Imaan7
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- 3y
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 3y
Hey brother - talk to a therapist. I know you’re scared, but it’s best to get professional help
SukhmaniSukhmani
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- 3y
Hey, your feelings are valid and it’s okay to feel the way you’re feeling. 💗
Imaan7Imaan7
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- 3y
I dont like feeling how I feel
SukhmaniSukhmani
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- 3y
@Imaan7 Same I totally get you 🤎
mangoflavoredocdmangoflavore...
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- 3y
I agree about talking to a therapist ! I have had my own experience with sexual orientation OCD; it really doesn’t matter to me what my sexuality is, what bothers me is the thought of not knowing something so important about myself and not being able to make a decision. I have found out my sexuality, though ! I am bisexual and I do find myself trying to figure out if I’m attracted to trans men and women, as I’m a trans man myself and feel like it’s somehow wrong to have my own preferences. I’ve decided that even though I really don’t experience any sexual attraction to trans men or women, if I some day discover that attraction is there, then I will embrace it ! I don’t plan for my preferences to change, but if they do, that just means there’s more sexy people out there to see 🤣 Try to slow down and allow yourself to truly figure things out. It really bothered me feeling like I couldn’t decide and couldn’t tell how I truly identified, but know that this is not permanent and you will discover this part of yourself, whether it’s you discovering that you were right all along, or that your sexuality is something different. Dreams mess with my brain too sometimes. Try not to pay attention to them, they’re most likely your subconscious projecting and twisting your worries and anxieties around. It’s ok and valid to take your time, even if deep down you feel there’s nothing you need to figure out and you know they’re just intrusive thoughts, try to be patient with yourself and your mind. You only have one. 🤍
Imaan7Imaan7
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- 3y
Did you figure it out during hocd? What age did you figure all that out?
mangoflavoredocdmangoflavore...
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- 3y
@Imaan7 I didn’t figure out through a specific subtype. I sort of just allowed myself to realize that yes I was obsessing over the situation but that the questioning I was going through was genuine. Once I removed that mindblock, which I’m not even really sure how I did that, I was able to see my truth. I think part of me knew all along but I was overanalyzing it too much and didn’t know which thoughts I could trust. Plus the reality of being bisexual was something that I wasn’t familiar with, and that change intimidated me at first. This whole thing lasted over two straights months, I woke up one day with the thought in my head and it didn’t go away. It was so frustrating that I was brought to tears a few times, but I was able to adjust to the thought of truly being bisexual and the idea of being with a man, and it became less scary over time. This was in the summer, I am 22. No matter your age, it is valid to question your sexuality and to have ocd about it.
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