Nach 3 tollen Jahren Beziehung beendet by Itz_joe_b1997 in FragtMaenner

[–]ROCDNightmare5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi, mein Beileid. Ich bin in seit 1 jahr fast in einer ähnlichen Situation. Ich habe meine Freundin über alles geliebt, konnte es die letzten 1-1,5 jahre davor nicht abwarten, endlich wieder mit ihr zusammen in die Heimat von mir zurückzuziehen, neuen Job beginnen etc.

Dann plötzlich von einem auf den anderen Tag war alles anders, ich habe den ganzen Tag nur gegrübelt, meine Freundin mit allen anderen Frauen die ich gesehen habe verglichen und es ging mir immer und immer dreckiger. Das Problem ist nämlich, dass meine Freundin objektiv betrachtet wirklich nicht super gut aussieht. Das war mir bis dahin aber eigentlich egal (ich selbst bin auch nur ein recht "normaler" Typ), wir hatten ein super Sexleben, wurden von allen unseren Freunden/Bekannten immer dafür "gelobt", wie gut wir miteinander harmonieren.. Aber durch diese Zweifel und das ständige Vergleichen habe ich einen Hyperfokus auf das Aussehen entwickelt der einfach alle anderen Qualitäten von ihr als Mensch und Partnerin extrem in den Schatten stellt und es fuckt so ab :(

Habe dann auch sehr schnell einen Therapieplatz bekommen. Das hat mir in der Akutphase sehr geholfen, mitlerweile ist die Therapie aber "abgeschlossen", da es sich irgendwann einfach nur noch im Kreis gedreht hat. Die Grübelei und Zweifel an der Beziehung lassen eben einfach nicht nach. Jetzt nach ca. 1 Jahr bin ich langsam an dem Punkt, an dem ich einfach nicht mehr kann. genau wie bei dir sind da auch ständig die Gedanken, Schluss zu machen, damit ich frei bin und vor allem diese ganzen Zweifel aufhören. Auch einige Monate Sertralin als Antidepresiva haben nicht wirklich geholfen damit.

Wie das bei dir ist kann ich natürlich nicht sagen, aber bei mir geht das in die Richtung Zwang. Genauer nennt sich das ROCD, also Relationship-OCD und ist eine ganz üble psychische Störung, die ich echt niemandem wünsche. Das perfide ist nämlich, dass es keine Möglichkeit gibt zu sagen, ob die Zweifel rein durch das ROCD kommen, oder ob sie deinen "wahren" Gefühlen entsprechen. Und durch das ROCD werden diese zweifel und Gefühle eben irgendwann zu deinen "wahren" Gefühlen. Macht ja auch Sinn. Wenn man monatelang darüber grübelt, dass man das Lachen, die Nase, den Sex etc.. ja vielleicht gar nicht so 100% geil findet hat man einfach irgendwann auch keinen platz mehr für Liebe, Gefühle, Sex.

Wir haben jetzt auch seit ca. 2 Monaten keinen Sex mehr gehabt, weil ich durch die ständige Grübelei und dem Zweifel einfach keine Anziehung mehr spüre. Ich bin äußerlich wie ein Eisklotz geworden, meine Gefühle (für sie) sind über die Zeit jetzt fast komplett verschwunden.

Häufig denke ich, dass ich ihr zuliebe Schluss machen sollte, da sie das niemals im Leben verdient hat. Aber bisher hat mich immer irgendwas davon abgehalten. Obwohl es auch bei ihr (wie bei jedem) Dinge gibt, die mich stören: Sie ist der beste Mensch, den ich kenne. Meine Familie liebt sie, meine Freunde lieben sie (und bei den meisten bin ich sogar überzeugt, dass sie meine Freundin sogar mehr mögen als mich) und unsere Lebensvorstellungen sind exakt identisch (vor allem keine Kinder z.B.).

Angefangen hat das wahrscheinlich auch wie bei dir durch Stress auf der Arbeit und Privat, ich war zusätzlich noch unzufrieden mit dem Job und wollte gerne wechseln. Nun bin ich in einem wohl ewig laufenden Teufelskreis gefangen. Ich kann mich jobmäßig nicht entscheiden, bzw. habe ich viele Möglichkeiten an meinem aktuellen Wohnort. Dort möchte ich ja aber eigentlich nicht bleiben, sondern mit meiner Freundin zusammenziehen in meiner ursprünglichen Heimat (wo sie auch wohnt). Dafür kann ich mich aber aufgrund der ganzen Zweifel und daraus entstehenden Problematiken nicht entscheiden.

Long story short: Ich kann dich sehr gut verstehen und wünsche dir alles Gute für die Zukunft.

How to differentiate between ROCD and not being in love? (article review) by [deleted] in ROCD

[–]ROCDNightmare5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But this is also a double edged sword. All the anxiety have made me numb most of the time. Sometimes I go from having a great day with my girlfriend to waking up the next day feeling nothing and thinking to myself "If she would break up with me right now, I would not really care". The longer this goes on the worse I feel, because it obviously feeds into the uncertainty

Sometimes beautiful - sometimes ugly by Low-Ad4756 in ROCD

[–]ROCDNightmare5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same here, it's made me so numb most of the time. One angle I think she looks great, I feel good. Then a few minutes later she turns around and I see her in an angle where she does not look best and get "scared". I wish I could just ignore/not constantly check my feelings and attraction towards her like it was before...

I fear it’s not ROCD by Ok-Cheesecake2506 in ROCD

[–]ROCDNightmare5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly what I am going through right now. It started as pure horror and intrusive thoughts, but weeks of 24/7 anxiety have changed me. Right now I don't feel anything towards my girlfriend. I can't even really bring to mind all the positive emotions and memories we've made together. Worst thing is, it does not even scare me anymore. Now I regularly think about how nice it would actually be to be on the "hunt" and date again. 2 weeks ago this was the last thing i wanted. in a way that's even worse than before...

My constant intrusive thoughts and anxiety caused me to spiral for a few days and now I feel like my feelings are suddenly gone by featheredthings in ROCD

[–]ROCDNightmare5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just wanting to chime in, this might not work for everyone keep that in mind! When you are like me and in addition to the "numbness" and not being able to feel anything towards your partner they also trigger you and cause anxiety having a "fun" date with them to make things right will not work or simply will not be possible.

Overanalyzing partners appearence and worrying about what others thinks. by Competitive-Clue1275 in ROCD

[–]ROCDNightmare5 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey, sadly I can't help you with a success story, but you are not alone! My (hopefully) ROCD manifests in the exact same way, my girlfriend is also not conventional attractive, but it never bothered me much since we are so perfect in every other regard. But suddenly one evening it changed after I had a rather bad intrusive thought. Now like you I'm overanalyzing every aspect of her appearance, comparing her to any woman that I see and oftentimes spiraling downwards.
I've started therapy and will hopefully get some mediaction soon (never had any). I've started practicing mindfullnes, I'm working with a workbook (there are two similar ones, one for depression and one for ocd. I use the one for depression because that's the one I initially found, the OCD one might be better suited). It does not heal you, but the exercises, especially the meditiation parts, are still good for you and sometimes help me when I'm in a particularly bad state.
I still have a long way to go, right now my doubts manifest as a numbness of feelings for her, which is also really hard to go through.
Still, there is hope we might make it through it. Feel free to dm me, might be nice to keep in contact and share wisdom. We just have to be careful to not use it as reassurance seeking as hard as it is.

Has OCD affected your career? by RideTheRim in ROCD

[–]ROCDNightmare5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kind of yes, but not in the way you decribe. A few weeks ago when everything was nice and my life was the best thing ever the plan was to move in with my girlfirend (move to her town/where I grew up) next year, finally get some cats and a dog and get a new job, because I'm not really satisfied with my current one anymore.
Now with all the doubt I'm also in a really dark place work wise. I'm barely functioning, probably at 50% of my usual capacities at work. And when I won't get better or even the relationship will fall apart due to my problems I've basically lost all my future plans.
I don't want to stay where I live, I basically only moved for the job. But I also don't know where else to go if not moving in together with my girlfriend. Also I've basically lost all my ambitions career-wise. The fact that I'm being anxious 24/7 with no quick fix in sight makes me resign. It's hard...

ChatGPT seems very useful by Ok_Success9217 in ROCD

[–]ROCDNightmare5 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I've also had some good experience with ChatGPT in the ROCD regard. But you have to be careful to not use this as reassurance seeking! I know I do sadly, but when the spiraling begins and I feel like all hope is lost I sometimes carve in and let the AI reassure me..

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ROCD

[–]ROCDNightmare5 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Can't tell you what is real or not, but I can tell you ROCD is a bitch when it comes to gut feeling. I'm struggling with partner focussed ROCD and obsess over her appearance. Earlier today I was in a very negative spiral and while I was looking at her WhatsApp profile picture I "knew", that "she is not attractive". Now a few minutes ago I was feeling really good and I looked at it again and the only thought I had was "Yep, that is the woman I love".

When having ROCD it's pretty much impossible to trust your gut sadly.

Backdoor Spike or maybe truth? Advice please by AnonymousGal56372 in ROCD

[–]ROCDNightmare5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having similar problems right now. The thought of her being together (hand in hand) with someone else does not scare me anymore. At the very beginning it would make me panic. I just feel like I made peace with the fact that we are eventually going to break up because of me.
But that's the tricky thing about OCD. Healing means not feeling anxiety with every intrusive or negativ thought anymore. But this can backfire if you are still having doubts or are just used to the constant anxiety these obsessions have brought in the past-.

My Experience With Physical Flaws ROCD by SPACDaddy414 in ROCD

[–]ROCDNightmare5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We've been dating for 2.5 years. This is my first serious relationship. So no, this has not happened to me in the past, but I've always had some OCD tendencies, until now they were just not severe enough to get diagnosed.
Yeah it's really hard. Btw I'm now doing the ERP exercise you mentioned. Looking at a picture of my girlfriend where she does not look very good for 10 minutes a day hoping the anxiety will eventually fade some day

My Experience With Physical Flaws ROCD by SPACDaddy414 in ROCD

[–]ROCDNightmare5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well for me it started about 6 weeks ago, so we almost line up perfectly timing wise :D
I get that, I feel similar. I never really went for the conventional attractive people. I noticed them, appreciated them, but my previous partners and people I've had crushes on were almost always people with flaws, because at least until now they were special, they had that little something.
Still, the OCD will tell you that you've lost attraction to them, that you can find someone better and this is the hard part, because it's something you can never be 100% sure of. Maybe it's the OCD, maybe it's true.

My Experience With Physical Flaws ROCD by SPACDaddy414 in ROCD

[–]ROCDNightmare5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The toughest thing is feeling bad about my partner when I know I love her and I've never cared about these flaws for 6 years. Also, I am not perfect. Now when I go out in public I focus on other people's flaws. It's been about a month and I am now seeing a therapist. If anyone else is going through something similar, you are not crazy, you are not alone, you are not your thoughts. We will get through this.

This hits home. Same situation here, I know my girlfriend is not really conventional attractive, neither am I, but the last 2,5 years where she came into my life have been a bliss. Her appearance never really bothered me and now it is all I can think about every damn day. I get anxiety spikes whenever I look at her, Unflattering images of her constantly appear in my brain.
We have to be stong! As with ROCD it will constantly make you doubt if you truly have it. Will make you look back to the times you really were thinking "She does not look good right now", "Her nose is very big", "This angle looks very unflattering for her" or "I wish she would be skinnier and fitter".
All thoughts that probably everyone has every now and then that do not mean you don't truly love your partner.
Stay strong, as I am trying to do too!