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I'm Spiralling

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I feel worthless right now. I have been in therapy and taking medication for anxiety and OCD for about a year and a half. But I think I have some unresolved emotional trauma from my childhood that keeps pulling me back to a dark place. I had severe OCD for many years that went untreated. My father kept telling me that I wouldn't be able to take care of myself when I grew up and I needed to be more like my sister. He treated going to a psychiatrist like it was the most shameful thing that could happen, so I never went until recently.

I thought I was doing better for the past year or so, but now I'm in a really bad place. I've always been incredibly needy since moving out on my own, and I am desperately lonely. I recently got on this dating website called "Plenty of Fish," and I feel addicted to it. I've registered for it and then deleted it several times already because I know it's so bad for me but I can't stop messaging people. I've never been one to look for casual sex and hookups (I'm still a virgin). I am way more interested in developing a relationship with someone I love and who loves me. But all I do is message people about getting into casual relationships, regardless of their age (I've messaged people from 18 to 40), how they look, or even if they're on drugs/smoking, which are things I don't do and will never do.

I feel so pathetic. I'm sorry for the bother, but does anyone have any advice they could offer?

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Sorry to hear all your going through .One day you will find a partner

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