ImagineSisyphusHappy
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- 4y
RosalieRosalie
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- 4y
Yes, absolutely. I’ve struggled with this for years and recently had to face it head on when I started a relationship. I’ve come around to believing it is a compulsion, at least for me, in response to frustration, disappointment, or fear of uncertainty. Another part of the compulsion is looking back through my life and picking out pieces that confirm my compulsive feelings, to the point where I modify my memories and end up making myself feel worse. I still struggle with it but recognizing the unhealthy cycle has helped
ImagineSisyphusHappyImagineSisyp...
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- 4y
Yeah I've had a problem with trusting people for years. People have used things against me so many times. Makes me very uncomfortable being open.
CMBCMB
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- 4y
I feel like ROCD will mean I’ll be alone forever :(
ImagineSisyphusHappyImagineSisyp...
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- 4y
Sucks because it's like my thearpist gets me, people on this app get me but I feel like it's too much for most people that aren't educated in it to understand.
simbaradhasimbaradha
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- 4y
I often feel this way too. I’d like to be hopeful that more people will understand OCD as time progresses but I do often feel like others will never be able to accept me & love me with my intrusive thoughts because I feel like they’d think my brain & me would be permanently flawed & they wouldn’t want to deal with that or try to understand it. I think this definitely causes me to push others away before they get too close because I think my OCD convinces me that no one could ever love me due to what I think about, even if I can’t control what I think about
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- 23w
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