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- 3y
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- 3y
It would just latch on to something else. It would be a compulsion. Everything we did would be a compulsion. I know my husband is incredible and worth every bit of fight I am giving OCD. We deserve to have healthy relationships. I guess it depends on how important your relationship is to you! Or was to you before OCD took over!
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- 3y
Yeah; i understand that... but my rocd; even If I am in therapy, gets stronger and stronger all the times that I see my boyfriend... and each time is worse! Even if I learned to throw away doubts, now bad feelings stay, and I have to choose between cry for like an half hour ( I think it release all the stress; because that way I actually enjoy the other times of the date) or stay anxious for all the time! Also, sometimes I feel guilty thinking that he deserve someone better than me! Furthermore, I start to forget about all the really good moments we had! It is like if wen ocd strikes, I connect to my boyfriend all the bed emotions, and the only chance I have to "survive" is to run away! I know it is wrong, and I really don't want it, but it is getting worse and harder in those time restist to the urge of breaking up! How do you "get out" from those moments? (Hoping that you don't have, but in case haha)
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- 3y
I’ve already tried it and broke up with my bf SEVERAL times because of these exact thoughts and instantly whenever I did it I’d regret it because like you, I also didn’t want it but was also really sick of it and just wanted an escape. When you do break up, your ocd now starts saying “see they never really liked me, they aren’t even chasing after me” or “now he’s going to go with someone else and kiss/ have sex with another woman because he can, he’s single now”. Trust me, breaking up is not the answer, it’s another compulsion and another means to escape/avoid the feelings of anxiety/pain that the thoughts bring. Remember that ocd thoughts aren’t real, the solution is nothing, the more serious you take them, the more power they have over your life. Call them out, laugh at them but whatever you do, do not believe them. Once you believe them, you’re in serious danger
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- 3y
Thank you again. I reached the point that even if I see my him, the second after he go away I start to cry. Everything is going well, but with all the anxiety accumulated, and all the bad moments and memories caused by ocd; I feel like I can't be myself anymore and I don't know if it is still worth fighting or not... but you gave me some hope!
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- 3y
I feel this. My thoughts about leaving or breaking up and finally being “free” have honestly been making my anxiety decrease and go away. So that makes the whole idea more alluring and makes it seem better to break up rather than stay together. We’re all tried of these cycles and deserve to live our relationships thru. All while working on ourselves. Compulsions and ocd are tricky. Especially when mixed with our fatigue of ocd in general and the separate problems it creates in our lives/relationships. Best of luck to all of you.
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- 3y
YES; EXACTLY. I know that if I break up with him, things will return to "normal" and I would regain myself. It happened with my ex, I had the exact same doubts, and I (before therapy) acted in the same way. I really want to change things, but I don't know it it is possible, or is better to be single forever haha... and the fact that now it has been a couple of months that I am mostly without good feelings (or maybe the ocd make me think this way, I dunno) make me keep question about "is all af this worth it? If you are alone you would immediately feel better!". Probably another "intrusive think" but it is kind of true, and i'm scared that one of these days I will fall and listen to this! Thank you btw; you made me feel so understood! Sorry I'm Italian; still have some problems with English haha
- Date posted
- 3y
Think about this right, if you were to be with someone new, do you think that the same thoughts will come up? Will you be able to trust them or will the same doubts crop up? That’s when you know it’s your ocd talking
- Date posted
- 3y
I never saw it this way, maybe this could be a really good game changer. It is a very good point of view actually!! Thank you soooo much!!!!
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- 24w
Do you ever feel like you wonder if your ocd would be less if you were with someone else? Or would it be better if you were with someone else? I’m really upset because I used to be able to enjoy myself even with the anxiety and now it’s like i am just analyzing and I don’t have feelings and I’m irritated because there’s things that frustrate me about him that I don’t like and my brain says if I was with someone else I would be able to deal with those things better and that we just aren’t right for each other. And the thoughts that used to make me anxious about breaking up don’t like it’s really me that feels it. I know no relationship is perfect but it’s like my brain keeps saying with someone else I wouldn’t feel like this or I would but I’d be able to handle it better. It feels like I have to just start fresh with someone new cause the ocd got too into this to the point where I don’t feel or even know what’s real. It feels like fear and anxiety and just being so into this has just made me feel not into this anymore but idk if I’m thinking right. It’s also just warped the way I see him like I only see the negatives and my brain keeps saying you don’t feel this cause it’s wrong. And it’s depressing bc of how happy and safe I used to feel. I’m supposed to see him soon and it’s like I want to but also don’t because I feel like things have changed unless that’s just something I made in my head and cause I don’t feel the feelings I used to. But then I think I will just be this way with someone else but then my brain says otherwise and it’s so confusing. People keep telling me not to make decisions because I’m fogged but it feels like I’m not. Like my brain is manipulating me. And also like all the things I used to like I’ve somehow turned into like distaste which is so upsetting. I would like to think this is just ocd taking control and confusing me and distorting my perspective but I’m scared it’s not and that my feelings are gone. Has anyone experienced this but it was still ocd?
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- 21w
Lately I’ve been having moments where I want to be single and explore other possibilities, like new relationships or flings. Sometimes I even feel like I do not want to marry my partner. Those moments honestly scare me. In the last two days alone, I almost broke up with my boyfriend three different times. I love him, and I want to love him without these moments/urges to leave. I’ve been feeling especially numb and distant this past month, and while my OCD has been quieter, my connection to the relationship feels like it’s slipping. I feel like I might be glorifying the idea of being single, like the freedom and exploration seem so idealized. I’ve been looking for posts that sound similar to what I’m going through (yes, I know that’s a compulsion), and I’ve found a few that made me wonder if maybe OCD is more involved in this than I initially thought. I just really don’t understand how. Could it be a mix of my numbness and OCD? Could the urge to explore or the emotional flatness around the relationship be OCD showing up in a different way? One other thing I’ve noticed: whenever my boyfriend is sweet or romantic, I feel this deep guilt or just nothing. Like I cannot say “I love you” back without feeling like I’m lying. It makes me feel like a bad partner. I just want to understand how OCD might be playing a role in all of this.
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- Date posted
- 12w
Hi, I have been experiencing the worst relationship anxiety. I have been with my boyfriend for well over 3 years. He is truly amazing and helps me in almost every way. We are both faithful Christian’s. About 7 months ago is when I began having doubts and intrusive thoughts about the relationship: “Am I attracted to him?” “Do I love him?” “Why am I doubting?” “Does God want me to leave?” And it has taken its toll on me. I am to the point now that my worries have worsened into “Do I actually want to be with him?” “How do I know if I want to be with him?” No matter how many times I tell myself that I DO want to be with him, I still question it. Can someone please help me. I don’t want to break up with him. I just can’t even trust myself anymore. I also have not been officially diagnosed with OCD. But, I relate to everything ROCD and have been diagnosed with anxiety.
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