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- 6y ago
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- 6y ago
People who have OCD have hyperactive imaginations that like to flip everything good on its butt. Once you recognize that, you’ll understand why you are having these thoughts.
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- 6y ago
Thanks so much! It’s so annoying, everytime I see a guy my mind automatically says that I want to get with him, literally any guy. Like wtf! And even if I try to say “yeah that’s a good looking guy, nothing else” it’s not enough in my mind. Idk whats wrong with me.
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- 6y ago
I feel you. Ive been convinced many many times that im not actually a gay man, but have been straight all along! Ive been convinced im straight like 20 times in the past 9 months. Im working as hard as i can to just move forward and recognize these intrusive thoughts as just part of my anxiety fueled by my ocd. I do still get caught off guard by them sometimes and its gonna happen while you go through this. But remember, its your ocd. You can learn to beat this for sure.
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- 6y ago
Just an intrusive thought! No need to worry! Accept the thoughts and move on. Do not try to make them go away.
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- 6y ago
Don’t worry, that’s not how that works. :) say to yourself, “I am having intrusive thoughts about being attracted to men. That is okay. I accept this intrusive thought.”
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- 6y ago
You know, let me distract you... Today I went to see Dumbo, the movie. And wow, the actress (Eva Green) who played the french woman was really attractive in a lot of scenes. (Collin Farrell without an arm too btw xd) I just thought that, but I get anxious about the consequences and it was really complicated to do ERP at that moment. But I watched because I have fun watching movies and I tried to accept: Okay, Eva Green is beautiful and has a nice body, nothing else. Not about what that means. Not about what that's gonna change in me. It's just a reality that she is. Is just normal that I noticed, even more in my condition. In the end I loved the movie. And now Im at home and it doesn't disturb me at all :) so... thinking about it, thinking about compulsions, thinking about to stop and... this is what HOCD makes you: not enjoy your daily life. Not enjoy special events. Not living the present. You are just thinking and thinking and that's not good for you. Remember that.
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- 6y ago
Is an intrusive thought. OCD does that. The more it disturbs you, the more is going to stay with you and get stronger over you. You are going to think this for a long time, buuuut if you try that the thought has less meaning to you, you'll feel free again
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- 6y ago
I know ocd can make normal things seem scary but you need to accept that NOBODY is 100% straight or gay or anything really, it’s all a weird spectrum, the human condition...and overall being gay is a pretty low stakes situation, I used to worry about being gay, but I got a few gay friends, got in touch with my feminine side and it went away I still think “what if I’m gay?” But even if I think I might be gay, I know for sure that I like girls so it’s whatevs
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- 6y ago
I fear if I do this, I will truly become gay. I’m not a homophobic, it’s just doesn’t seem right to me.
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- 6y ago
Because to us is never enough, we need an answer to resolve this with logic. But OCD doesn't give you any logic xd so next time: "I think this guy is attractive. Maybe I like guys. Maybe is not true to me, but okay, here you come, here you go. Just a thought, Im stronger than you. Not gonna get anxious about it" and anyway, whatever you think or however you feel. We are with you :)
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- 6y ago
Why does my mind is pushing so hard that I’m in denial? This so hard. If I was gay I would just accept it but I know I’m not. Though my mind is just saying “you’re in denial and you know it”. I can’t take this anymore.
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- 6y ago
And what have you tried to not give in to your thoughts and compulsions?
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- 14w ago
I had same Sex fantasies, sought that out in 🌽 before I knew what sexuality was, it’s related to a specific fetish and I used to talk to strangers online including men and I’m scared now what all of this means, I have HOCD, POCD, all sorts of thoughts but I don’t know if it’s my thoughts or my past which is reality. Why did I have those thoughts as a young boy? Why why why? Who am I? Do I even have OCD? What monster am I? I just want to end it all sometimes in all honesty. Not really but sure feels like it. I’m dying inside .
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Sorry long post. Anyone feel like now they’re just in extreme denial. Like when I was little I noticed guys more than girls in movies and was more drawn to them. I remember changing my mindset to switch that. 98%of my life has been straight until recently. I felt drawn to some guys but never thought of it sexually. Always had girl crushes dreams and porn. Now I watch porn and I feel like straight takes longer and then I go and watch gay porn and feel nothing until I tell myself it’s two attractive dudes and love is love and imagine physical sensations and then it hits like suddenly. Like I have to convince myself it’s alright. Then when I try again I can do all that but feel nothing and then straight porn works. Idk if it’s just getting a fix or the first time works with anything or what but it’s confusing. On top of that I’ve felt girl relationships including my wife maybe miss something and a guy maybe matches that feeling that but then I feel like I’d be missing something without a girl or my wife. Idk I’ve had some rough times in life with male figures in my life but idk. I feel like I have to convince myself more and more that I’m straight even more than the first time I dealt with this. Can someone relate? Please
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- 6w ago
I don’t want to look for reassurance but I seriously need help. I got diagnosed with OCD in January of 2024. My first theme was religious OCD. I feared that I would commit the unforgivable sin of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. Maybe about five months later I walked in to my dad’s room where he was watching a movie, and two girls did some stuff if you know what I mean. Later that day I started to panic that I was that way. At the beginning of my hocd I did many compulsions and a lot of rumination. I had bad anxiety and knew that I did not want a relationship with a woman. I had always known myself to be straight. I’ve liked men since preschool. From having a crushes and celebrity crushes and only wanting and fantasizing about men. But fast forward to now with my hocd, I have no anxiety and I’m feel like I’m in denial. Which I know is common but I believe I truly want and like this. Even though before I would have had a panic attack and said ew. When I think about dating a girl I feel as though it’s normal and I have no anxiety about not having anxiety. I’m a very big Christian and I don’t really want to be this way. I mean if I am I’ll deal with it I guess but I’ve never felt this way before. I used to always watch movies and be like I hope I find a man like that but now i do that with both genders I feel like. I felt numb but now it feels normal and that I truly want and enjoy it and that I’m okay with it. Am I in denial or is it hocd still? Can anyone relate? It just feels so real like it’s not hocd anymore and I feel like I don’t care and I just want to know yk. UGH I don’t know how to explain it.
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