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If he doesn't like you with OCD, he's not worth it. Keep that in mind.
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My boyfriend has been so supportive and loving towards me and takes such great care of me. He understands me and calms me down during my episodes. If your future boyfriend is a genuinely good person, he should love you regardless.
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You’re still so young and you won’t be alone forever I promise. I told my boyfriend about my OCD and he was actually super supportive and wanted to help as much as he can
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Thanks for the comments. They actually make me feel a little better!
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I told my boyfriend and he was and still is supportive, though he admitted at first he did judge me but you have to realize at the same time it’s human nature to at first make judgements. He thought ‘what the fuck is this?’ But the more time he spent with me the more he realized okay this is a real problem, this isn’t her she needs help and he continues to support me. My point is, it’s normal at first to be thrown off especially with the theme I have, pocd. It’s just a very scary word but a real person can admit that and see past that and want to support you and check themselves. Know what I mean?
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I'm 23 like you. My ocd isn't constant and I can go months without symptoms but when it comes back it tends to be severe. Strangely enough it gets worse when I'm in a happy relationship. My boyfriend is very understanding of my symptoms, even the pocd ones. He's very comforting and wants to see me overcome it, though I realize everyone won't have this experience. I had an ex respond in a not so good way. It's a toss up and you never know, but anyone worth having in your life will love you and care for you despite your disorder. Don't be afraid to open up.
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Thanks for sharing. I’m happy you have the support from your boyfriends. I really hope I’ll find a guy like yours one day!
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I’ll just have to be honest when the time comes and hope he’ll love me for me. Easier said than done tho.
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My boyfriend found out when he first witnessed one of my panic attacks.. which also happened to me the worst one of my life. Ever. I blacked out so I’m not too sure what happened, but the next day I was covered in dirt and my head was all bruised and had welt bumps from me apparently slamming it against a grate on the ground. As I’m sure you can imagine this was extremely difficult for him.. I DO NOT recommend this method. It took a lot for us to work through it, but we did. Now he’s extremely supportive and will often do his own research if there’s something he doesn’t understand or something he thinks can be done better. It’s a tough conversation to have, but if someone’s not willing to love and support that side of you, they’re not the partner for you.
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Yes that doesn’t sound like the best way to tell someone but I’m glad you could work through it. He sounds like a gem! Thank you for sharing!
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Im 21 years old, I had ocd seen I was 14 when it started it stopped me from telling anyone I have it. It was really bad at the time and I had no clue how to deal with it I even was able to kill myself at one point but decided to have hope it would get better. In time it did got better but I had no clue what was wrong with me and I didn't want to tell anyone. Until this year I finally found out what it was and my ocd started getting bad again but I'm doing better now. Is been 7 years but I really want my mom to know what I been through but I feel like if I tell her it hurt her and I feel bad for not telling her when it started. I just need same help getting the courage to tell her.
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So I’m really struggling to believe that anyone will want to be in a relationship with me and still love me when they find out about my pocd and intrusive thoughts. I am holding a belief no one can love me with this condition and they will be repulsed by me when they find out. I just don’t know how to shake that feeling and be brave enough to try and share with anyone I’m dating.
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For those of you in relationships with ROCD, do your partners know of your diagnosis. I am new to treatment and new to this avenue of mental health. I am generally pretty open and honest with my partner about things but the dark side of my mind I keep hidden. I’m scared to tell him about this if I’m diagnosed. And I’m scared that if I’m diagnosed and something real does go south in the relationship then my diagnosis will be used against me.
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