u/Careful_Dragonfly332

Hey everyone,
I’ve been dealing with ROCD for a while now, and lately, things have been hitting a "breaking point." My girlfriend and I are currently in a long-distance setup, and even though she’s incredible and very patient with me, my brain keeps self-sabotaging.
The biggest trigger for me has been Life360. What started as a "safety tool" has turned into a total obsession. If she’s at a place I don't recognize or if she forgets to tell me she's leaving, I spiral into a full-blown panic attack. My brain starts creating these "retroactive jealousy" scenarios and intense fears of betrayal or abandonment, even though I know she’s done nothing wrong.
Today, I finally told her that I’m going to stop checking the app for my own sanity. I realized that monitoring her every move doesn't give me peace; it just feeds the OCD monster.
Has anyone here gone through this? How do you deal with the "withdrawal" of not checking the map? I’m trying to focus on our communication and trust instead of a GPS dot, but the anxiety is real.
Any advice or words of encouragement would mean a lot. Thanks.