Does anyone else’s intrusive thoughts at times make them ‘feel’ things? Like if you have an intrusive thought about your boyfriend you then begin to feel you don’t want to be with him. And afterward you feel extreme guilt and shame because you do love him so much. I used to call them “fake feelings”

YES exactly! And it hurts to feel like you’re questioning yourself in ways you were always so confident prior to the onset of OCD.

YES! And the guilt you feel just adds a whole new spin on it and you feel like it’s a downward spiral. So many mind games

I have intrusive feelings more than intrusive thoughts! It’s the worst! And it always makes ocd feel so real!

Intrusive feelings are absolutely a thing. And you’re not alone. I’m in a similar place with my boyfriend. We just started dating and he’s the best guy I’ve ever known but my mind keeps asking me “What if you just like him platonically and you don’t like him romantically?” It’s hard and every time I go out with him, I’m riddled with anxiety but I’m going to fight it because I don’t want to throw away a potential future with this guy because of my ROCD. But I understand your pain. I hate it

This was how i felt. The guilt became crippling i had to confess every little thing to my partner. Basically i fucked things up, made them not want to be with me anymore. That + some shit i did three years ago when we were new = a messy break up.

I understand what each one of you is saying! I was getting myself into such a mess because I didn’t know if Intrusive feelings were a thing? Are they? It makes sense if they are! I had a big conversation with my boyfriend last night and he’s so compassionate and understands so much, however I don’t understand these intrusive thoughts causing fake feelings so obviously he got a bit upset and worried last night. So I feel I’ve hurt him by trying to explain these “fake feelings” I also said to him I worry about betraying him when I’m in that ‘fake’ state of mind. He’s such an amazing guy, I wish I could be better for him x

I’ve only been with my boyfriend around 6 months so we are new too. My mind does that too! I think “feeling a bit annoyed at him for no reason, maybe I should just be single so I can do what I want etc” and it’s not how I feel! But in that moment those ‘feelings’ feel too real! It’s so hard. Stay strong love x

big yes, one time it happend that with an intrusive about my ex, i fucking love my boyfriend but it has appeard one thought about my ex and i was constatly checkig my heart and then if my heart started beating a little more fast than the usual i was like “what if i still like him?” “what if my boyf covered an hole?” hate myself :)