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You’re right girl .... I feel like we are made for each other .... but this DAMN OCD is always like ... “check it one more time to make sure she’s not coming back!!”
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Also if you gotta block her so you won’t stalk then that’s an option ? I had to do that once when I found myself obsessively comparing myself every day to a girl that wasn’t relevant to the present at all. You’re not alone! Much love!
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@junelle Isnt that avoidance?
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Oh I TOTALLY understand that feeling!!! And because it’s not impossible it makes it seem likely. You go “well it’s not irrational of a fear cause it’s based in real life events!” Ugh I def go thru the same exact thing. But recognizing that it is the OCD creating those thoughts and making that distinction is a huge first step so kudos for being able to do that!
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I can bet it will make you feel worse if you do it. Remind yourself he is with you now because he wants to be.
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Oh I struggle with the same feelings! Retroactive jealousy doesn’t do anyone any good. You have to focus on what is real in the present. If they wanted to be with that person, they would be. But they aren’t. So do not torture yourself with images of them. You run the risk of becoming resentful towards them for things that happened before your chapter even began. Ask yourself, what do I gain from seeing these images? Does it make me feel good? Does it bring anything positive in my relationship? If not then you have to have the discipline to deny yourself that vice. I say this all with the greatest of empathy for you and bc I am def still struggling with that habit myself. Hope it was helpful ?
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@junelle Thanks. Is it ocd?
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That’s understandable to be a bit uncomfortable with if someone was obviously extremely attached to your current partner. Especially if that love note was after their time together. Your feelings are valid. But ultimately it is causing you distress to carry that insecurity around. If she is not actively trying to be a part of your bf’s life then you kinda have to push yourself to come to terms with his past. Sometimes I find myself thinking “ugh I just can’t handle the jealousy and insecurity I have, I wish my partner was never interested in anyone before me” but then I tell myself that if every experience we went thru brought us to each other then I have to make peace with the past so that I can fully enjoy my relationship with my partner. You deserve to enjoy the fact that they are choosing to be with you!
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Thank you all so much!! My anxiety is making me hyper sensitive this morning so I need all the prayers and good lucks out there so that I can enjoy myself today with my boyfriend!! We are going to a bunch of music events today!
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It’s just SO hard because I found a love note from her declaring how much she loved him and that he never loved her the same But like .... they were together on and off for like 2 years and she actually moved from another country JUST to be with him
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So I’m SO insecure about that
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I stated dating my boyfriend about 3 months ago. This is my first boyfriend ever. He’s been in 2 serious relationships in the past and multiple sexual partners. I’ve had neither. When we first started dating/ at one point were just friends, he told me a lot about the last girl he was in a relationship including their sex life. Fast forward to us dating for about a month and I found out he had been texting her. We almost broke up. But also for context she broke up with him because she figured out she was a lesbian. But still… anyways we moved past it. And now… I’m sure we can all see this coming… I have this theme! I think about his ex gf all the time. I stalk her on social media and try to find hints and clues about their relationship. I compare myself to her. It really impacts my relationship because I’ll get mad at him for no reason. For example we went thrifting recently and he picked out stuff that completely wasn’t my style, but was hers. Which made me spiral. Is he purposely dressing me like her? Does he want me to be someone else, someone like her? The whole texting her thing was put in the past. I’ve forgiven him. But I can’t help but have resentment towards him and think/ visualize all these thoughts about them together and how I’ll never measure up to that. It makes me think I shouldn’t have got into a relationship. That maybe I’m better off by myself. But like all of us. I wish I didn’t have these thoughts. I wish I could believe he liked me for me. But sometimes it’s really hard.
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This obsession is very random and particular, but it revolves around relationship OCD and is causing me a ton of distress. Basically, I found out over the weekend that my ex the one before my current boyfriend is engaged. I promise you Im in a happy and healthy relationship of over 3+ year relationship, and I’m moved on from all of my ex’s. But for some reason when I saw his post, it triggered me and almost hurt my ego if that makes sense? I can’t stop ruminating and looking at his post and announcement of the engagement on Facebook and it’s just upsetting seeing him get engaged because it’s like no you really hurt me and don’t deserve to be happy in my opinion. I know that sounds toxic to say but that’s how I feel. It also hurts me because I was his first serious girlfriend and he didn’t treat me that well and now seeing him all cleaned up looking nice and seeming matured is pissing me off. I know I shouldn’t think about it, but ocd makes that seem almost impossible. Please let me know your thoughts bc I feel like I’m going insane…
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Sometimes my boyfriend tells me things that make absolutely no sense so I think he’s lying. Anyway. He used to be friends with this girl like 2 and a half years ago and they were only friends for like 2 months. He told me she played with his feelings but he never actually liked her and he just wanted friends because he was new to the school. I guess they had exchanged numbers and when he’d text she’d ghost him a little. They made plans to hangout after school one time but those fell through. Anyway, my boyfriend was interested in me half way through the school year, he really liked me, like a lot. He was a senior and I was a junior. He was really good to me and I never felt insecure. The girl was never relevant until maybe a year ago? She had created an insta account which she never used to have and she was in his insta suggestions. They had no mutuals or anything which made me suspicious. One of his close friends is friends with her. I started stalking her page a lot and comparing. She listens to the same exact music as my boyfriend and she’s literally flawless. I’d bring her up a few times over the course of a few months and he always told me that she was ugly and he just wanted a friend. He went to a party she was at and ik the mutual girl friend they have posts her sometimes. Anyway, I looked at her story today because I started overthinking again and she had posted pictures of herself to the song beetles by apex twin. I also brought her up to my boyfriend again because I was overthinking. She goes by Gracie and everyone calls her that but her real name is grace. My boyfriend will switch between the two when talking about her. He says grace is just a typo though. A few hours later my boyfriend had listened to that same exact song, it was on his airbuds. It was the only song by aphex twin on his airbuds too. I want to throw up because there’s no way he didn’t view her story, that’s was too coincidental. Update: he said he saw the sound in an edit but there’s only like 80 posts under that sound on TikTok and I didn’t see an edit. He can’t find the edit in his watch history either. He originally said he saw it on TikTok but I said there’s no edits of it on TikTok and it’s not in his watch history so now he’s saying it might’ve been on YouTube or instagram. He said he doesn’t know her insta account either but now we’re arguing. He wants me to leave because I never believe him. I confront him about something new everyday even though I really don’t mean to be a burden.
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