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Thanks for your reply in the UK the highest is a first, then a 2:1 then a 2:2 then a third then fail I just feel that I could have got a better grade in my final bit of work I've always been like this- always wanting to get the best results possible which is good in a way but means I'm never satisfied with what I have achieved I have got a job with my degree already so it's not that it's just knowing that I could have gotten better marks that upsets me

Not sure if this is actually my OCD or just my obsessive and perfectionist nature. i am in my last year at uni and was on a First before I handed my dissertation in and got a high 2:2 for this. Yesterday I discovered that Overall I have achieved a 2:1 in my degree and although part of me is relieved the majority is disappointed in myself I can't help but think why didn't I get a first? It's so silly I actually feel like crying anyone else such a perfectionist or is it just me? I only found out yesterday but can't seem to let it go

Hi smile Thanks for your reply I understand what you mean, it's difficult because although I can say to myself 'I dont care' deep down I do

My OCD is focusing on my relationship at the moment I keep getting thoughts that my boyfriend looks similar to my brother in some ways which freaks me out When I'm not thinking about this I am analysing how we are getting on in the relationship/ so I love him/ will we last ect I know a way to get over this is to just let the thoughts be but how can I when they are so distressing? I analyse my boyfriends face constantly and look for similarities and differences, Google to see if other people worry about similar things and Google what makes us pick a certain partner/ find certain types of people attractive Advice would be great dont want to be like this anymore

hi Liberty, I'm sorry to here you are going through a tough time, and I hope things start getting better for you soon. Don't think of yourself as a burden to your boyfriend- you are not you are only human everyone goes through struggles in life at some point and need someone to be there for them, this doesn't make you a burden I'm sure he would hate to hear you say that about yourself. Keep strong, you won't feel like this forever even if it feels that way sometimes all the best and hope you feel better soon

I hope you are okay I know you feel bad now but it will pass Try and get a good nights sleep always helps me Take care, thinking of you Stay strong

Thanks for all your comments Having a bit of a stressful time at the moment with uni work as coming to the end of my course and deadline for final piece is very soon. Upset as my ocd is focusing on my relationship with my boyfriend at the moment It's all I think about when I'm with him I just think are we meant to be together I think about all his faults and it gets me down and I obsess over whether I think he looks like a family member It's all very upsetting feel like ocd is ruining things and taking him away from me

Got a bit upset last night and tried to explain what my ROCD is about to my boyfriend but he ended up worrying that I don't love him I asked him to google ROCD and he said I don't care what Google says I want you to tell me what you worry about How can I help him understand without upsetting him?

I'm also doing a lot of research on the Internet about what makes people attracted to certain types of people

Thanks for your reply Had this worry when I began dating him went away now it's come back again, Find myself just analysing his face a lot when he talks to me to see if I think he looks like my brother at all, If my family and my boyfriend are in the same room I look from my brother to my boyfriend and see if they look alike which I really don't think they do to be honest but maybe I did think he looked more alike at the start of the relationship because he had similar styled hair like my brother then I have confessed this worry to a few people before and was reassured my their answer so this does all give evidence to this being an obsessive thought If I'm not getting this then i usually get obsessive thoughts about whether I love my boyfriend or not which I know I've mentioned before I guess the best thing to do is to not give the thoughts any of my attention and just let them be but I feel like I am fighting against the way my brain is hard wired

So I'm sort of having a panic attack and catastrophiding because when I first met my boyfriend in person (we met via dating app) I worried he looked a bit like my brother in that they had similar hair, then again I also thought he resembled prince Harry and photos of my dad when he was younger Anyway I'm panicking because now I think what if I'm not normal I dated him when I thought he had similarities to my brother does this mean I fancy my brother does this mean I can't be with my boyfriend my boyfriend is the love of my life i can't be without him I also struggled with BDD for a while when I was 16, had POCD and now since I have got a boyfriend it has shifted to ROCD and incest worries Nearly finished uni deadline for final piece in 2 weeks maybe this is making me stressed Might so for a swim to help me relax

Feeling bad at the moment would really like some advice. So keep having constant obsessional thoughts that maybe I'm not meant to be with my boyfriend maybe we aren't good together ect and feeling **** what can I do to overcome this?? It's really upsetting me that this could all be true

Just wish I could be diagnosed with a blood test or something lol but it doesn't work like that with mental health does it?! I wish I could talk to him about it but it would hurt his feelings so much

It's hard because this is the only relationship I have even been in, I don't know if this is OCD or not.... I hope it is in a way because I don't think I want to leave my boyfriend

I don't really get jealous. My boyf doesn't really give me a reason to get jelous: on a couple of occasions he went out with friends and I was worried he'd forget about me and go off with someone else which ofcourse didn't happen. I know I have been diagnosed with OCD but how do I know this is OCD and it's just not that we aren't compatable?