Comments on: Relationship OCD and the Fantasy of Finding “The One” https://www.okaynowbreathe.com/relationship-ocd-and-the-one/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=relationship-ocd-and-the-one Awaken Your Inner Child. Fiercely. Thu, 30 Nov 2023 19:48:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: Meagan https://www.okaynowbreathe.com/relationship-ocd-and-the-one/#comment-1086 Tue, 31 Mar 2020 01:17:50 +0000 http://www.okaynowbreathe.com/?p=2152#comment-1086 In reply to B.

Thank you for your thoughtful comment! Yeah, I definitely feel like my OCD stems from my struggles with abandonment and sexual abuse growing up. As far as recovery goes, I’ve definitely made progress since I’ve moved from the place that was amplifying my obsessions and compulsions. While I still struggle greatly a few times a year, I’m in a much better place. I wrote an updated post on how I manage my ROCD here: https://www.okaynowbreathe.com/coping-with-my-ocd/

]]> By: B https://www.okaynowbreathe.com/relationship-ocd-and-the-one/#comment-1081 Sun, 29 Mar 2020 16:43:05 +0000 http://www.okaynowbreathe.com/?p=2152#comment-1081 I’ve just discovered your blog – which is very pretty by the way! I just chuckled as I also have ROCD! And it’s such an under-discussed form (which I think it true of a lot of the ‘Pure-O’ variations of this disorder). Mine started with obsessing that I’d cheated on my partner, and now that’s under control it’s morphed over to more of the ‘doubting the relationship’ side of things! I was always so bemused by the theme of my OCD, but now I’m working with my therapist on connecting this whole “theme” to earlier childhood experiences and other general patterns, especially around attachment, and particularly with men… Does this stuff resonate with you too? Do you feel there’s a connection with your ROCD themes to other stuff in your past?

Also, I guess you wrote this 3 years ago, so how is your recovery going? I hope you’ve made some progress with it in that time? The workbook you mention is great and something I drop in and out of every now and again… You know how OCD is 🙂

Anyway, what a long comment! It’s just so nice to see a “face” of someone who’s going through the same things.

Take care, B.

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