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Yea I’ve felt that way but a joke is a joke and we can’t take life so seriously. That would be boring.
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I knowwwww but I feel so guilty and my compulsion is to confess it to my husband EVERY TIME
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@BigAl15 You need to stop doing that. I have the confession thing too. It becomes a never ending cycle and it’s going to push them away. They don’t need to know everything.
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I frequently review past things that I’ve said ( jokes included) on loop. I’m learning that my brain is trying desperately to protect me in these moments - but it’s a bit misguided. I’m still learning how to cope - but distraction through body movement tends to relieve some discomfort for me (e.g. yoga or even mindful stretching). Also, writing out affirmations can feel helpful. I’m sorry you’re experiencing this and I hope you feel some relief soon✨
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I constantly review things in my head. I analyze every little thing I said and did. Its worse if I'm with someone I don't know very well. I constantly think "I shouldn't have said that. I bet they were offended by that. I bet that really hurt their feelings." I have friends who have literally told me "Stop apologizing. You didn't say anything wrong." The crazy part is that I do this even with friends that I know I can say pretty much anything I want. Sometimes I will do both. I will apologize and then ask if their feelings are hurt or if they are offended. They will give me a look like "What are you talking about? And then say "No." I'm trying to break this habit. But I've lived with OCD since I was 8 and didn't know it until last month. So its a deeply engrained habit.
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- 17w
Tmi warning I was being intimate with my bf and I kept getting the name of someone else pop up, but I didn’t feel anxious. Afterwards, as much as I tried to delay confessing, I couldn’t help it. I confessed. My bf was fine he said I probably didn’t feel anxious because I’ve gotten used to the anxiety and it’s okay, it doesn’t define me any more than it would if I was anxious. A few minutes later, he got upset and said that the confession kinda ruined a blissful moment. I’m so upset that my head feels so turbulent I didn’t even notice it was a blissful moment for him and could’ve been for me. I feel so awful. I haven’t slept in a day, I can’t stop crying. My bf is afraid that because this specific name keeps popping up, it might mean something and he feels less than sometimes because of it. I know I shouldn’t have confessed but I felt so safe that it was like a dam broke loose. I feel so awful. What’s worse is that I’m still scared it means something, I’m scared that my boyfriend’s fear is right. He’s very understanding of OCD and how it manifests in me and everything, I think I just kinda messed up a sacred moment and I feel so much guilt and confusion and just horrendous. I’m not even fully anxious. I don’t know what to do. I apologized a lot but I feel like I don’t deserve him and so selfish
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I often feel like i did something wrong even tho i am positive i didn’t, my boyfriend and i have been together for like 6 months and i’ve been completely loyal to him the whole time but recently i’ve been feeling the need to confess that i cheated on him even tho i didn’t and there’s absolutely no proof that i did something even close, i don’t talk to other men and if i do my boyfriend has full access to my phone and it’s usually a friend or me asking a simple question but i still feel the need to confess even tho i’ve done nothing wrong🥲 someone please help it’s so confusing
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- 7w
I thought I was doing so well. But then my partner accidentally & unknowingly triggered me by jokingly saying about himself that “he’s pretty ugly anyways.” My thought of thinking he looks ugly sometimes is the main thing my ocd revolves around. Now I feel like I SHOULD be distressed over this thought after him jokingly saying this. Ugh
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