i don’t think if this is a thing but has anyone ever experienced extreme jealousy because of their ocd? because i struggle with it so much and in my mind i know i don’t want to be jealous but something is constantly pushing me to be jealous? of the most stupid and tiniest things? or my stomach feels super low or heavy when i feel like i’m missing out on things when i can easily catch up with everyone else? it’s so frustrating

yes!! this is exactly how i feel!! i know i do feel happy for others but then suddenly i’m feeling jealous? when i have no reason to be? it also occurs when i’m introduced to something new and something in my mind tells me to be selfish about it, if that makes sense, i end up thinking oh no one else can have this interest as me which is so stupid!! because i know this isn’t me, my personality, that is driving me to be selfish and jealous and it’s so annoying to deal with an a daily basis

@babs b omfg my ocd makes me want to hog things that i like and it srsly annoys me. i had no idea this happened to other people. i remember being really into this game and then my friend went and bought it and played it for themselves and my brain was like “wtf??? no, you and ONLY you can like this.” it’s insane because of course other people can like what they want, but my ocd has this tendency to try and make me show off about stuff or put what i like in the centre of attention if that makes sense

@cole ahhh!! im the exact same i never thought other people experienced the same thing, and i always worried that i was a bad person for thinking like this, because i thought there was no possible logical reasons for it? therefore i just jumped to being the “odd one out” with my thoughts? and i’ve been very repetitive with comparing myself to my friends and how they probably think. it made me very stressed out whenever my mind would go “be jealous over this certain thing” and i’d feel so guilty because these are my best friends you know? and i don’t wanna be jealous of them :(

@babs b same,,, it stresses me out sm because i srsly just want to feel genuine happiness for my friends without feeling jealous or having the urge to try and grab the spotlight. after a while i kinda just gave up and convinced myself that i had a narcissistic personality and that made me feel so bad but im well happy that i know someone else goes through the same