OCD Chat
Hey guys, I'm making this thread so that anyone and everyone has a place to talk about and ask questions about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. I hope you will all enjoy talking in this forum!!
Hi Everyone,
I am new to understanding OCD and ive been dealing with something lately. I am constantly up and down about my feelings for my boyfriend. Hes great, hes a lot of what I want in a partner, and he makes me happy, but I can't shake a feeling that something is missing. Any chance this is OCD? and If so, how do I determine OCD vs a gut feeling?
@amiableCurrent6758 What exactly is making you doubt your partner? I think doubtful feelings are pretty normal in any relationship, but you obviously feel like something is off because you posted in these forums, instead of a relationship forum. Can you be more specific about what you think is missing? Is it just a feeling, or is there something more specific?
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Anyone suffering from pure o? I found myself having this about a year ago and it tends to come in waves. Some days and months Im great and then others Im miserable. The anxiety from these intrusive thoughts make me feel horrible and the pain its causing is getting beyond bareable. The intrusive thoughts are about hurting myself or the people around me and when I first started having them I about lost my mind. Theres no way I would ever hurt anyone or the people I love and these thoughts made me feel like the devil. I find comfort in knowing that Im not the only one suffering from this, and that its not just me going crazy, but the thoughts always return and sometimes with a vengeance. I know what its like to deal with this silently, not knowing what it is, so if this can help anyone out there thats great. If anyone has the same feelings and would like to talk please feel free!
@Epocd I have this exact thing. I'm traveling today, but once I get back to a keyboard I want to write you a longer post. Lol these stupid iPhone keyboards...
Hang in there.
@Blinkk look forward to it, thank you!
@Epocd Yaaaaas I got back. Okay, I'm sitting at a keyboard now.
Ugh, I feel just like you. Mine started about a year ago. I was seeing a therapist for something else, and he noticed these weird Pure-O symptoms in me. We are pretty sure I've always had OCD since I was a kid, but it's always been harmless stuff so it's gone unnoticed. Something really stressful happened about a year ago, and it triggered the evil side of OCD.
I deal with very violent thoughts and horrible sexual thoughts. Mine are targeted towards myself, and people that I love and care about. When these thoughts come, they are all encompassing. It's like, I can't even focus on a conversation because this violent thing is "happening" to the person in front of me. It gets so bad that I can't really concentrate on reality. I have to deal with this bizarre event that my brain is making up.
I know what you mean about being a silent sufferer. My therapist tells me that it's good that these terrible thoughts freak me out. He says it shows that I'm of a good moral value. I don't know if that helps your or not, but the fact that these things frighten you THAT MUCH means that you are not evil. Actually, you're the opposite of evil. You're a really, really good person. It proves that you aren't attracted to violence, and in a world where we have school shootings and bombings, we need more people who find violence repulsive. I'm not sure how much that helps, because I know while these bad thoughts are happening, it's absolutely terrifying. Man, I get it, I get it.
What do you do when you're on a bad month? How do you cope with that stuff?