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Thoughts like: - I’m a fraud - I don’t really love him - I’m a liar - I can’t be in this relationship - I don’t deserve this relationship - I’m a bad person for not leaving - I’m eventually going to have to leave Are all normal for ROCD. I’m guessing that when you’re doing things that you typically think of as “couple things” where you “should” be feeling a certain way are when they pop up. And the doubt that arises from having these thoughts can be very distressing and debilitating. This fatalistic idea that you’ve never really loved him and have to leave when that thought is intrusive, inescapable, anxiety provoking, and causes you to want to do compulsions (like mentally review your relationship, physically or mentally “check” your feelings, or leave/breakup to escape the uncertainty and fear) are what makes this ocd. People who don’t love their partners and want to break up don’t agonize over having these thoughts and feelings. They actively know what they do and don’t want. And then they have to make the choice of what to do and how to do it.
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Yes :( my therapist hasn't diagnosed me properly though . In India they mostly believe that something is wrong with ur relationship. She says i have cognitive distortion and tries to tell me her experience of when she was in an abusive relationship and how she got out..... But I told her my relationship didn't have any red flags and it's not only that I have relationship doubts on such a par, I also get other themes. It sucks that she doesn't understand me. I only had video sessions with her given this situation. She took my anxiety text and she tells that it took her to something dangerous and she doubts the result.
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@nimziewd I’m sorry you’re struggling to get proper help with ocd. Have you tried reading any books on ocd or buying an ocd workbook? It may give you a better sense of what’s going on and make you feel more understood. Unfortunately, ocd with mental compulsions are rarely understood by general therapists. OCD specialists are often necessary to get the right diagnosis and help.
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@pureolife Exactly I didn't find any book in India. It was there on Amazon but unavailable as the dealer must be abroad.
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@pureolife Thank you :)
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She says don't use ROCD word so lightly And it hurt me I was telling that my symptoms are like that and I never knew about it until I googled if my things were normal.
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- 16w
my thoughts are screaming at me telling me that i dont want my relationship anymore and that i realized i lost feelings. i have a beautiful relationship of two years with a beautiful boy that loves me dearly and i deal with this thoughs for a year and a half. Im so scared it feels so real im scared i have changed and my last therapy session made it worse she basically told me i have to realise the thoughts are true and stop lying to myself. And made me think i am so scared and heartbroken bc i put high expectations on myslef to be with my boyfriend for all my life. Maybe i dont want to hurt him??? im always questioning my feelings for him 24/7 for over a year. I wm tierd
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- 16w
Right now I feel like I’ve realized something awful. Like maybe… I never truly loved my boyfriend. Maybe in the beginning I was just excited to be in a relationship. Maybe I confused that excitement with real love. And when the intrusive thoughts started, maybe it wasn’t ROCD — maybe it was the truth hitting me. I write this and it feels real. That’s the scariest part. It feels calm and clear and like maybe I’ve just been lying to myself all along, holding on because I “should,” not because I truly want to. I can’t remember how it felt to love him — and that makes it worse. I feel so disconnected, so numb, like nothing makes sense anymore. Every time I try to feel something for him, it feels like I’m faking it. Like I’m playing a role, not being myself. But the thing is… I’m not at peace. If this was really the truth, why does it hurt so much? Why does this “realization” come with panic, guilt, emptiness, and so much fear? I don’t want to hurt him. I don’t want to lose him. But I also don’t want to keep living like this — doubting myself, my feelings, and my past. I feel like I’m stuck in a cycle I can’t break, and I’m scared I’ll always feel this way. Has anyone ever felt like this before?
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I know it’s long but plz read :( have been having really bad ocd about my relationship and my partner and it has gotten worse and worse over the span of like about nine months I’d say. I do acknowledge there are flaws and legit issues about him and the relationship like there are with anyone but I also know ocd has clouded my judgement and perception by analyzing everything and compulsions. For a while I kept feeling this need to get out which I know was ocd. I was really scared to spend the weekend with him because I thought I would just be annoyed and irritated cause it’s been that way for a while but he also was going through a period of high stress so maybe I was resenting him for that and I also wasn’t communicating how I should have been when I was upset because I’ve done that too much in the past. This weekend I was told in therapy to just be in the moment and not have to worry about trying to answer the question of do I love him or should I break up. It did help but It’s weird cause this weekend ended up better but I also was kind of numb? Like I was enjoying myself but didn’t feel what I always have felt in the past? Anyway, I am really anxious because i feel like if I loved him I would be supportive of when his parents compliment him or when he does well at something when instead all I think of are that I’m not happy or annoyed because of things he does that upset me or make me mad and it’s like that’s the only way my brain wants to see him as a person. Or when he is upset it feels like I don’t care like I used to because I think of how he doesn’t deserve this when he does this or he shouldn’t have this when he is like this etc. Why does my brain automatically go there? That’s horrible! I feel like I should be excited for him, rooting for him. But it also feels like I do care for him? But my thoughts keep changing. I am afraid I only am with him because I love that he loves me and how he treats me. This makes me feel selfish cause I can’t do that. I notice I still like when he cuddles me and is sweet to me and does fun things watching movies etc. And that’s not how it used to feeel which scares me because I don’t want to be without him. I also love his parents am I only with him cause of how his parents treat me? I feel so selfish and like I have to tell him and break up with him cause it’s the right thing to do. I never used to feel like this. I’m scared. Is it possible I’m just I’ve been mad and resenting how it’s been cause he’s been stressed mix with my ocd? My therapist said relationships can go through phases. Can I fall back in love with him again? I feel like I have to try to start with someone else like this is too far gone. I don’t want to stay in something where I don’t feel toward him the way I want to but I really don’t want to leave him. I feel like such an awful person cause he doesn’t deserve this and is so caring and loving despite everything the major thing that bugs me is how he gets irritable a lot which is an imperfection that makes me get anxious and question him😭 trying not to read into this and just follow what the therapist said but this is scaring me because I feel like if I loved him I wouldn’t think like this or feel like this.
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