Relationship OCD (ROCD) Town Hall

Join IOCDF lead advocate Chris Trondsen, MS, AMFT, APCC and panelists Prof. Guy Doron, Dr. Danny S. Derby, and Zoe Homonoff as they discuss Relationship OCD (ROCD) and answer your questions live!

[crystalcry]

Rocd is real suffering.
Right now I am heartbroken.... I have never realised that during years of therapy, my ocd has never been really treated in a good way. I have several kinds of ocd (pocd, rocd, religious ocd).... It has been years of

Now it costed me my relationship with a wonderful man. He could not deal with my compulsions.... my doubts, my I know it is hard for the but I have never ever wanted him to suffer.

Now he says "why haven't you been honest from the beginning? Why didn't you tell me you suffered from this I am full of guilt and People that don't know anything about OCD don't know the pain and agony of it.

I am a mental health student myself at Maastricht University and I want to help others in I know the real suffering, people with ocd go through.

[haruka]

Chris is such a great host. He always listens compassionately and keep the conversations go naturally. I felt really safe here, thank you.

[lilymulligan]

Holy shit, it's me. Everything you've described, I do that. I cannot tell you how validating it was to hear the host voice so many irrational relationship worries that I had but couldn't put words to. I'm sending this video to my therapist!!

[ivanvukoja]

Just remember..if you break up with your love one, ROCD doesn't go away and it will not disappear in another relationship..

[MadManEtv]

I'm so sad as I've only just found out about ROCD. I relate to this so much. I had a beautiful caring and considerate woman that I used to tear apart in my head. She would have done anything for me but at the time I couldn't speak to her because I was having the worst anxiety in my life. She'll never know how much I did want to love her and I'll never know if it will work out.

[carriecanfield]

Wow...what wonderful video. I related sooo much to the host!! I need therapy

[liljemark]

Thanks for the stream! Such an important topic and the discussion was very educational and informative.

[TalkTocMx]

I wanna cry! 6 years ago I finally knew i had been suffering for almost 12 years of ROCD thanks to finding one of the papers they had published. Hope we can keep in touch. Back then i wrote them to help with translations to spanish, the offer is still on. Hope you can help me to get in touch with them and my ocd community for spanish speakers. :) Thanks for this interview.

[meryp.]

Beautiful, very beautiful video. Thank you so much and greetings from Italy ❤❤❤😍

[JacquelineRayo-oi]

I keep getting the ick for my partner like everything he does bothers me out of nowhere and the smallest argument I want to give up and I noticed that I keep looking at his appearance and thinking he looks better some days and others he doesn’t

[Ali-kfbd]

welp... I've been diagnosed with OCD for about 18 years now but you said that ROCD isn't usually about fear of abandonment and one of my core fears is my partner leaving me so now im scared I also have BPD.

[axemanarbor]

Can someone please help me find someone to help me and my partner here in Sydney Australia ?

[DavidMartinez-luzi]

Is there any help for the victim of the ocd person ?

[bedadays]

I’ve been feeling tension emptiness and intrusive thoughts, guilt i guess aswell.I want to feel close with my girl again does this sound like rocd, I have Aspergers aswell

[MissSarahGM]

My ex boyfriend totally has this. I with he came back, but I have been no contact. I want him to realise by himself if he misses me enough. IF so, how can I bring up rOCD to him?