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And I don’t have anxiety either. And I feel annoyed by him constantly. I did not feel like this at the beginning
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Aw girl :( I’m so sorry, I felt annoyed by everyone I was with ALL THE TIME (not in the beginning) to the point where I just couldn’t be with them and ended up ruining our relationships bc of it, but I know now it was all bc of my condition and my hyper-focusing on things..we’re here for you.
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hey! i understand how this stage feels, my ocd latched onto how my girlfriend looks and i don’t even get anxiety when it tells me i should leave her over small things i don’t even really care about and things i never found unattractive- needless to say it may not feel like OCD anymore but that’s just part of healin, that thought usually keeps me calm
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I feel you. It’s so hard but you have to keep trying ! Don’t let ocd win
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I feel this so hard. Like anything they do that upsets me or makes me uncomfortable I feel like it's the end of the relationship. Even though it makes me cry and I don't know.
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It doesn’t even make me cry anymore. Like I can’t pull an emotion out of myself. And I keep feeling like I have a crush on this coworker but I really don’t want to but my brains telling me I like it. So I’m so lost
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@cozycat I can relate to this. Do not let your brain convince you of that. I fell for it too. The constant rumination and guilt basically convinced me I had a crush on this other person. It’s all rooted in the constant obsessing, it’s not real. And even if you were to end your relationship, ROCD follows if it’s not healed properly so it would just wind up being there in the next relationship. Keep fighting you will conquer this !
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@PotatoChip21 I was just sitting here and I had a thought and I was like that’s not true and then it felt like I thought “no you know it’s true”
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@cozycat Oh trust me I do the same thing. My logical realistic brain always fights my OCD brain. I started to call my OCD brain by a name and whenever thoughts like that come up I tell her she’s wrong and I’m confident I know what I want, just trying to be positive about the situation
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@PotatoChip21 Even if it makes you not feel confident about what you want. Like at this point I feel like I don’t even want to be here it’s so weird
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@cozycat And like it feels so real. Like I feel like I don’t want to be around him and like I don’t even like him. And I’m pretty convinced it’s true and not ocd so that’s been stressing me out. Because I want to believe it’s ocd I want it to be ocd but it simply doesn’t feel like it anymore
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@cozycat I get what you’re saying. What makes you want to stay in the relationship?
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@Romans510 Because I loved him so much before all of this started. And he honestly is my whole world. And I love him so much. I just don’t want to feel this way and I feel like I’m lying
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@cozycat I completely relate. Try to stick with your values, OCD really freaking sucks but it doesn’t have to define you. I understand that feeling of feeling like a liar but love is mostly a choice ❤️ hang in there!
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@Romans510 Even when it feels like I have no idea what my values are anymore. I’m so lost
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It also may help to make a list of reasons why you want too stay with him. I know you love him, but don’t let that be one of the reasons you stay. Sometimes, love is not enough! I recently broke up with someone who I loved very much because they were not treating me right. So, like I said, loving someone doesn’t necessarily equal a good enough reason to stay. Make a list of other reasons you are with him and why u 2 are compatible in your eyes. Every time OCD says u don’t love him, ignore that voice and refer back to your list that clearly shows you why you are CHOOSING to be with him. Like many have said before- maintaining a good relationship is a choice. You CAN choose him. :)
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He treats me well! My ocd just tells me I don’t. There’s no reason for this at all
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It hurts so much to write that. Lately, every time I talk to my boyfriend — whether it’s through text or in person — I feel this deep irritation, like everything he says or does annoys me. Sometimes, it even feels like disgust, and it’s terrifying. I don’t feel love. I don’t feel excitement. I don’t even feel sadness about not feeling anything… just numb. I look at him and I don’t feel like I used to. I don’t know what happened to me. I used to be so sure I loved him, and now I feel like a completely different person — cold, distant, empty. My brain keeps telling me: “You don’t love him anymore. You never did. You’re only staying out of habit.” My mom told me that if I don’t like him anymore, then I’m hurting both him and myself by staying in this. And hearing that broke me. Because that’s exactly what I fear — that I’m faking everything, and I just don’t want to admit the truth. I feel so lost. And I don’t know how to separate my thoughts from reality anymore. All I know is that I want to feel something again — anything. Because right now, all I feel is guilt, fear, and confusion. i used to know these thoughts are just thoughts and that if i didn’t have them i would be so happy but now, i cant think aboyr that bc the thoughts feel too real.
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Right now I feel like I’ve realized something awful. Like maybe… I never truly loved my boyfriend. Maybe in the beginning I was just excited to be in a relationship. Maybe I confused that excitement with real love. And when the intrusive thoughts started, maybe it wasn’t ROCD — maybe it was the truth hitting me. I write this and it feels real. That’s the scariest part. It feels calm and clear and like maybe I’ve just been lying to myself all along, holding on because I “should,” not because I truly want to. I can’t remember how it felt to love him — and that makes it worse. I feel so disconnected, so numb, like nothing makes sense anymore. Every time I try to feel something for him, it feels like I’m faking it. Like I’m playing a role, not being myself. But the thing is… I’m not at peace. If this was really the truth, why does it hurt so much? Why does this “realization” come with panic, guilt, emptiness, and so much fear? I don’t want to hurt him. I don’t want to lose him. But I also don’t want to keep living like this — doubting myself, my feelings, and my past. I feel like I’m stuck in a cycle I can’t break, and I’m scared I’ll always feel this way. Has anyone ever felt like this before?
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I feel like I shouldn’t be with my partner anymore, but I have no clear reason why. I feel sad every single day, I have a constant heaviness in my chest, I cry often, and I start arguments with him. I can’t remember the good memories. Everything feels distant, fake, or tainted. I don’t know why I love him — and all my thoughts tell me that I never truly did, that I only wanted to feel something, and now I finally see the truth. The worst part is that it all feels so real. I feel lost. I feel numb. I feel guilty. I can’t feel love right now, but some part of me still wants to hold on, still wants help. I don’t want to make any decisions right now. I just want to know I’m not alone. Has anyone else gone through this?
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