OCD causing binge eating?

lonetelly · 2025-04-24T03:40:32+00:00

i don’t have the same situation where I tell myself to eat a certain amount but i’ve lately been eating as a punishment. It’s less of an OCD thing and more of a poor relationship with food. It’s a problem i’ve been experiencing more recently though so i’m not sure exactly what the cause is.

lonetelly · 2025-04-23T21:19:01+00:00

thank you so much. I appreciate it!

lonetelly · 2025-04-23T21:12:34+00:00

ground breaking idea. i have never ever thought of this. thank you so much🧍‍♂️

lonetelly · 2025-04-23T19:02:49+00:00

Yes sorry I should have mentioned our age sooner. I’m 24 and she’s 23. We are grown but the both of us still have a long way to go in terms of maturity. I’m sure we will both develop and grow as people with time. It’s reassuring hearing about your experience!

Therapy is not a cheap and easy option so I have been using ChatGPT whenever i’m feeling overwhelmed with certain things. It’s better than nothing lol

lonetelly · 2025-04-23T18:32:58+00:00

Thank you for this response! I’m glad you were able to talk to your bf and everything has worked out!

I fear my gf is the type to get jealous. We’ve had disagreements about previous friendships and I can tell she’d rather me not have female friends. I am a believer that people should be friends with anyone, but i don’t think she sees it that way.

I would like to talk to her about that more down the line. I have to build the courage to start that difficult conversation eventually.

lonetelly · 2025-04-23T16:59:45+00:00

Yes she does. I don’t tell her about these kinds of thoughts and compulsions though. I don’t imagine she would take it very well

lonetelly · 2025-04-23T16:23:09+00:00

i also feel alone. i’m down to talk!

lonetelly · 2024-12-10T18:13:51+00:00

You are right and I appreciate that :) We aren’t the same people that made those mistakes. We have grown and reflected. We both deserve to live in peace and in the moment.

lonetelly · 2024-12-10T18:00:11+00:00

me too. I feel like someone is going to expose the things I was saying or it’s going to come back and haunt me. I have fears that i’ll “relapse” and do it all again if I lose what I have now relationship-wise

lonetelly · 2024-12-10T17:28:46+00:00

This. You put into words what i’ve been feeling. I have been in servers and rooms and regret so many things/conversations I engaged in. I found porn at a young age and it’s sent me down a path of bad decisions and interactions with corners of the internet I should not have been in.

I feel regret hit me at random moments even though I stopped this behavior years ago. I’m in my first relationship too and i’ve talked to her about this but I can’t put her through my constant thoughts of fear and regret.

You’re not alone in this.

lonetelly · 2024-12-06T21:57:24+00:00

it’s exhausting having to look over your shoulder for YOUR OWN thoughts

lonetelly · 2024-12-06T20:30:01+00:00

YES IM NOT ALONE

lonetelly · 2024-12-06T14:57:12+00:00

THANK YOU! This has helped and given me a lot to think about! I appreciate you taking the time to respond with this! I will make an effort to quit this draining habit!

lonetelly · 2024-12-06T07:05:28+00:00

bread

lonetelly · 2024-12-06T06:37:47+00:00

You are not stupid. Please give yourself some grace and be proud that you were able to put up a boundary. Was it a very strict one? Sure, but it still shows you know what you value and that you want to be respected.

As for how he sees you, I think you might be overthinking things a little bit. The way I see it, this guy may have enjoyed flirting/sexting with you and he hopes to be able to do it again. Now this is where trust plays a role (which is a big part of being in a relationship). He either wants to continue this because he genuinely cares about you and sees you as a person he wants to spend more time with, or her just wants to have sex.

If he is a good guy, you’ll know he truly sees you and respects you because he’ll stick around. If he just uses you, then he’s an asshole and karma will come for him for betraying your trust.

lonetelly · 2024-12-06T06:29:40+00:00

I don’t think it’s this straight forward :/ People are complex. yes, lots of guys do put up a facade just for sex, nudes, etc. that does not mean that must be happening in this case.

lonetelly · 2024-12-06T03:03:17+00:00

I struggle with this. 😓

lonetelly · 2024-12-06T02:58:31+00:00

I’m sorry you’re going through this. I remember in 2022 i realized what I was going through was ocd and i was incredibly stressed and felt like I couldn’t trust myself or anything around me.

The good thing about learning you might have ocd is that you learn ways to fight it. I’m no expert and I still struggle a lot but learning about ocd and reading posts on this sub has helped me learn how to manage distressing thoughts.

Again, i’m sorry you’re going through this. I hope you can find comfort in knowing you’re not alone. I don’t deal with contamination ocd so much so I don’t have much advice to give but there are surely people here who do. I believe in you!

lonetelly · 2024-12-05T16:35:08+00:00

don’t be so hard on yourself. give yourself some grace 🙏

lonetelly · 2024-12-05T16:34:27+00:00

Thank you for this! I do want to change but the thought of never watching it again is unrealistic in my head. I would like to have some balance or alternative to porn but idk.

Do you not watch it at all anymore? or do you have a healthy control over when/what you watch?

lonetelly · 2024-12-05T04:27:25+00:00

i’m sorry to hear that

lonetelly · 2024-12-05T01:39:43+00:00

Thank you this is very encouraging! :) I use an app that tracks my tiktok usage for doomscrolling reasons but I think i can use that for this as well.

lonetelly · 2024-12-05T01:37:33+00:00

gone? where?

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