Relationship OCD & OCD Support - Tracy Foster Counselling Services

Relationship OCD & OCD Support - Tracy Foster Counselling Services Counselling and cognitive behaviour therapy and hypnotherapy. Group therapy and workshops Counselling and cognitive behaviour therapy

Love is not a feeling you have to check, measure, or prove on a deadline ❎It’s not something that becomes fake because y...
14/02/2026

Love is not a feeling you have to check, measure, or prove on a deadline ❎

It’s not something that becomes fake because your mind is loud, uncertain, or unimpressed today.

ROCD turns love into a courtroom 👨‍⚖️
Valentine’s Day turns love into a performance 🎭
You don’t need to win either.

You are allowed to feel neutral, anxious, disconnected, bored, conflicted, or unsure, and still act in line with your values. You are allowed to choose kindness, honesty, and presence without first achieving certainty.

➡ Compulsions promise clarity and deliver exhaustion.
➡ Avoidance promises relief and delivers regret.
➡ Values don’t promise comfort, they offer direction.
➡ Valentines Day doesn’t get to decide the truth of your relationship.
➡ Your thoughts don’t get to decide your character.
➡ And certainty is not the entry fee for love.

If today is hard, let it be hard without turning it into a verdict.
Hold the doubt. Live anyway.

That is not settling.
That is courage 💛

After the global success of "ROCD, Is it a thing?" that has reached all corners of the world... something new is in the ...
13/02/2026

After the global success of "ROCD, Is it a thing?" that has reached all corners of the world... something new is in the works for release this year 🤩

New in content but with the same mission- helping as many people as I can to know, understand and overcome ROCD 💛

Recovery isn’t about arguing with your beliefs or forcing yourself to “think more realistically.”For most people with OC...
12/02/2026

Recovery isn’t about arguing with your beliefs or forcing yourself to “think more realistically.”

For most people with OCD, that just becomes another mental loop ➿

Instead, change happens through experience.

Little by little, you learn:

➡ “I didn’t follow the rule… and I survived.”
➡ “I felt uncertain… and nothing terrible happened, or I handled it.”
➡ “I can live my life without obeying every alarm my brain sends.”

Over time, beliefs soften.
They become more flexible.
They lose their power.

You’re not broken.
Your brain learned rules in the name of safety, and those rules can be unlearned. 💛

A little reminder for anyone who has doubted themselves recently or wondered why it feels like they are struggling… ⤵OCD...
11/02/2026

A little reminder for anyone who has doubted themselves recently or wondered why it feels like they are struggling… ⤵

OCD is listed on the WHO’s list of most disabling conditions.

That alone means you are much stronger than you feel 💛

There’s no doubt that Amanda Seyfried is an international household name; Whether you became acquainted with her in Mea...
10/02/2026

There’s no doubt that Amanda Seyfried is an international household name; Whether you became acquainted with her in Mean Girls, Mama Mia or more recently, The Housemaid.

Did you know that she has OCD? She recently shared in an interview with Vogue that she was diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder at the age of just 19.

She explained the struggles that many people with OCD battle such as daily medication and the lack of understanding, “It should be taken as seriously as anything else: you don’t see mental illness… but it’s there.”

09/02/2026

A little reminder to check in with someone this week, or reach out to someone if you are struggling 🤗

Not everything is how it seems, everyone you meet is facing a battle you know nothing about 🫶

Do you find yourself constantly worrying and obsessing over your relationship?Are intrusive thoughts and doubts causing ...
06/02/2026

Do you find yourself constantly worrying and obsessing over your relationship?

Are intrusive thoughts and doubts causing you distress and interfering with your life?

I understand how overwhelming these thoughts can be, that's why I published "ROCD. Is it a thing?" 📚

A breakthrough educational and self-help guide designed to help people struggling with Relationship OCD 💛

Available here ⤵
https://www.amazon.co.uk/ROCD-thing-Understanding-Overcoming-Relationship/dp/1802279857

I wanted to put together a few key-terms for you to share with anyone who perhaps doesn’t understand ROCD.Of course, the...
05/02/2026

I wanted to put together a few key-terms for you to share with anyone who perhaps doesn’t understand ROCD.

Of course, there are so many other terminologies and pieces of information within ROCD, however my intention is to share these little and often to ensure they are user-friendly and easily consumed by people who may be new to the world of relationship OCD.

ROCD- A form of OCD focused on doubts, fears, or intrusive thoughts about romantic or other relationships. These doubts feel urgent and distressing, even when the relationship itself is healthy or meaningful.

Relationship-focused intrusive thoughts- Unwanted thoughts about whether you genuinely love your partner, whether the relationship is “right,” or whether you should leave. These thoughts are driven by anxiety, not by hidden truths.

Partner-focused ROCD- A pattern of OCD where attention becomes fixated on a partner’s perceived flaws, habits, or traits, leading to constant comparison, analysis, or doubt.

Feel free to share this post with someone who has said that they would like to better understand and help on your journey. OCD recovery is a team battle, after all 💛

It sounds counterproductive, but the more we seek certainty with ROCD, the more doubts ROCD throws at us… 🔄Even if you f...
04/02/2026

It sounds counterproductive, but the more we seek certainty with ROCD, the more doubts ROCD throws at us… 🔄

Even if you find an answer, it will come back with “yes but what if…” and you’re back in it’s clutches.

The truth is- OCD (of any subtype) will never be satisfied with any answer you find. It is largely known as the doubting disorder for this very reason.

This is where learning to sit in the discomfort of uncertainty comes in…

Everyone’s journey in life will look different -and the journey of ROCD recovery is no exception… 💛When you decide to ta...
03/02/2026

Everyone’s journey in life will look different -and the journey of ROCD recovery is no exception… 💛

When you decide to take action against OCD, whether that be by starting your therapy journey, practising non-engagement responses etc it is understandable that you want to see progress quickly- and it can be disheartening if it feels like it isn’t working.

We have access to so many people via Social Media that it is almost impossible not to make comparisons and wonder why our journey doesn’t look like theirs, but remember, everyone is different.

Every step, no matter how small, is it step forward 👟

02/02/2026

A little reminder for anyone who may need it today 🫶

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