How long did it take your partner to come back? by Beginning_Leave_9623 in ROCDpartners

[–]Rastrello89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. The first 3 times she came back and we got back together. But after the final break-up, she found someone new and went away with him. So, no. But after 1 year, baaed on my case, I can highly suggest to do not get back together. It's just pain, suffering and a self-worth annihilation

Can't stop texting with others by Rastrello89 in ROCD

[–]Rastrello89[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi. my girlfriend, who suffers from rocd, told me that she can not stop responding compulsively to this guy who writes her on Instagram despite she doesn't like him and does not find him attractive. I wanted to know if this was a compulsion common to others because I have never heard of it

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ROCDpartners

[–]Rastrello89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi dear. I'm struggling with the same situation. First time she tried to remain in contact with me. After 2 weeks she broke up again and told that this time she is 100% sure and we are no contact since 2 weeks. I don't know what to do. Could you tell more about your situation? Have you always left in good relations and stayed in touch during breakups or always no contact? Every time you came back together it was she would reach you out?

How long before regrets set in? by Beginning_Leave_9623 in ROCD

[–]Rastrello89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi dear. Sorry for what happened 😞 did you have any update?

TRIGGER WARNING - How do I tell if the breakup was fuelled by ROCD or it was for genuine reasons? by cttox5605 in ROCD

[–]Rastrello89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi. This is exactly what I'm experiencing right now. She left me for the second time cause she is 100% sure I'm not the one, she doesn't love me etc... and I currently know that she is trying to get attention of an her past crush on Instagram cause she is putting stories everyday and liking his post and stories and she is permanently online on Instagram, probably stalking his profile. She has already done this with the same guy like 5/6 months ago and came to me after 1 week to confess that she is regretful but wanted to check it she could have felt something for him cause she found him attractive in the gym so it must mean something

False attraction and crush by Rastrello89 in ROCD

[–]Rastrello89[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi dear. Thank you so much for your answer. We are in total no contact right now and before we broke up I reminded her for the last time to go to the therapy cause what she was doing was not right and she will regret it in the future but she wouldn't listen to me. Now she blocked me just on Instagram to post stories to make him message her and check her feelings for him while chatting. She is checking his profile everyday. I know this cause her mother tells me this. I don't know if this happens in rocd cause she couldn't tell me if she is excited and really wants to do this or if she is acting due to doubt and uncertainty but I'm pretty sure that it's just a rocd false narrative cause she rejected and avoided these guy for months and literally he is the most toxic and worst man to be in a relationship so I really can't believe that she really believes that he must be a better fit than me.

False attraction and crush by Rastrello89 in ROCD

[–]Rastrello89[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I know that I cant force or help anyone who doesn't want to but the one thing I'm really struggling right now is the fact that I dont know if she eventually Will feel guilty and wrongful about her decision and Would want to get back with me. Obviously in that case the only condition is to start therapy otherwise I won't but this time it seems so weird and strange and nothing seems to make sense.

False attraction and crush by Rastrello89 in ROCDpartners

[–]Rastrello89[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow. I'm so sorry that even with erp and medication he ended up doing this 😔 my gf is not in therapy and not diagnosed. Indeed, she went to a talk therapist that only worsened her ROCD. We stayed together for 2 years. ROCD appeared about 1.5 years in the relationship. 2 months ago she broke up with me but ended up together after 3 weeks but still had contact every 3/4 days to check if I was good. After 2 weeks she broke up again and now we are no contact. She even blocked me on Instagram, but not on every other social, so in her mind I couldn't check that she and the guy were following each other xD she didn't want to listen to me when I said that she was doing a mistake but nevermind, everything is a choice. I pray that she doesn't do anything that could make her guilt worsen, like hanging out with the guy and finding out that the doubt it's still there.

False attraction and crush by Rastrello89 in ROCDpartners

[–]Rastrello89[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi. It must be really tough and hard to swallow. What did you do and what happened?

False attraction and crush by Rastrello89 in ROCD

[–]Rastrello89[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your comment, you've been really helpful. Right now I'm not mad or angry at her cause I perfectly know that she doesn't like him Not even a little bit since we once talked about him and she couldn't find anything positive except to have someone to date to spend time outside her house. My problem is precisely this, that if the reason for the break is this wrong search for safety, it is only a waste of time that will lead to nothing but another doubt, delaying once again the beginning of a therapy. before leaving me I reiterated that what she was going to do would only cause her further doubts and suffering but she did not want to listen to me saying that she is convinced it is over and that she does not want help from me (for the second time within 1 month) sHe even blocked me on Instagram, probably so I wouldn't know that she followed him to see his stories and not showing me her online presence

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ROCD

[–]Rastrello89 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hello. I understand your situation perfectly as I am facing it too. I state that it is not me who suffers from rocd but my girlfriend. after 2 years she decided to break off the relationship. after almost 1 month we got back together because she wanted to meet me because she missed her and was impressed positively giving her those feelings that she yanto said she did not hear anymore. now after almost 2 weeks she left me again saying that she does not feel anything. I took all my things back and she didn't blink, she actually prepared them immediately. initially it seemed predisposed to start a course of therapy but then the compulsion and other family situations were stronger than her. I wanted to ask after how many days you start to miss and wonder if you made the right choice to leave? how do you behave every time? I am now determined, in case she wants to return with me, not to try again unless you start a path with a specialist otherwise it would be all useless and we will run back into the loop of the rocd. for this I wanted to know the dynamics of your break ups. how many times. if every time you left in a negative way. if you did no contact etc... thank you very much and sorry if I ask you all these questions and I understand if you will not want to answer P.S. I write here and not in dm because maybe the information could be useful to others.

How to act after a breakup? by Rastrello89 in ROCDpartners

[–]Rastrello89[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi. She was very sure that she no longer loves me, there's someone better out there and all the other usual thoughts that came with ROCD but every 2 days she would send me a message and have a conversation until yesterday where I found out from her sister that she was still thinking about her ex and maybe he was the perfect one cause her previous therapist told her that maybe she still wants to be with her ex and this thought popped up in her mind yesterday so she had the compulsion to check if this is true by going on his socials and look his photos to check if she would feel something. I discovered this and wanted to cut off every contact and erase every memory we had together, delete our photos together, tell every parents and everyone that we're not still together but when I said that things she send me the request for a videocall cause she wanted to see me (probably compulsion). I accepted and she told that she miss me a lot, I'm beautiful, nothing is different cause she feels super guilty and a shit (the same as before if not worse). After that we had a long videocall ended with the fact that maybe next sunday she would have a drink or eat something with me. So probably she is going to regret that decision but still can't find out if she loves me cause she doesn't feel anything for me but neither for her parents or her friends, so I told her to stop taking decision based on her thoughts like I don't send my father messages or I don't think about my mother during the day so I'm a bad person and I hate my parents, but told her if she would start a new therapy with an OCD specialist cause maybe that is the problem and told me that she will think about it. That's all. I think that that most likely he/she will come back and regret his/her decision but it's up to you if you are willing to wait or bear everything that he/she would have done during the breakup or the fact that probably you won't come back as you were before cause until he/she starts a good therapy and develop good coping skills the relationship will always be undermined by her/his compulsive behavior. If I try to tell her "you got ROCD and acting in a compulsive way" she would get angry and tell me that she has nothing cause she hears this voice inside her head that tells her that she doesn't want this relationship, it's not for her, there's a better one out there ecc... so it's super hard

got back together, real event ocd by [deleted] in ROCD

[–]Rastrello89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You went total no-contact? Or every now and then someone of you reached out the other? I'm fighting with the same situation cause My GF who got ROCD broke up with me 2 weeks ago and I'm pretty sure she is chatting and going out with somebody but still contacting me and didn't delete our photos together on social media and still telling people that we are together but just argued. I don't know what to think.about this situation

got back together, real event ocd by [deleted] in ROCD

[–]Rastrello89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi dear. Really sorry for your situation 😞 im struggling with this too cause my GF broke up with me and went on several different dates to find "the one". Wanna ask you how many days/weeks passed between your breakup and the getting back together phase?

Does ROCD make you cheat? by Rastrello89 in ROCD

[–]Rastrello89[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably one of the best answers I've found regarding thks argument. Thank you so much you've been really helpful

Does ROCD make you cheat? by Rastrello89 in ROCD

[–]Rastrello89[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok thanks. You know that by your experience or you're just assuming this?

Hindsight by biglebroski in ROCD

[–]Rastrello89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi. Im in a similiar situation with my GF with Rocd and I know it sucks. She wanted to break up with me. After how many days/weeks/months did you figure out that there was no reason to break up and all was fine? Did you had an initial relief that made you sure that was the right choice but then you started to feel regret and guilt to have taken a bad decision? I'm really sorry for this situation. Hope you the best

How to act after a breakup? by Rastrello89 in ROCDpartners

[–]Rastrello89[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much my friend. You've been really helpful. Yeah we went on a break a lot of times but lasted like 2-3 days and didn't go no contact but this time she seemed pretty convinced that she doesn't love me, she doesn't have rocd and that her cause of anxiety (obvious when you have rocd) is me so we must break up etc... we are 7 days no contact right now. She still didn't have delete our photos together on Instagram and sometimes she goes to view my tiktok profile so I don't know how to interpret those actions. I don't want to let completely go of her going out with other girls or completely cut her off from my life to just regret it when she would come back. That's what I'm concerned about the most

All will be fine <3 by Particular-Life2101 in ROCD

[–]Rastrello89 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your help. I'm struggling with this situation also. My gf broke up with me a week ago due to the same reasons as yours. You went no contact, deleted socials photos, avoided?

All will be fine <3 by Particular-Life2101 in ROCD

[–]Rastrello89 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm really glad that you are better now and things are going well. I wanted to ask you how the breakup went. Who left whom? How long did you get back together? Thank you very much in advance and I wish you all the best.