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• Sian321 Community Manager Posts: 3,654 Community Veteran

  April 2025 edited February 11

  how are you doing this morning? Thank you so much for making this post and for opening up as you have. From what you have shared, it sounds like you're going through an extreamly hard time right now with this intrusive thought and worry about your sister, and we're here to explore this with you without judgement. You're doing so well to talk about this.

  
  I hear you, and I hear just how hard it feels to be reassured in this situation because it seems like the worry about your sister not approving of your boyfriend keeps eating away at you. May I ask, what would it mean to you if your sister does not approve of him? What part of that would feel the most upsetting?

  I noticed in your title of the thread you've mentioned OCD, and I wondered if you'd feel comfortable sharing some more about this? When we're coping with OCD it can sometimes feel extreamly hard to live with uncertainity or doubt, even when we have recieved reassurance already. I really hear just how all-consuming this worry has been for you, and you mentioned at the end of your post that you can't go on with this any longer. May I ask what you mean by this?

  I will share below some further resources which may feel helpful. Have you ever recieved any support around OCD or intrusive thoughts / worries in the past?

  OCD UK is a national charity run by and for people with OCD. They provide advice, information and support services for those affected by OCD. They have a range of support groups and forums where you can engage and connect with others who are affected by OCD. They have a support and advice line where you can talk to a volunteer Monday-Friday 9:30am-3:30pm on 03332 127 890 or you can email them via a form on their website at https://www.ocduk.org/ To become a member of the organisation there is a small fee and you have to be over the age of 16. If you are under 16, you will need the permission of a guardian. However, there is a range of support and information that you can access on their website for free.
  
  OCD Action is a national charity run by individuals with lived experience of OCD, offering help, information and support for people with OCD. They also have advocacy resources and a range of other information and factsheets on their website detailing some other ways that you can get support. You can call their helpline on 0845 390 6232, open from 9:30am - 8pm, Monday to Friday. You can also email them at support@ocdaction.org.uk Their website is http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/
  
  https://www.rethink.org/news-and-stories/blogs/2022/06/relationship-ocd-constant-chronic-obsession-and-doubt/
  
  DARE Panic and Anxiety Relief is an app designed for people coping with worry, anxiety, intrusive thoughts, insomnia, or panic attacks - helping you to regain confidence and live life at its fullest. While certain parts of the app require payment to be unlocked, there are hundreds of free features and the app itself is free to download. Some of the apps' free features include a bank of "SOS" step-by-step audioguides to help you calm down during a panic attack and to manage your intrusive thoughts, based on the evidence-based DARE technique by Barry McDonagh (BA, Dip Psych). The app also includes free breathing exercises, soothing meditations, and motivational 'pep talks' to help encourage and reassure you. It can be downloaded on the Apple App Store or the Google Play store.

  
  How do these options sound?

  Post edited by TheMix on February 11

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