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I'm so sorry... I have literally been through the exact same thing as you and I can tell you it's super hard and very traumatizing. My sister saw the texts to another woman off my dads phone when I was 13, and I saw one to the same woman from 9 years ago at the beginning of this year. You're going to feel confused, you're going to feel angry & resentful, and the more you try to not let yourself feel whatever you need to feel...you're going to stew in your feelings for way longer than necessary. He's your dad, so its going to hurt a lot but you NEED to process things and talk it out as soon as you feel comfortable. But don't force healing okay? Be patient and gentle when yourself. This is not your fault. I would mention it to your dad after talking about what you saw with a therapist or friend, after you've calmed down. Don't accuse him of anything. I made the mistake of instantly going to my mom and telling her, don't do that lol. Please take care of yourself!
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@annonymous Definitely bring it up to him and not her first, if your dad is anything like mine, it will end in screaming and blaming lol. But only talk to him after you've calmed down about what you saw to the point where you feel comfortable having a mature...uncomfortable conversation. I'm happy you feel less alone!:)
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@annonymous Try writing out your immediate thoughts in a journal so you can sort them out. That way, your head will be less of a jumbled mess of thoughts and emotions. After doing that it should be easier to let out how you're really feeling to your therapist :)
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I am so sorry. This is so devastating.
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My parents are divorced and ive dealt with a lot of family drama
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So there are different scenarios & ways to handle this ... first - I would call a good friend. Vent it out!!
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When my brother caught my dad cheating I think it was traumatizing for him. So this may be traumatizing and I would def text ur therapist or someone get professional advice on what to do - you are so mature and wise to even think to do this!! Go you!! I'm sorry this really sucks. Sending positive vibes to you!!
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Try not to worry about that now. Who knows how you will see things in the future. It is normal to feel scared right now. Try to breath and hug yourself. Did you speak to anyone?
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@annonymous Why are u nervous to talk to ur therapist? And no prob!! Good luck with this!! I think you are doing great! :)
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it will be okay, and yes if you really want to
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Hey please take a deep breath first, I know what that must feel like. My mom and dad fight alot too and it crushes me. You need to let go of this as of right now. When you see your therapist next time you can talk about this is stressing you out. If you have a good relationship with your dad perhaps talk to him about it? If not, then give it a few days and think with a clear mind
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@annonymous Go for it then text them!
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Wait before u do anything- double check your dads phone bc what if it really is not what you think ? If it is what you think then evaluate if your dad js safe to bring this info up to him? Does he have anger issues? Is he kind to you? If so- I would honestly confront your dad and mom together. I don't think there is use waiting the weekend. I don't think it's fair that you have to suffer with this information while everyone else has a good time. This is an issue within your family unit and everyone deserves to know and be invovled. Just make sure you are in a safe space mentally and physically for this
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Oh 100 percent trxt ur therapist!!!!
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Of course!!!
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You could also prob find a therapist on call (online) if yours is busy
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Bc I may not be giving good advice bc I'm not a trained therapist
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:( so I have multiple posts abt this. I hate being alone bc the thoughts get worse and I spiral. I can’t believe he did this I love him a ton. My previous posts have more details, but yea. This feels impossible to get over. Pls can someone talk to me and help me? I have a therapist and friends and family and they’re amazing. But I’m annoying with how much I talk about the same situation over and over again. I’m not supposed to be seeking reassurance and sitting with the thoughts and work with them using erp. I’m trying SO SO hard. I’m just shocked I hate the nighttime when it’s radio silent. :( I feel like a loser
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I don’t know where to begin, this is going to be very long. But whoever responds I appreciate you dearly. I’m 20 years old, I’ve dealt with a lot in my childhood with abandonment and insecurity issues from my family. Aswell of not having a role model of a healthy relationship shown to me as a child. Me and my boyfriend have been together for 3 years, my first healthy relationship. Last year I discovered OCD (I am diagnosed but I ignored my mental health as a teenager like anybody would) I started to get these feelings that I don’t love my partner/he’s not attractive enough/ etc etc. I’ve discovered that it’s ROCD. I made threads on Reddit asking for advice googling for reassurance, all the things as one would do with ocd (as I’m doing now!) One day I woke up and that theme was gone, I felt normal in my relationship for about 4 months with no terrible thoughts. As of about 2-3 months ago, my theme switched. Now I have a fear he doesn’t love me, he’s cheating, he doesn’t want to marry me. It has utterly consumed me (just like my last theme!) I check his phone an unhealthy amount (guess what I never find anything!) He always lets me go through his phone, but as anyone would he gets annoyed and frustrated. I always am searching for signs if he’s acting weird, will get into arguments 24/7 because my brain keeps telling me he’s cheating, I get fake scenarios in my brain, hell I even bought Snapchat+ to stalk his snap score. But ever single time I find nothing. A lot of things trigger me and I over analyze everything, phone calls who his texting. When I do search his phone I check his EMAIL because of how paranoid I am. When I see things on social media about people cheating I SPIRALLLL But what really triggered me was this scenario, his family loves to joke around with me and mess with him at the same time, especially with our relationship, saying I have a leash on him etc etc making jokes (which I can take but when I’m in an ocd spiral and they have no idea something’s are triggering) anyways, we were out to lunch and his mother texts him “are u at some girls house” he told me straight away then responded “why would u say that” then she proceeded to say she’s messing around with him. And sent a picture of me and said I’m with Hailey at lunch, then they had a normal conversation after. Obviously this sent me into a spiral, it still bothers me. I was so upset and anxious, when we got back to his house I went through that man’s phone like it was my only job in the world. And I search EVERYTHING not one thing goes untouched. (I sound insane) anyways we went back to his place, then he called his mom to come in his room and asked why she said that, she felt guilty and said she was messing around she had her hands in her head (mind you she’s been drinking probably just messing around with him when she texted that) she told me not to worry ever about that kind of stuff because her son is not that type of man, she proceeded to leave the room then texted me about how sorry she was and didn’t mean to freak me out and felt like shit about it. Ever since then she’s been acting kind of weird towards me (not really) maybe she’s uncomfortable or there’s another women idk LOL. Anyways yea what the hell do I do I literally can’t function properly.
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Advice, coping techniques, just distraction needed. Yesterday night, my parents asked me if I could take care of my baby brother and I’ve been wanting to help them out so of course I said yes, and I was taking care of him with my other brother. A big fear of mine that I’ve told my therapist about is that my OCD will latch on to my new baby brother. It hasn’t happened since he has come home with us, but now I feel like something is brewing. My little brother is prone to throwing up so he already got the shirt He was wearing all dirty so I went to my mom‘s room and decided to change his onesie. I called my other brother for help by helping me sit him up while I put the shirt over his head after the shirt went over his head. My other brother was walking out and that’s when I clipped the buttons on the bottom of the onesie and continued to carry him around the house, but it’s that action that my mind is obsessing over. Me clipping the buttons of my baby brother’s onesie. I can’t get over it. My mind keeps replaying that one thing because my thoughts are saying “oh what if you accidentally inappropriately touched him “ and I even went out of my way to avoid touching his diaper because I knew my head would start spinning shit like this. But ever since last night, I can’t stop thinking if I accidentally traumatized my little brother some how. I know I didn’t do anything wrong. I’ve helped my mom change my brother‘s clothes before. My parents literally check his diaper if he soiled himself, but when I do anything that has to do with making sure my brother is clean and healthy my head tries to make me feel sick and crazy. The thoughts are getting worse and getting to the point where my head is trying to make me feel like I’m weird for wanting to change my brother out of his dirty clothes. I’m just so scared that these thoughts are gonna get worse and I’m trying not to freak out right now so I went for a walk outside. But im still getting such intense anxiety. I dont know how to cope or what to do advice coping techniques would be a such a help ive been doing so good with avoiding compulsions. I just need help to ground myself. I dont want to go to my mom with this ill feel worse. Is me writing this a compulsion?
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