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I relate to this so much, I always was a very empathetic person, but OCD has completely taken that from me. It’s weird not being able to cry anymore or to feel anything. I am glad I am not the only person who was experiencing this because it makes me feel like my intrusive thoughts don’t bother me as much because they don’t seem to incite a huge emotional response like I feel like they normally would when I didn’t have OCD.
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honestly i think after so long of being so overwhelmed and experiencing repeated trauma from ocd and other things like things happening in this world currently, it only makes sense our brains would do this to protect us. :( im sure it won't last forever but we aren't meant to be under stress for so long.
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If you experience enough traumatic experiences in a row it can cause a loss of emotion and empathy. I don't know if this is your case though.
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that could definitely be the case with me
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If you are on antidepressants they can numb your emotions. I had that experience with an SSRI.
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i'm not but i probably need to be honestly
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Depression can do this sometimes.
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definitely!
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sorry you go through it too :(
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I'm having the opposite problem. I've cried so much over the last few weeks. Including tonight.
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i am so sorry. i am often, more often there. i hope you find at least a little peace soon 🥺❤️
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Hey everyone, I wanted to come on here today to just share this post because I’ve been struggling with this recently. I just wanna know if this is a common thing in relationship OCD. So last Friday me and my boyfriend had a conversation that was important, and my emotions were high and I got a little emotional about something he said and we had a long talk about it, the conversation went great and afterwards everything was okay. On Saturday I was so excited to see him after work and I was overflowing with feelings of happiness and excitement. Sunday was great and we stayed on FaceTime just enjoying the day together after he went home that morning, and then came Monday. I remember getting a thought like this, “What if I’m losing feelings for him and I’m just leading him on?” And even this thought, “I don’t really feel anything towards him right now, does that mean I fell out of love with him?” And then the anxiety came, I could literally feel myself breaking out in cold sweats and I could feel the pain in my chest after these thoughts crossed my mind. But what bothers me so much about this is on Saturday and Sunday I felt so content and happy with him and I was so happy and I didn’t have any anxiety whatsoever, and then Monday came, and I had those thoughts and I feel almost numb and I can’t feel anything else except the feelings of worry and fear and my anxiety has been at a all-time high and I keep feeling this pain of guilt and hurt in my chest and I just wanted to know if anyone else has experienced the same. Because personally one thing I hate is that one day I can be so happy and energetic and then the next day I can feel numb and feel absolutely nothing towards my boyfriend. I’m not sure if this can correlate with my menstrual cycle as well, but I’ve heard that that can also make your relationship OCD worse and cause you to feel differently about your partner. Just wanting to see if anyone has dealt with the same!
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