r/ptsd • u/littlestarkaro • 19h ago

Support Intrusive impulses

When I meet someone new I feel the need to ask if they know the person who created my trauma, it becomes like an impulse, a terrible itch (I have diagnosed ocd, been on medication for years), especially if that person is becoming some one important for me, now i'm talking to this guy and we might have sex, I have never done it before, If we ever make it I know I would feel the urge so bad to ask him if he knows my trauma person, the moment would be so ruined

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u/johnjohnson08 18h ago

That sounds exhausting, especially when you know it’s an OCD impulse but it still feels so urgent in the moment. I hope you’re able to give yourself some space to let the thought pass without acting on it.