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I have the same issues during flares. I’ve been married to my husband for almost 7 years and together for almost a decade. When I’m spiking (usually around my period or during heightened periods of stress, hello Covid) I am almost repulsed by sex or being sexual with him. I need to get better at this myself. Sometimes, this sounds bad, I force myself to have sex as a way to overcome my compulsion which is avoidance. Sometimes confronting the problem head on is helpful and it helps you push past the discomfort and show you that OCD does not control you. Mindfulness exercises help and so does ERP. “Maybe I don’t want him to touch me because I don’t love him anymore I will learn to accept this and move on” which is of course not true but those are the types of things that pop in my head during a spike. Hope that was helpful, I’m by no means an expert and I’m sure there are other helpful tips, too.
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Thank you for your comment! It was very helpful. I’m just struggling with “oh did he assault me?” Etc. And I’m trying to figure out how to expose that.
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@Anonymous “Maybe he did assault me. Maybe he doesn’t respect me and we should break up. I will learn to accept this and move on.”
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@ctmont Thank you for being so helpful!
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