling very guilty. it’s pretty bad
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I have that too, with out girls popping into my head though. But i have the constantly feeling of something isn’t right, and it makes me feel bad.
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@elleeen i’m scared the other girl thing is bad but i used to not be committed to this person so maybe that’s why. what do you think
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@murp What do you mean? I didn’t understand the question.
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I’m sorry to hear that too. I have told my partner my ocd is bad lately but I’m trying not to listen because deep down I know I love him, I just wish my brain would turn off the cyclical doubts. I’m hoping like some of my other past ocd things that this too shall pass
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Same. I think i have commitment issuses and fear of abandonment. My rocd is screaming inside my head that i have to leave, but i dont want to. Feels like it, but thats just the anxiety talking. What are you struggeling with?
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I do too. And my s.o is perfect. But I can’t turn off the thought that something is wrong and we should break up but I know I don’t want to
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same my partner is the best i could ever ask for she understands all my issues. my mom passed this past summer and that is what triggered it all
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Same. I have so bad anxiety and i just want to run, but its just the anxiety talking.
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@elleeen I can even picture running and then I start crying because I know my bf is my partner and I don’t want anyone else. Which makes me always ask those stupid what if questions. I wish I could turn my brain off and appreciate what I have
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@carlys Same, i feel so bad. I feel nothing towards him either, and it makes it even worse. Im trying to stay calm and not panic.
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i went through like phases of it. first i felt like i didn’t love her. then feeling like i had to tell her every single little thing that i did
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how did u deal with it?
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@elleeen I second that, how did you get past the first stage
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@elleeen i go to therapy and i also take zolaf. i have good days and bad days and good week and bad weeks. i just try to think of times i felt safe and secure with her. ex: black friday shopping. i liked driving and being with her for a while and stuff. or think of her talking to my family and that everything is okay i just have to get through this
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@murp Thanks i will try to do that.
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@elleeen Does your therapist do cognitive behavior therapy? I’ve been on the search for a good medication to help, I’m on busprione now but I don’t think it’s working well
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@carlys he is starting ERP soon with me. zolaf is pretty good. it’s the only one i’ve used ever
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I don’t want my bf to know. At least with my ocd I just worry that I don’t love my bf. Or ask the what if like what if I don’t actually love him. So my phase now I guess is questioning if I love him but my conscious mind is telling me You can’t ever know if you love someone that’s not a certainty and love isn’t something you feel every second of every day. That’s how ocd sneaks in. It finds areas of life that are uncertain. I just cry and pray this doesn’t ruin my relationship and I get past it
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My boyfriend and I recently broke up. I was constantly terrified of him not being the one I love. even though he is beyond amazing I had to force myself to look at other people asking myself, “am I attracted to them more than I am attrcated to my boyfriend?” I led him through a lot. I struggled with the small things setting me off, such as the clothes he was wearing and I was sent into a spiral of anxiety thinking “I cant love him if I have these thoughts,” “why am I sitting in this year long relationship lying to myself and leading my boyfriend on?” And my brain and body respond, “run, emmy.” Its simple that my brain does this to protect me and though its innocent, its far from helpful on both sides of relationship. The most effective thing to do is communicate to your partner when your ocd is being a prick, and maybe ask for a few minutes to think. I failed at this part because my ocd was so strong- almost like peer pressure but internal peer pressure.
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oh, sorry to hear that. Im not gonna break up, but my rocd is so bad right now.
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I’m struggling through the same thing right now as we speak. I’m on what should be a relaxing vacation and just feel like something isn’t right. My brain is running through every thing I don’t like about the relationship. We just had sex and I had to force myself. I felt numb. I am slowly getting off of Lexapro which I know kills your sex drive but I can’t help but wonder if this is just me not attracted anymore. Help.
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@df126 Zoloft annihilated my sex drive. It increased my fears about my partner about me not being attracted to him which led me to be very snippy and rude to him. I pushed my fears onto my boyfriend
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I do similar things. We are used to the excitement of the chase. That’s not possible in a stable relationship. Having a stable relationship is a good thing
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like i used to be someone who didn’t commit to one person and kinda went through a hoe phase. and i just sit and compare my relationship now to the ones i had before and it’s just mentally taxing
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You should next time talk to your SO.
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I’ve been really struggling with Relationship OCD since I got married, and 3 years later, I’m afraid I’ve lost the love of my life. Between the Relationship OCD, the Religious OCD, and the Sexuality OCD, she couldn’t handle it anymore. Now that she left, the fog of doubt has faded, and I’m realizing how much I truly loved her all along. I just don’t understand how our minds can play such sabotaging tricks on us. And why? I don’t know what to do. I hope and pray we eventually get back together, but I know I need help. I want to do whatever I can to return to a place where she can feel loved by me, the way she did before ROCD took over. Is anyone here going through something similar? Has anyone overcome ROCD? Were you able to repair your relationship? I’d really appreciate any insight or advice. Thank you.
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I believe I have ROCD — at least, that’s what many people here have told me based on what I’ve shared — and I really need help, because I feel like I’m falling apart. I don’t know what I feel anymore. I don’t know what’s real. My thoughts come as loud, cold statements — not questions. They say things like: “Nothing is the same.” “You don’t love him.” “You’re just staying because you’re used to him.” And even though I know I’m supposed to let the thoughts pass and not engage with them — I can’t. I get stuck in them. I try to find answers, I ruminate, I check, I cry, I panic. Everyone says “love isn’t just a feeling” — and I know that. But… I still want to feel something. I want to feel warmth, or connection, or even just peace. It’s been so long since I felt anything like that. Now everything just feels empty or terrifying or cold. My brain only gives me negative interpretations. No memory brings me comfort anymore. Nothing feels like it used to. And the worst part is — it all feels true. Sometimes I think: “What if I’m just denying the truth?” “What if I’ve finally realized that I don’t love him, and I just don’t want to admit it?” This feels like the worst version of myself. I’m so confused and scared and tired. Even therapy didn’t help — my therapist said things that made it worse, and now I don’t know who or what to believe anymore. I just want help. I want to know how to face ROCD — if that’s what this really is. I want to believe I can feel love again. I don’t want to lose myself in this forever. Has anyone else felt like this? How did you start to get better? i cant even remember past good memories with him, my head tells me that i didnt love him and i was just “excited “ to have someone. We have 2 years together and i have been dealing with this for a year and a half.
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I am struggling so much with ROCD symptoms, and lately everything feels more and more real, like I am finally “realizing” that I don’t love my boyfriend anymore. When I think about him, about him speaking kindly to me, or about being with him — I feel no warmth inside me, no happiness, no calm. This makes me panic, and I start thinking that maybe this is the truth, that I don’t love him anymore or never did. It feels like my mind is connecting everything to “prove” I don’t love him — I even struggle now to remember good moments with him or any time when I felt love. When I am in his arms, instead of comfort, I feel anxious and disconnected. When he says sexual things, I feel disgust or nothing. I also had a really hard moment with my mom yesterday — I told her I don’t feel love anymore, and she told me that I am lying to myself, that I am hurting both him and myself. I keep hearing her words in my mind now. On top of this, someone on NOCD told me to focus on traits I admire about him, but when I try, nothing comes to mind and this scares me even more — like maybe I never truly loved him, I just liked the idea of having a boyfriend. I know I have read a lot about ROCD, I know about ERP, I know I should “let the feelings be there” and not fight them. But even though I know this, I feel so stuck, hopeless, and burned out. The thoughts feel so real now — like I have a gut feeling that I don’t love him anymore, that I’ve changed, and I’m just forcing myself. I am also afraid that deep down, maybe I don’t want to love him anymore, I just want to feel “normal” again — and this terrifies me. Lately I feel like everything feels more and more real — like the thoughts and this horrible feeling are the truth that I was denying all along. Now I feel almost numb, like I have accepted this horrible idea and I can’t connect to my emotions any I feel desperate. I don’t know what is real anymore. Please, if anyone can relate or give some guidance, I would be very grateful. 💔 (edited)
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