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Even if you see a guy who looks attractive..... it isn’t the same as what u feel or see in your boyfriend. Think about how humans react as a whole ..... we all look at attractive people, things , cars ...ect.....That’s what we all do. If that was not a part of being human , we would all have to wear BLINDERS ......it’s just a thought.....(that is normal for all humans ) usually theses thoughts just filter through as normal thoughts (which they are)...So, you are normal .......... Odc will catch a normal passing thought and throw it back , always in the worst possible scenario ..Recognize the operating system of ocd ....practice and learn .... OCD DESERVES NO CREDIT AND IT IS NOTHING.....YOU ARE EVERTHING .... no guilt for being human like everyone of us ....
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- 4y
I’m sorry, just try to work it out......... but in a relationship you both need to focus on positive things ......please , keep working on your OCD ...... Fear = false evidence appearing real =FEAR
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Thank you so much for commenting and helping!
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- 4y
dont do that. evey loyal GF is like this. looking at people is nothing
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- 4y
This is so true. I used to feel think what you said to other people when they would post about it but when it happened to me I felt like it was different and I confess so much I felt like I needed to confess. However, that’s true, usually it’s something that would just pass but my OCD is making me think it’s a serious problem that needs to be confessed to him
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- 4y
So you know why it feels different ( because of your OCD ) .........soooo what if it is uncomfortable for a while .... it does not need to be confessed ....maybe write it down and throw it away, ....... but of all the things, people, everything communicated in the whole .... I would not listen to OCD ..... guaranteed 100% to lie to you ..... I know this is easier said than done ✅ but u can start now ..... There are a lot of attractive people in this world..... but your boyfriend is obviously not only attractive but a million other assets. Too .....
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- 4y
I ended up confessing and he’s so mad at me that I looked at someone else and now won’t talk to me. My fear was real.
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- 24w
Ii spoke w my bf this weekend and he mentioned that he has thoughts just like me, but his don't bother him like me. I then felt a lot better and he tried dissecting one of his thoughts like I usually do and realized it felt more real for him after. That made me realize that none of my thoughts were ever true and I blew them up. However, yesterday I had a thought ab “wait wut if you liked that one guy? How dare you bc youre supposed to love your bf and not secretly like someone else” and treated it as I usually did bc I accidentally wanted to see if it was true but didn't rlly but I would check to see if it was there and now that thought feels so so so real now and I feel really bad how do Ik it's not real? I feel so bad and guilty bc lividly this makes 0 sense but it feels so prominent. It felt pretty real when it happened yesterday too. And now I feel awful bc how is it possible after my clarity the other day? Why does it feel so prominent 😞😞😞
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- 21w
I will be straight forward and honest. I have cheated in the past. My last relationship was long term, and I had begged and begged for him to change and in the end he never did. I don’t know why I cheated. And I’m not going to make excuses for myself for why I did. I messed up. The cheating was online, it was never in person. But now, I’m in a new relationship. And he’s everything I have ever wanted in a boyfriend, husband, and best friend. I want this man to be with me the rest of our lives, and I want to see him help raise our future children. But I can’t help but feel such immense guilt, because although I have never cheated on him, his ex had cheated on him. And I truly don’t understand how or why she would…but that’s not my place to comment on. Such a big part of me wants to tell him, and tell him that that’s not me anymore, and I know that we will communicate healthily and openly, unlike my last relationship, which he never wanted to. Not only this, my brain just won’t. stop. thinking…about how I had cheated. I regret doing what I had done, I don’t WANT to cheat anymore, or ever again. Especially with the love of my life I have now. But I’m scared of what do I do if I have a compulsion, or anything revolving around cheating. I want to tell him about it, but I know I shouldn’t, and can’t really tell him as it’s complicated, and I know I would only make things worse. I feel like such a terrible person, and girlfriend, for what I have done and what I’m worried about ‘if I do’, even though I don’t want to. I want to be better, I want to grow. Any advice please would be amazing.
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- 16w
I’ve been feeling the compulsion of confession again. I hate confessing things to my boyfriend I don’t want him to carry the burden. I’d rather hurt than him hurt. But I feel I did something wrong and he needs to know. Like I need to be punished or something. I may be over reacting to it but I just feel guilty and I had a panic attack when I woke up yesterday. I would never cheat on him. Just making guys laugh I feel like I am doing him wrong or flirting. And then when I notice it I just feel awful. I just want to be liked and noticed not romantically but just as a human. I don’t know why I act like this and feel the need to tell him as if I slept with someone. I think it’s attacking my biggest fear which is losing him. Does anyone have experience with this?
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