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I get this so bad the last 6 weeks or so, its hell isn't it? And I dont feel any love because I guess I'm too caught up in constant stress and worry and then it makes it feel more real. X
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Yeah 1 million percent, but then I remember feeling all good feelings before I got caught up in the OCD, we will get through it!x
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Exactly, this is my 3rd bout of this type of ocd now, its actual hell. I dont know why my bf puts up with it because I don't even want affection or anything atm because then I question my reaction to it. This is the longest bout yet but got my first session on Tuesday so fingers crossed. Hope you're OK xx
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You’re thoughts are ocd just telling you you’re biggest fears over and over again, if you question it’s ocd than it most likely is, try not putting things on forums like this because it’s a form of reassurance seeking, which reinforces the negative intrusive thoughts, just let the thoughts sit and let them be, don’t do anything that acts as a compulsion (eg. reassurance seeking, researching online, checking and comparing your relationship to others). This is one of the hardest things to do but it needs to be done, believe me I’ve been there, just let them be, it causes anxiety but the anxiety is what needs to be normalised, you will be okay and see the light at the end of the tunnel, try and find a therapist specialised in ocd x
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Everyone feels like it's real. 10/10 real, like. But you are doing words by trying to figure it out, it's not going to work, trust me. This way you just tell your brain that 'yeah, there is danger, because I am trying to escape it. so give me more thoughts so I don't get caught up in this danger' when you don't engage, your brain still thinks there is a threat and you are ignoring it. So it is making you even more scared than before, so you would perform a compulsion like you would usually
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Yeah that makes sense so hopefully if I stop doing the compulsions eventually the thoughts will calm down, I’m pushing myself to do a workout and spend time with my dog so I’m not ruminating
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That's very good. It's going to feel more real and the thoughts will flood you at first, but just resist
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It's really hard but this is how you recover
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Fingers crossed x
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Yeah I’m having my first proper session next week at the moment I’m trying to focus on stopping ruminations that’s what I got told on the intro session x
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Hope you’re okay to x
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It feels so real cause I’m not even trying to reassure myself that it’s my OCD I’m just trying to not do anything but it’s making me think it’s real feelings I need to act on and it’s making me super anxious and guilty and upset
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It just feels so hard when it feels so real :( and then I get anxious I somehow need to act on the feelings and get guilt etc but Thankyou I’m going to try let it pass x
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You wouldn’t be worrying or questioning if you live your partner, if they’re attractive enough, if the relationship is good etc if you really felt those things. These are just your biggest fears getting into your head because ocd is horrible like that. You will be okay x
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Yeh it does feel so real it’s horrible, I’ve been there, things will be okay soon x
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Thankyou x
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Recently my ocd keeps asking me if I love my boyfriend enough and that if I don’t love him enough I should breakup with him. It’s really bothering me and idk what to do about it. Sitting in the uncertainty is too much and I fear sitting with it too long I’m just gonna crack and give in to a compulsion.
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I’m really anxious because I know my ocd is really bad right now so I shouldn’t try to figure it out cause my thinking is a mess but I’ve been having feelings of like I’m not sure if I love him anymore or worrying that I haven’t felt a lot like numb (a lot because ocd has been getting worse and worse) and thinking of like how I’ve been focusing on the negatives and only been looking at him through that lens and analyzing and also feeling like I don’t want this anymore. Basically just like negative thinking in feeling like I’m really scared it’s that it’s I don’t love him cause I don’t want it to be over and the thought of having someone replace him makes me ill. But like it feels like I’m not seeing him how I used to and it makes me upset. Today I was near someone I was like oh this person is cute and then I was thinking that the possibility of meeting someone new sounds exciting and now I’m freaking out because this in combination with feeling like maybe I don’t love him anymore is bad. Also my thoughts keep changing. and like sometimes it feels like I don’t care at all and this has happened but like worst it’s ever been and then other times I’m like I do care I do still feel. I’m just really anxious has anyone else felt this before and it was still ocd? 😭😭
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My ocd them has gotten worse and I’m trying my hardest to not look for reassurance. Why does my mind play these tricks on me that I’m saying my thoughts out loud????? I’m trying my hardest to ignore it but it’s making me depressed. When I’m ignoring it my brain will go to “everybody will talk about you” “you said something bad” “you said it out loud and when you’ll live a terrible life”. I don’t know what to do anymore
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