Infatuation OCD: Symptoms And Effects On The Love Relationship
Some people suffer from repetitive and obsessive thoughts; This is to a certain extent normal, and it occurs a lot, especially during times when we suffer from stress or anxiety.
However, when these obsessive-type thoughts are repeated very frequently over a long period and are accompanied by equally recurrent and uncontrollable behaviors that we carry out to try to alleviate this discomfort, we could be dealing with a psychopathology: OCD, or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
In this article we will talk about one of the forms that OCD can take: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder of falling in love.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder or OCD is a psychological disorder in which the person presents a series of unwanted and recurring thoughts (obsessions) that cause you a lot of discomfort from the first moment, and for which you are forced to respond in a stereotyped and repetitive way (compulsions) to nullify the power of those disturbing mental contents.
Thus, a vicious circle of obsessions and compulsions occurs, since both elements reinforce each other. Although compulsions relieve the discomfort generated by obsessions in a matter of seconds, in the long run they cause these obsessions to gain influence over the person’s life, who will be more predisposed to attracting these types of thoughts or mental images to their consciousness.
This disorder is characterized, among other things, by the apparent inability to avoid or prevent the appearance of these obsessions or compulsions and all of them seriously hinder the person’s normal functioning on a daily basis and have a negative influence on both a personal and social level.
On the other hand, some of the risk factors that lead to the appearance of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in a person may be: a family history of OCD, especially in first-degree relatives; the presence of childhood trauma in the person, especially cases of childhood abuse, and a specific brain structure that favors the appearance of the disorder, although there are no biological elements that are the sole cause of the appearance of this psychopathology.
As psychopathology it is, OCD can only be diagnosed by mental health professionals , and this is done through the exploration of signs and symptoms. However, these can take different forms, so there are several categories into which it is possible to classify the types of OCD.
In the field of love relationships, there is also a variant that can be a real hell for the person who suffers from it, called “falling in love OCD”, its characteristics are summarized below.
What is crush OCD?
As its name indicates, Falling in love OCD is a type of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder that occurs in the context of a romantic relationship. , and is characterized by the occurrence of obsessive thoughts related to the possible defects of the relationship one is in, or with the person with whom one is in that relationship. Unlike the usual doubts that appear in any relationship, people who suffer from falling in love OCD are impervious to any rational thought or evidence about the reality of the relationship and are unable to overcome or eliminate their negative and fatalistic thoughts about the relationship. the course they believe it is taking.
This is why falling in love OCD It prevents the person from evaluating the love relationship based on evidence, real facts and even positive aspects of the relationship itself. and all your judgments and analyzes are subject to your obsessions, doubts, ideas and pessimistic thoughts.
Some of the most common characteristics that manifest in a person with falling in love OCD may be permanent questioning and negative ideas about whether the relationship is going well or not; if the couple is the right one; if you are a good enough person for that boyfriend, girlfriend, husband or wife, or if the intensity of the relationship is ideal at all times, also comparing it with other couples in your environment.
Generally, Falling in love OCD that is not treated in therapy usually leads to the breakup of the relationship due to the impossibility of the person who suffers from it to commit to their partner in an honest and open way, and also to the states of anxiety, frustration and anguish that they experience.
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