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- 6y ago
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Hi there! First of all, please know that if you truly are gay there is absolutely nothing wrong with you whatsoever. But based on what you’re saying it sounds like it’s an obsessive and intrusive thought. Try not to let ocd keep you from forming genuine relationships and meeting people. Remind yourself that you know who you are. That these questions are coming from being a person dealing with ocd. Just try to be confident in who you KNOW you are and not let those thoughts get the better of you. The more we entertain them, the more control they have. You are not lying to anyone, ocd is lying to you!
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- 6y ago
It kinda scared and tortured me the possibility that i might be gay.
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- 6y ago
Same here
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- 6y ago
Honestly it seems almost that you’re not scared about if you are gay. You are scared about not knowing who you are. It’s a terrifying thought, waking up one day questioning everything you’ve ever known about yourself. These thoughts are making you doubt your own identity. If you feel really scared right now try to stop and just breathe and gather yourself. Then try (even if it feels like you’re faking confidence) to tell yourself that you KNOW who you are.
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- 6y ago
@kooan yes, but here in my country its kinda hard a good therapist
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- 6y ago
Accepting uncertainty sucks, it’s really difficult... but it works.
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- 13w ago
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