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worried i wanted to leave

i was worried that im a bad partner (not attracted enough, don’t love him enough) and my bf deserves better and i felt so guilty and just heavy and i then thought maybe i have to leave like it’s inevitable bc he deserves better and then i thought you could be with that guy from your course and then i was like no i dont want that but then i was like do i? and i felt like i did and i was worried and i thought no i can’t even anyway bc i wont see him again and then i was like panicked i think about the idea of being alone and unloved and my brain went but you could find him like through the gc or something and then i was like no i dont want him i just don’t want to be alone and thats all this is and i carried on with my day but now i feel so horrible. i dont want to leave and im not planning leaving but i just feel so guilty and sad and like a terrible person, but i love my bf and dont want anyone else but in that minute it felt like i did and like i was lying to myself? but then i realised i just dont want to be alone and its not about wanting that guy. i also feel bad bc i cant remember the exact sequence of thoughts so now my brain is saying maybe you wanted it maybe you considered it seriously but i think i was just trying to work out if i wanted that bc i was worried simultaneously about being a bad partner and about being alone. but its nothing to do with that person they literally mean nothing to me im just scared of being alone.

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u/Inside-Ad-8745 — 3 days ago

seems real

I’m worried this is not pocd and is actually real. I was watching a show and there was a kissing scene between two teen characters and I felt aroused and enjoyed it which is disgusting. I don’t think I am attracted to teenagers? but i get thoughts about tje characters on the show and i often look away if i feel like im attracted bc i find that gross, or sometimes i try to reassure myself I’m not attracted by looking at them and just thinking of course I’m not attracted to them they’re children. The weird thing is I don’t even feel particularly anxious just ashamed and uneasy bc I don’t want to be a bad person or for anyone to think that I’m a bad person. Before now I would get intrusive thoughts about teens but I would brush them off bc I didn’t really believe that I was attracted to them, but now I feel like it’s obvious I am?

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u/Inside-Ad-8745 — 4 days ago