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the best way to go about this is to leave this question unanswered. the thing with ocd is that not only does it affect our thoughts, but also our feelings. and because ocd wants our fears to feel as real as possible, it’ll give u feelings associated with ur fear. so if u fear that ur apathetic, ur gonna feel apathetic. same goes with attraction. if you want to feel aroused, most likely, ur not gonna feel aroused. so, the best way to go about this is to accept that u may or may not have empathy and that’s okay!! u don’t need to have that question answered to live a happy, long life.
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Hey, just wanted to mention that this does sound like a bit of reassurance seeking. If it is then you may be better off using a coping mechanism that is grounding instead, whatever that might be. With that being said, you cant base the totality of your being off of one feeling, or lack of feeling. Whatever your emotional reality is now, its likely to fluctuate, and you will revisit these feelings again. Take your time
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I wish I hadn't come across it, just convinces me I'm the worst
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Did something good happen today ☺?
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@Ben84 Not really :/
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@Makki23 Sorry to hear that 😟. I hope you have a better day today ☺.
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May I ask how you came across that on Facebook?
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An old friend I follow posted it
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@Makki23 Okay ☺. Just checking to make sure you're not searching.
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That's wierd. The post I mean. And if I feel numb, am I heartless? Sometimes I feel very empty and dry inside and I still do lots of good anf other people don't necessarily know how I'm feeling. So am I heartless?
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- 25w
My boyfriend told me that he feels like he’s losing me, that I’ve changed, and that I don’t seem happy to see him anymore. I know that this should hurt me deeply, but when he said it, I didn’t feel anything. And now I’m terrified. Why didn’t I react? Why didn’t I feel instant sadness or guilt? It’s like I was emotionally blocked, like I didn’t care at all—and that thought is destroying me. What if this means I don’t love him? What if I’ve just been lying to myself and I don’t want to accept the truth? I feel so disconnected and numb. My brain keeps telling me: “If you really cared, you would feel something.” But instead, I feel nothing. And the fact that I feel nothing makes me panic even more. I don’t know what’s happening to me. I used to feel so much, and now it’s like I can’t access my emotions at all. I don’t want to lose him. I don’t want to feel like this forever. I just want to feel normal again
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So I’ve noticed that since my ocd started, every time I see something that triggers me like I can’t feel anything. For example, if I saw a case about a woman who murdered her kids I literally feel like I shoulf feel worse or something and sometimes the reaction comes after the rumination: What are you feeling? Do you feel bad enough? check body sensations, emotions etc… it’s scares me. Has anyone else had experience this?
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recently ive been worrying that im ''secretly'' a narcissist and that im accidentally hurting all of my friends. it really doesnt help that i do relate a bit to some narcisstic traits like having an unstable ego/''needing'' validation, although i suspect it comes from a different source for me (like OCD, maybe?). it also hurts because ive been trying to understand more stigmatized disorders like NPD more and learning more about them so that i don't add to the demonization, but i feel like doing so has also instilled the fear into me that im accidentally harming people i care about or that im not actually a ''good person'' like how i like to think of myself
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