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I don't have that specific theme, but pms makes everything worse in my experience. I get really emotional the last 4-5 days. š¤·āāļø
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Yeah I'm having a hard time. The PMS triggers the ocd even more and then everything becomes so confusing!
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@sherweird I know! I always think "okay, I'm gonna think about this next week instead!" You'll have a different perspective when you get out of the PMS bubble :)
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Yep! Hormones can really trigger an OCD spike with me. However, knowing this about yourself can help you prepare in the future and help take the anxiety away.
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Has anyone's ROCD caused trouble in the relationship in regards to talking about marriage? It's caused a lot of problems for me. And it turn, it causes her to doubt and then that comes back to me as full blown OCD. It's really difficult
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My ROCD comes in waves but I recently began hormonal birth control to help level out a genetic disorder I am dealing with. The harm OCD and relationship OCD has gotten so much worse the last few weeks since starting. My brain is constantly going between. Am I going to hurt someone? Am I depressed? To every other what if known to man. But the ROCD is what has been pissing me off. My relationship is a complete 180 from what Iāve ever experienced. I have only ever been with abusers. My ex husband was a narcissistic person and ruined me (likely why I have this ROCD in the first place) but anyway- my relationship is great. Weāre best friends. We share the same values morals and wishes. We enjoy the same things. He can do his own thing and I can do mine. But when my ROCD hits, I disassociate and panic and go through what ifs about the relationship. We have also both been going through some stuff the past few months which has decreased the way we have sex but a ton (went from 2x a day to a couple times a week to now maybe 1x a week- and I fear itās repeating the same pattern as with my exā¦different situation- he was abusive and my current partner isnāt) but with these ROCD bouts I start wondering- is he too short? Do I find him attractive? Do I want to be with him? Should I leave? And now have convinced myself that since weāre in a normal healthy relationship (which can feel boring) that there must be something wrong and that I need to figure out what to do. Iām convinced that less sex and connection (exploring one another as we did when we started dating) means the relationship is doomed. I have never been in a healthy relationship and I know it takes work and showing up everyday. True love isnāt for the weak because it makes you have to work to keep it alive- especially when itās āboringā. Idk what to do though. These thoughts and spirals are driving me mad. And no matter the situation, the spiral continues. Iām always anxious and thinking āwhat ifā Any tips? I know one person in here said DO NOT leave my partner because itāll only provide temporary relief and never solve the deeper issues Iām going through. I hate this feeling. I just want to enjoy my life.
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Hey, I really need your opinion ā I think I might be struggling with Relationship OCD, and these thoughts are driving me crazy. Iāve been officially diagnosed with OCD, and I believe I also have ROCD. My obsessive thoughts often focus on one specific girl from my boyfriendās past. She had messaged him a few times, and I think she liked him ā but he never liked her back. He barely knew her, never found her attractive, and never wanted anything with her. Sheās just a good friend of his best friend ā not an ex or anything like that. He told me that he happened to be in the same group as her a couple of times ā once at a birthday party and once at a fair ā just because his best friend brought her along. He made it clear several times that sheās not his type at all, neither in looks nor in personality. He described her as someone who likes to go out and party a lot, and said thatās just not what heās into. He also said he didnāt ask about her ā these things were mentioned to him before our relationship. Almost all of this happened before we met ā except for one thing: the fair. That was just one day before our second date, back when we had just started getting to know each other. She was with his friend group that night. He said he only said hi and bye to her, nothing more. The next day, when we met again, we were talking about his friendsā heights. He casually mentioned that his friend was the same height as that girl ā 1.70āÆm. Ever since, I keep wondering: If she meant nothing to him, why did he even talk about her? Or did he actually talk to her that night, even though he said he didnāt? I know he said they barely exchanged a word, but somehow he still knew that detail. I just find that strange. Another example: He once said she was ākind of slutty.ā Then, one or two months later, when I brought it up again, he said he didnāt know if she was or not, and that he didnāt care at all. That really confused me. I keep wondering: Why did he say something like that in the first place if he supposedly doesnāt care about her? I also notice this really frustrating cycle: When I talk to him about something that doesnāt make sense to me, I feel brief relief. But then, almost immediately, another thought or detail pops up that feels āoffā again ā and I feel like I have to bring that up, too. I canāt tolerate the uncertainty. Itās like an endless loop. These little āinconsistenciesā ā or what I perceive as inconsistencies ā make me spiral, even though I do believe heās being honest with me. I want to trust him. But I have this constant urge to bring up every little thing that doesnāt feel logically right. Every detail stays in my head for days, and itās really hard not to talk about it. Does this sound like Relationship OCD to you? Do any of you go through this constant analyzing and doubt? Iād really appreciate your thoughts. Iām slowly ruining my own relationship.. Today, for the first time, my partner cried because of it .. I didnāt know how to deal with my thoughts, and seeing him like that made me realize that I really need to change something. Anything that doesnāt make sense to me feels unbearable. And as soon as I talk about one thing, the next thought comes into my head, something else that doesnāt make sense and leaves me feeling uncertain again. I honestly feel extremely helpless right now.. Just as a side note: I was officially diagnosed with ROCD in a previous relationship, not with my current partner, but in a past one.
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