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This is a really common fear for those with ROCD
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This is me too. And then itās like well maybe Iām just using OCD as an excuse and I really donāt love my boyfriend but then if I didnāt love my boyfriend Iād be okay breaking up with him so since I feel this immense sadness over it then I do love himā¦and repeat lol
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Over and over and over
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@Anonymous_Schmal When this happens to me- I tell myself would I put myself through this if I didnāt care? Iāve had enough relationships end and Iāve walked away from but something is keeping me here, in this one.
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@Shannon Unfortunately I feel that has become a compulsion and no longer does the trick ā¦.ugh so sucky
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@Anonymous_Schmal It is hard, super hard. I think I get a handle then it comes back but ultimately, I decide and part of me (even it is so quiet) wants it and thatās what Iām fighting for.
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You should go check out Awaken into Love's Instagram. They made a post a while ago about resistance and healing/growing with ROCD. I found it helpful and comforting. I had that same fear before starting therapy, it still comes up every once in a while, but it's not so spikey anymore.
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This is me every day :(
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About the beginning to middle of February I went into the doctor and requested to see a counselor. Iām starting to see a counselor about anxiety in a few days and Iām extremely nervous. Iām nervous my counselor is going to say I have to break up with my bf otherwise Iāll be stuck with ocd for the rest of my life. Iām nervous my counselor is going to think Iām crazy and not know anything about ocd. Iām nervous my counselor is going to tell my aunt how crazy and messed up I am because my aunt works in the clinic Iām going to therapy at, and if she tells my aunt everyone in my family may find out. Iām nervous Iām going to hell because Iām going to counseling and not fully leaning on God instead to fix it all for me. Iām nervous Iām a bad Christian for going to therapy and not believing Jesus is going to fix it all. Iām nervous that my future is ruined because of my mental health. Iām worried that my boyfriend is going to break up with me because Iām too much to handle and too anxious. Iām just scared for my future because of my ocd and because I am not as passionate about my faith as I used to be so I feel like Iām gonna go to hell for that or like my sister is going to die because of her seizures because of my ocd. Idk Iām so scared.
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I talked to my therapist about the emotional disconnection I feel in my relationship ā how I often feel nothing when Iām with my boyfriend, how I feel irritated or even disgusted during intimate moments, and how all of this creates constant fear and sadness in me. I told her that I want to love him, that I used to feel more, and that I believe my thoughts and reactions are part of something deeper ā like ROCD ā not necessarily the truth. But she said something like, āIt doesnāt make sense that you want to love him but donāt feel love,ā and suggested that I might just be lying to myself and need to āaccept the truth.ā That crushed me. I kept explaining that these thoughts feel obsessive, that they donāt align with my values or how I see myself ā that theyāve taken away my ability to feel joy or peace. And yet, I left with this terrible fear that maybe sheās right, that maybe Iām just in denial. She even told me that I have two choices: accept that I donāt love him and stay while lying to myself, or leave. And that⦠that made me feel like she was confirming my worst fear ā not helping me explore it safely. I donāt want to hurt him. I donāt want to lie to myself. I just want clarity, and peace, and the ability to feel again. I also didnāt tell my boyfriend about the session, because heās skeptical of therapy ā he thinks therapists just want money, and that I have to āhelp myselfā if I want to feel better. I kind of get where heās coming from, but it still makes me feel a little alone in this. I guess Iām posting here just to say⦠I feel really lost right now. I donāt know if what Iām experiencing is ROCD or just the truth Iām too scared to accept
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Im scared that if I start to think it too much, I will start to believe it, and it becomes my reality. I always have thoughts like, āDo I love him, what if I lose feelings, how longs is this going to last, when will these thoughts finally go away, is he the one for me, is this how love feels like or am I just convincing myself?ā I start to search things up to make myself feel better but the longest that works for is a few hours and then that gut wrenching feeling comes back. I love him Iām sure of it, but then why do I feel like this? I know if I didnāt love someone I would let them go and would t even fight for it or try to get better, but for him Iām trying ever second of everyday and sometimes I just feel so hopeless. I canāt afford a therapist and Iām too busy to talk to one. I donāt know what to do or how to feel, sometimes I just feel numb and I hate it, sometimes I feel like crying but canāt, and most the time I donāt feel jealous anymore and that scares me because Iām a jealous person. Then I get thoughts and reminders of my ex. Not in a way that I like them but the hatred and the trauma and pain they left me with. The mental, verbal and physical abuse. Sometimes my current relationship reminds me of him and why I shouldnāt be in one because I always fall into this deep hole that feels impossible to get out of. I just get so scared.
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