R-OCD (Relationship OCD)

[Kat63]

I was googling around, looking for help, and I came across the idea of R-OCD (Relationship OCD). That’s when you have a very concentrated form of anxiety around your relationships.

rocd.net/do-i-have-relation...

“Do I have ROCD in romantic relationships?

Only certified mental health professionals such as Clinical Psychologists or Psychiatrists can identify and diagnose ROCD reliably.

People with ROCD tend to use phrases like

I obsess about my girlfriend / boyfriend / partner because I fear that he/ she is not

intelligent enough

successful enough

smart enough

does not look good enough

is not moral enough

is not social enough

is not funny enough

is not emotionally stable enough

Sounds Like Me

Or

I obsess about my girlfriend/boyfriend/partner because

I am not sure he / she is the one

I am not sure he / she is right for me

I look at other man/ women

I am attracted to other man / women

I am not sure he / she loves me

Sounds Like Me

But not all the people who think such thoughts have ROCD !”

On the basis of our clinical experience and research we constructed the following self-report measures to help mental health professional to assess ROCD.

[NadiaB]

I think I'm going through something like this now. It's a terrible feeling to deal with.