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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.
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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
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I have intrusive feelings more than intrusive thoughts! It’s the worst! And it always makes ocd feel so real!
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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 :)
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Lately, I’ve been struggling with feelings that I might be sabotaging myself in my relationship. By sabotage, I mean that I find it hard to stop engaging in compulsions, like seeking reassurance or overanalyzing my thoughts. I also sometimes behave badly with my boyfriend, and the intrusive thoughts I have can completely change my mood. I love my boyfriend—he’s such a good, beautiful, and wonderful person—but I’m afraid these thoughts are going to ruin things. I truly want to love him, but I’m scared. I know the thoughts are anxiety-driven, but they still make me question if I’m forcing myself to stay with him. Today, for example, I felt okay earlier, but when he called me on video, I suddenly felt like I didn’t feel anything, and I started thinking I don’t like how he looks. These thoughts hit me like a wave, and I panicked. Usually, I find him very attractive, but when these thoughts come, I feel sad and disconnected. What’s confusing is that I also have many moments—like today and in the past few days—where I’ve felt really good and I’ve felt love for him. I feel awful writing this because my boyfriend doesn’t deserve this, and I feel like I’m posting out of habit. It makes me scared that I don’t want to accept the truth, even though I know I care about him. I hate feeling this way because it feels like I’m betraying him by having these thoughts and posting them. Has anyone else dealt with these feelings of sabotaging their relationship or feeling like they’re forcing themselves to stay? How do you cope when the thoughts feel like they’re true, and how do you work through the fear of letting go of anxiety
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I struggle so bad with intrusive thoughts. They can be so bad that I'll cry because I KNOW that's not how I feel or want to do. (Too embarrassed to say what they're about) I'll constantly try to figure out why I have them, and constantly figure out what they mean, causing me to constantly circle around and around. I had to get on anxeity meds, which helped a little but the thoughts still happen. How do you help yourself with this? How do you know that you're just not some physcopath? 😅
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I’ve asked this before and got no response but can ocd try to make you feel a certain way that you don’t actually feel? Such as telling you you’re jealous or upset in a situation when you don’t even care or feel that way at all. Can ocd cause you to feel the emotion along with the intrusive thought even though it’s not your true feelings?
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