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- JessicaJoy
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- 3y ago
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- RememberWhoYouAre. RememberWhoY...
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- 3y ago
Im in the same boat as you guys currently. Im going through a big issue in my relationship and my spinning off of OCD and i feel like my girlfriend will break up with me for a mistake i made
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- PinkLotusPinkLotus
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Same here we just got out of a rough patch and im worried im going to suddenly lose motivation
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- RememberWhoYouAre. RememberWhoY...
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- 3y ago
@PinkLotus Lose motivation in the relationship ?
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- PinkLotusPinkLotus
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- 3y ago
@OCD-PROOF Yes , I dont want that but I'm worried I will since we're long distance.
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- Kory RozichKory Rozich
- Date posted
- 3y ago
@PinkLotus Hi PinkLotus. Since you're in a relationship, there are some ROCD videos on YouTube from Awaken Into Love that you may find helpful. But a caution would be to not seek them for reassurance, but for guidance.
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- PinkLotusPinkLotus
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- 3y ago
@kory.rozich Thank you! I will check those out, I truly want things to work for my partner and I.
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- Kory RozichKory Rozich
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- 3y ago
Hey Jessica, I'm going through a breakup and struggling with my OCD as well. I can't stop the intrusive thoughts about my ex, can't stop crying at each thought, and my desire for certainty is unbearable. You're not alone.
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- Kory RozichKory Rozich
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- 3y ago
What does sitting with the discomfort and not "figuring it out" look like for you both? I'm only in week 2 of this and feel like I'm doing it wrong. I just sit there with the thought and then continuously cry about it. I tell myself that this is a painful thought, a hard thought, and it may or may not be true. But my OCD comes in and tells me it's going to become true if it isn't already. Do I just stay the course? I'm looking for support but am scared that this is reassurance seeking.
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- RememberWhoYouAre. RememberWhoY...
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- 3y ago
It takes time i fought two themes of OCD. I kept doing things that benefit me like eating right, sleeping 8 hours, Excercising. Right now im going through a break up i think. Last year i emotionally cheated on my girlfriend didn't tell her until now because i felt wrong and Terrible about jt
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- Kory RozichKory Rozich
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- 3y ago
@OCD-PROOF I'm sorry to hear that friend. The pain is very very real. I hope that there is reconciliation for you and that you're able to work it out with your partner. Would love to walk with you in this. You too, Jessica. If only because I feel so alone.
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- RememberWhoYouAre. RememberWhoY...
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- 3y ago
@kory.rozich I keep getting spikes in HOCD as well. So im giving my girlfriend and myself space to build
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- Kory RozichKory Rozich
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- 3y ago
@OCD-PROOF The space I'm sure is terrifying. My ex and I have haven't spoken since the breakup 2.5 months ago and since starting ERP, I feel like I'm back to feeling 10/10 as shitty and desperate as I was after the breakup. My anxiety and OCD are going crazy with the thoughts and narratives. It's not an encouragement for me yet, but we will get through this. You've done it before!
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- JessicaJoyJessicaJoy
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- 3y ago
So we broke up a month after my ocd diagnosis. I went through so many levels of pain and grief. For the most part; I feel at peace with us not being together. But he has a girlfriend now and I happened to see that the other day. So I’m not sad that we aren’t together and I don’t want to be with him because it wasn’t good for either of this (though we adored one another). The issue is that I struggle with obsessions surrounding beauty and body image (not BDD). So I keep having intrusive and painful thoughts surrounding my beauty in comparison to hers; what if I’m not beautiful enough etc blah blah blah. I don’t actually believe these things but the thoughts are so loud as well as the anxiety surrounding them. It makes something that would be mildly sucky become horrible. So I’m doing my best to resis compulsions, allow the thoughts to come and go (not agreeing, disagreeing or figuring them out) and walk it out. I know it will pass eventually it’s just painful.
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- Kory RozichKory Rozich
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- 3y ago
Hey Jessica. That sounds painful and hard to deal with in general, even worse when adding OCD on top of it. I'm sure there are others on here who have or are going through the same struggle, but either way, you can get through this. And you're not alone.
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- JessicaJoyJessicaJoy
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- 3y ago
@kory.rozich Thanks Kory 🙏❤️👌
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- pmckocd
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- 4y ago
Hi, I have struggled quite badly with relationship ocd for about a year now and am always getting new worries coming and going at different times. Was just wondering if anybody here ever creates situation in their head like: ‘how would I react if an ex partner or someone else wanted something to happen between us’. Even though I know I would never do anything as I am very happy with my current partner the more you question the deeper into the intrusive thoughts you get. I can tell it’s stemmed from ocd as it just randomly popped up recently and took off really quickly in my head, I still become obsessed in my mind with things like: ‘why am I thinking that’ ‘I shouldn’t think that if I’m with someone else’ even though I know it’s the ocd I find it very hard to differentiate and not ruminate. Thanks everyone
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- BubbaBoo12
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- 3y ago
I know this is going to seem like reassurance seeking which it 100% is but I’ve been struggling on the same thought for a long time now. The thought of breaking up with my significant other has been going through my head for months now and I don’t know what to do. I don’t want to break up with him but my OCD is making me feel like I have no choice to and it’s starting to make me feel like that’s my only option to happiness, it’s all starting to feel so real. Any thoughts or advice? Or anyone else go through this or something similar?
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- Anonymous
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Has anyone had a breakup or a major life change that triggered an OCD episode? How did you cope?
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