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I think what you are currently experiencing is depersonalization/derealization--it happens when you're in situations of prolonged anxiety and trauma, its very common with ocd. I experience it all the time! Do yourself a favor and give yourself a break, your inner voice is clouded right now by the layers of ocd and your senses are dulled by the dp/dr. Feeling like its not ocd anymore is a very ocd thing to say...:) don't take as reassurance, but its super common to feel denial with any of these subtypes. Lean into the denial and practice ERP to it so you're not as afraid of the possibility I have been in your exact shoes with two relationships. The numbness and questioning. It is not normal for neurotypical people but it is OUR normal as people with ocd, so give yourself some compassion š.
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Thank you. I just feel lost and confused while simultaneously feeling nothing. Definitely donāt feel like myself. I donāt know how to give myself a break honestly Iām not very good at that
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@cozycat I know exactly how you feel. I'd get thoughts of "you don't love him, you never did! You're using him. Remember when he did blahblahblah?" Its the ocd attacking something that makes you happy, ocd doesnt like it when you're happy and confident because it thrives off of insecurity. Your ocd is probably telling you to distance yourself from him. I think you should do the opposite and spend some quality time with him and stay in the present moment :)
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@alexisrae1999 Yes! Itās telling me I donāt want to touch him or be near him so of course it feels that way. Or maybe I feel that way and thereās the thoughts idk but yes
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@cozycat Do the opposite of what its telling you and show your ocd you don't care!
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@alexisrae1999 Even if itās more of a feeling than a thought?
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@cozycat There's such thing as intrusive feelings too. Normally they are triggered by an intrusive thought or act as kind of an automated response if you've been dealing with a certain theme for a long time
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@alexisrae1999 Oh okay got it! So they can kinda be seen/serve as intrusive thoughts when youāve been in a spiral for a long time?
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@cozycat I'd say yes because when you get the feeling, you're probably associating the feeling with a scary intrusive thought that you want to get rid of :)
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@alexisrae1999 - Wow thank you Alexis, I'm currently going through this. My boyfriend is the best and I truly have no complaints, I believe we are truly made for each other and never doubt my relationship with him until I got OCD a little over 2 months ago. I felt okay the last few days but I started questioning myself again and I feel very convinced I didn't love him anymore but I know if we were to break up with be devastated. I love that you said "OCD doesn't like you to be happy"
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@Emilyecvrg Thats what the ocd does lol, it attacks what you value the most in your life. And since ocd is quite literally in your brain, it knows your way of thinking. That's why there's no using logic against the ocd...its an illogical illness that makes no sense š. Erp is the only way to go, and of course moving forward with your life despite the ocd:)
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I just had a really bad episode tonight over exactly what you said. Im going through the same exact thing.
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Itās so stressful
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Has anyone ever felt like they got to a point with ocd where they are numb to everything donāt get anxiety much and feel like they donāt know if they hate the thoughts and donāt know if you would or wouldnāt do those bad things? Or feel like they donāt know if itās ego dystonic or against your morals because you are so convinced that you are bad? Is this possible? Everyone always says on this app that however bad the thought feels they know deep down they donāt want it but is it possible to be so confused or so into believing ocd that you actually feel like you donāt know? I complain about the thoughts/feelings I get from ocd to my family and they say you donāt want it but itās convinced me so well I feel like I donāt even know? I donāt even know what I feel if Iām anxious or sad or what i donāt even know. I had this thing where it kept feeling sometimes like I would want to smile or as if I was āsecretly happyā about ocd thoughts and that bothered me and this time I was having these āstabbingā intrusive thoughts and I got that same feeling I wanted to smile or was āhappyā and then I got this horrible urge feeling when my mum came in the room which felt like I āwanted toā act on the thought and from deliberately imagining the stabbing thought to test my emotional reaction - it felt like āI knew how it physically felt to stab someone and liked the feeling/it felt goodā and that tied in with the āurgeā feeling felt really real like I actually wanted it and then I was sat there with my mum and I was telling her about it and I even told her I would try testing things by holding a pencil to see if it feels like I āwant to do itā as kind of an exposure tactic since I was thinking I was bad or would do it and I held it and obviously nothing happened and I even imaginined the thought while holding the pencil while she was next to me and it never felt like I wanted to do anything or āactā on the thought, after I gave it to her and she put it away and then I we was talking and then I had another bad moment where it felt real (I canāt remember if it was the same day or not) but I was deliberately imagining that thought and then i donāt know but I think I got that weird thing where it feels like I wanted to smile or was secretly happy and I donāt know how if i gave into the compulsion and I think I did smile or maybe I didnāt I canāt remember but that āsecret happy feelingā suddenly became amplified and felt like the thought of stabbing someone lots of times suddenly felt like I was happy about it would really enjoy it or like it I canāt explain it but it suddenly felt like a real feeling that I enjoy it and I felt like in those films where the evil person is happy about doing something bad and it felt so extremely real it feels 99 percent like it was my own feeling from inside and I donāt feel the same I feel like there is something wrong with me and I will want to do evil things because now Iāve discovered that there is something āgood feelingā about doing that bad thing and Iāve ārealisedā why evil people get a thrill over it like I canāt explain that feeling but I wish I didnāt have it but it feels extremely real like my own feeling and now Iām thinking I definitely canāt be helped and everything is over because I will want to do it almost like the same way someone is ālustfulā I will want to do that evil thing because of that feeling of feeling happy over doing evil itās really bad I donāt know what to do. I feel like Iām suddenly evil and my ocd has never felt this bad before. But still Iām not crying Iām not anxious Iām just complaining about it to my mum and family members what do I do. It feels almost like because of that feeling where it felt like I was happy now I would choose to be evil or want to be because it felt happy feeling šš I donāt know what to do I donāt even know what that feeling was and then before I was about to sleep my head is like to me āyou want to experience that feeling againā and it feels almost like an urge that I want to experience that feeling or be evil and I donāt know because I feel calm Iāve been having ocd for almost 2-3 years so I feel numb nothing phases me, I had a few sessions of therapy online with NOCD but I stopped it and have never had therapy since now I wish I had been having it because maybe it wouldnāt have got this bad šš
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Iām really anxious because I know my ocd is really bad right now so I shouldnāt try to figure it out cause my thinking is a mess but Iāve been having feelings of like Iām not sure if I love him anymore or worrying that I havenāt felt a lot like numb (a lot because ocd has been getting worse and worse) and thinking of like how Iāve been focusing on the negatives and only been looking at him through that lens and analyzing and also feeling like I donāt want this anymore. Basically just like negative thinking in feeling like Iām really scared itās that itās I donāt love him cause I donāt want it to be over and the thought of having someone replace him makes me ill. But like it feels like Iām not seeing him how I used to and it makes me upset. Today I was near someone I was like oh this person is cute and then I was thinking that the possibility of meeting someone new sounds exciting and now Iām freaking out because this in combination with feeling like maybe I donāt love him anymore is bad. Also my thoughts keep changing. and like sometimes it feels like I donāt care at all and this has happened but like worst itās ever been and then other times Iām like I do care I do still feel. Iām just really anxious has anyone else felt this before and it was still ocd? šš
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I believe I have ROCD ā at least, thatās what many people here have told me based on what Iāve shared ā and I really need help, because I feel like Iām falling apart. I donāt know what I feel anymore. I donāt know whatās real. My thoughts come as loud, cold statements ā not questions. They say things like: āNothing is the same.ā āYou donāt love him.ā āYouāre just staying because youāre used to him.ā And even though I know Iām supposed to let the thoughts pass and not engage with them ā I canāt. I get stuck in them. I try to find answers, I ruminate, I check, I cry, I panic. Everyone says ālove isnāt just a feelingā ā and I know that. But⦠I still want to feel something. I want to feel warmth, or connection, or even just peace. Itās been so long since I felt anything like that. Now everything just feels empty or terrifying or cold. My brain only gives me negative interpretations. No memory brings me comfort anymore. Nothing feels like it used to. And the worst part is ā it all feels true. Sometimes I think: āWhat if Iām just denying the truth?ā āWhat if Iāve finally realized that I donāt love him, and I just donāt want to admit it?ā This feels like the worst version of myself. Iām so confused and scared and tired. Even therapy didnāt help ā my therapist said things that made it worse, and now I donāt know who or what to believe anymore. I just want help. I want to know how to face ROCD ā if thatās what this really is. I want to believe I can feel love again. I donāt want to lose myself in this forever. Has anyone else felt like this? How did you start to get better? i cant even remember past good memories with him, my head tells me that i didnt love him and i was just āexcited ā to have someone. We have 2 years together and i have been dealing with this for a year and a half.
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