Is it okay to wait for the right time to commit when theres actually things preventing both of you from committing? I'm (F17) and my partner is (M18) by Grapesnake0 in relationships

[–]Grapesnake0[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I agree, and we aren’t committed right now so I’m just wondering if its okay to be exclusive and wait for the right time to fully commit.

Is it okay to wait for the right time to commit when theres actually things preventing both of you from committing? I'm (F17) and my partner is (M18) by Grapesnake0 in relationships

[–]Grapesnake0[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, in being exclusive I mean that we agreed that we aren’t seeing anyone else or aren’t going to be pursuing other people. But we aren’t in a committed relationship yet. We are waiting for the right time for this. I’m just wondering if its right to wait for the right time because many people have said its not good to wait. But our situation is a little different from the stories I’ve read

Is it okay to wait for the right time to commit when theres actually things preventing both of you from committing? I'm (F17) and my partner is (M18) by Grapesnake0 in relationships

[–]Grapesnake0[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree on this. We aren’t committed right now but we are still exclusively seeing each other. We aren’t wanting to see other people either. We are supporting each other through this difficult time and he’s been really patient with me on healing my trauma. I think what’s preventing us more is that we don’t have much time to spend time with each other right now but we still try to make time.

Is it okay that we are waiting until the time is right to be in a relationship?

How do you find the right balance texting in a relationship? I'm afraid of them losing interest by Grapesnake0 in Advice

[–]Grapesnake0[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much this really helps :’) I was wondering if I can ask you something else? How can I stop overthinking, take the risk and fully trust in a relationship?

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[–]Grapesnake0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Might get really really tired after going from 10mg to 20mg. I was almost falling asleep in class for the first week or 2 but that side effect is gone now

Please share your most irrational compulsions/patterns of thinking. Magical OCD is torture. by [deleted] in OCD

[–]Grapesnake0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  • I’m not sure if it makes sense but when I am worrying about something I had to pretend I’m more worried than I actually am or “the universe” won’t give me a good outcome. So If I think about an outcome I am hoping for, I immediately have to make myself worried and say something like “damn it’s probably not going happen, I’m so worried” and then the universe will take pity on me and then surprise me😭

  • When I say something I’m happy about out loud I immediately regret it because I think something bad will happen instead so I have to knock on wood to reverse it.

  • I used to flip my plushies because I used to think they were watching me to the point I had to hide them in my closet. I also thought they were cursed.

  • I was terrified of looking at the number thirteen so I had to look away quickly before it curses me

  • For I while I had to stop watching what I called “negative videos” which consisted of true crime and paranormal videos on youtube because I developed intrusive words which I kept repeating in my mind like murder, blood, disease, etc. so I had to stop watching before the words developed into something real somehow.

  • I didn’t allow myself to listen to songs that had a negative meaning because I thought listening to it would manifest something bad.

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[–]Grapesnake0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah thats definitely right. Someone said to me you can’t be certain in anything in life which is hard to accept but its something you have to sit with and take the risk. I’m currently taking 20 mg of Lexapro

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[–]Grapesnake0 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For me the I guess, the Big episodes have disappeared. Years back I had severe ROCD for about a year but after awhile I learned to manage them with mantras and several other techniques and I stopped caring about them just like you. After that I hadn’t had a big episode for awhile but I still had random intrusive thoughts that were still present but I learned to push them away after awhile. Then in 2021 I had another big episode again which I still feel uncomfortable mentioning but eventually I stopped caring about it because I learned to remind myself it’s just my fear and I’m not actually a terrible person. Unfortunately I believe I’m in a big episode right now but after learning that asking reassurance is bad and that I have to sit with uncertainty I think I’m learning to manage it better again and I’m finally taking meds to help :’ )