- Username
- kmorigz
- Date posted
- 3y ago
I haven’t been in this position yet but always thought about how I’d do it if I did. I always thought I’d ask them to research into pure o ocd and it’s themes and for them to try and explain to me their understandings of it, maybe then have a sit down conversation about ocd in general, to make sure they fully understood it all, and understand that the themes aren’t the issue, and then once he understood that I would then tell him about my theme? :)
I understand how scary it must be with these more taboo themes, I myself have HOCD and I’ve never told anyone
@MelodyMoo This is great advice. Thank you so much :)
@Anonymous No worries!
It really depends on the relationship you have with your boyfriend. I started having hocd within one year of the relationship. I like to think I have a really strong bond with him, and we have a very open and honest relationship. So i told him. It was a really difficult conversation at the time but he understands I have immense anxiety. I can tell you my hocd/rocd got a lot worse, and yet he is still in the picture.
And we arw abour to hit 2 years of being together
Congratulations on almost hitting two years!! My boyfriend and I have a very honest relationship, and he has been amazing with my general anxieties. He also suffers from anxiety and I don’t want to make my ocd his problem. I know it will be difficult, so that is why I’ve been avoiding it
@Anonymous I know it may seem that you feel like you are putting a burden on your relationship but your boyfriend is in your life because he loves you and is here for you and I’m sure you would want your boyfriend to tell you something he was stressing about.
maybe be alone together and talk about it?
Does anyone have any advice for helping your partner deal with your ocd? Mine is getting frustrated feeling it's stupid and finds intrusive thoughts I try and share hurtful.
I want to be open with my partner about my relationship anxiety in the moment, but hearing about the heaviness of my feelings time and time again has pushed him away. How do I cope with my ROCD without pushing my partner away? He’s open to hearing me talk about it sometimes but not as often as I do.
Has anyone successfully explained OCD to their partner and got support from them or asked for support from them without being too much of a burden to them? Any tips? Thanks!
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