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Wow that’s great you are working hard on coping ! I’m in erp, just really hard theme for me- I’ve had a lot of other themes, I’m currently resisting the urge to ask him questions and just sit with uncertainty
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Yeah that’s a great place to be! Not asking questions is the hardest. Just curious, do you have any triggers around nudity in movies? That is like a 10 on the hierarchy for me.
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I started in 2019 with a psychologist then went to Rogers outpatient day program for 5 weeks, saw my psychologist again once a month, was good for about a year and a few months but slacked on my erp, was doing a lot of rumination and had a bad relapse, trying to recover from the relapse now, glad it’s turning a corner for you! The treatment definitely works- and maintenance is key!
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Thanks Hope! I’m in a bad spot right now, so it helps to hear some encouragement. It’s awesome you are doing this work to recover from a relapse. I think i have a lot of anxious thoughts about “oh my god what if I’m good for a long time then I relapse” and really, it’s all about not beating yourself up for it and getting back on the horse as they say. Was this your experience with your relapse? Was it hard to deal with everything that it brought up?
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How did you cope ?
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I feel like I’m living in a nightmare
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Yes I do. All of my ROCD triggers are around my partner not being satisfied with me and looking for love and sex elsewhere.
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How do you cope ?
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Exposure and response prevention therapy is a big one. My exposures have included putting up pictures of sexy ladies all over the house and watching my partner look at them. I also am working through my mental blocks more generally and building a strong foundation of self love and self acceptance. I am trying to accept the general uncertainty of life, come to terms with death, and accept that I may perhaps end up all alone. However, I know all the love I’ve been searching for I can give myself. I would really try to start doing exposures, it helps get over that initial hump.
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I don’t have any triggers with nudity in movies but I can see why you could, not asking questions is so hard omg
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I struggle with reviewing past convos, events and then doubting them and in turn wondering about cheating even though their isn’t any - it’s such a mind bleep 🤬 , my heart goes out to you bc I know how horrible this is
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Thank you ❤️ And my heart goes out to you! It’s not easy for sure. I’ve found though (and this is just my recent observation) that I was spending a lot of time complaining in my mind about how hard it was over and over again. And complaining to my fiancé and some friends about how hard it was, and that the constant thinking about how hard it was was making it harder. When I told myself that this pain was bearable, I was able to cope with it a lot better. I told my friend that I couldn’t get out of bed all day because I was so depressed, and he said “you can, you just chose not to.” And that may seem harsh and unfeeling, but since I know he cares about me I viewed it as incredibly inspiring. I realized I could in fact do the things I told myself were too hard to do.
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Yes I agree, acceptance of it is huge. It’s true we can do hard things 🙏
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How long have you been doing erp if you don’t mind me asking ?
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3 months! It’s been finally turning a corner recently. What about you?
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I suffer with a constant worry of what if I’ve cheated. You name it I’ve thought I’ve done it. I’m quite flirty at nature and also insecure. Sometimes hand in hand I don’t think they balance each other out as the constant need for attention to validate myself can backfire. Although I have the best partner ever and she makes me feel nothing less than beautiful I still crave validation from others. That being said someone I used to work with left over half a year ago and when they worked at my current place of work we were very close. Text everyday, phone calls you name it. However looking back I was extra flirty as I wanted him to fancy me. I wanted the power to turn him down to make myself feel better. Awful I know. Now all I can think about is what if I’ve done something. What if I kissed him. What if I’ve slept with him etc. I’ve kept our whole conversations from the minute I got his personal number. I constantly search key words to see if my intrusive thoughts are real. I can except the uncertainty my therapist tells me about as if I have done the worst and cheated I would loose my partner and our 10 year relationship. I love her so much she is my life but I can’t stop thinking what if I’ve cheated. Does anyone else suffer with the same theme? If so how do you cope?
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Despite the fact that I have never once acted flirtatiously with someone else over the course of my 3-year relationship, never talked to anyone inappropriately, never touched or interacted with anyone inappropriately, I have been battling constant ROCD obsessions centered around cheating ever since my partner and I got together. I am constantly worried about whether certain things are cheating: daydreaming about another person (already told my partner about this and he said it was okay and that he does it too), talking in a group chat with someone, sitting next to someone, speaking to them in person. I question my intentions. I worry that I cheated by wearing my hair a certain way in an attempt to look more attractive or by jokingly poking someone with a fake sword (despite doing it to other people too), looking through someone’s social media, etc. I have confessed so many ridiculous things to my partner and he’s always told me that none of them are cheating. I feel so guilty for being attracted to someone else, despite the fact that my partner said it was fine and normal. I have made a very very conscious effort to limit my interactions with this person. I never ever ever ever message them privately, I make an obsessive effort to NOT reply to their messages in a group server (constantly keeping track of the ratio of my replies to their messages compared to other people’s), to ignore them when I see them in person and hardly ever speak to them or initiate conversation with them. Yet I still feel like a disgusting dirty cheater who is hiding a big secret.
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Hi everyone, I’ve already been diagnosed with OCD, and I strongly suspect that I’ve developed a ROCD pattern. I wanted to share a specific situation that just won’t leave me alone – even though it’s objectively been cleared up. I’m in a relationship with a man who is, by nature, a very transparent, honest, and loyal person. Rationally, I know I can trust him. Recently, he got a phone call while I was with him. I asked him to check who it was. He hesitated briefly and then checked kind of slowly – the number wasn’t saved. To me, the whole thing just felt a bit strange. It didn’t seem like “open behavior,” even though he told me afterward that he simply didn’t have the energy to deal with it, since he had generally had a bad day. The problem is: Even after this explanation – which makes sense – the thoughts won’t go away. I keep replaying the situation in my head, analyzing his reaction, wondering if that hesitation meant something – even though I know he didn’t do anything wrong. I feel like I need to bring it up again to feel at ease. But I also know that would only bring temporary relief, and then the cycle would start all over again. It feels just like other OCD loops – only this time, it’s centered around my relationship. Have any of you experienced something like this? How do you stop yourself from falling into the reassurance trap over and over again? I don’t want to overwhelm or hurt my partner unnecessarily – I just want to learn how to manage this inner tension better. did it sound like ocd?? Rocd?? Thanks for reading. It really helps to know I’m not alone. (edited)
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