Iann
- Date posted
- 6y
inkblackinkblack
- Date posted
- 6y
Yep. I have the same thing with a different kind of OCD, but I totally understand what you mean. I used to have some HOCD and I will say that the key to making it go away is all in your reaction to those triggers. The more you panic in reaction to those triggers, the worse it’s going to get. If your response to those triggers is to simply not respond with any sort of compulsion or ritual, the hocd will begin to lose its power.
inkblackinkblack
- Date posted
- 6y
Remember, OCD is a liar. It doesn’t know you. It latches onto whatever you are afraid of and exploits it.
ReptileReptile
- Date posted
- 6y
Same here
inkblackinkblack
- Date posted
- 6y
For instance, after a trigger happens, maybe don’t try to convince yourself that you’re not whatever sexual orientation it is that you don’t want to be. For example, if I’m a man and I have the OCD fear that I am a gay man (when really I am straight) the best thing to do when a trigger comes along is to just respond with a thought along the lines of “ok, sure maybe I am gay”. I know that may seem like a scary thought, but maybe only reason you’re having this HOCD is because the OCD knows that you care. The less you care about what your OCD says about you, the less powerful the OCD will be.
inkblackinkblack
- Date posted
- 6y
Trust me, this works
IannIann
- Date posted
- 6y
If I do this it genuinely feels I’m gay. Though I know I’m not. This sucks so bad.
inkblackinkblack
- Date posted
- 6y
I know man. It really does. OCD is torture. But you can beat it! Have you looked into ERP therapy? Or any OCD therapy?
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- Date posted
- 20w
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- Date posted
- 18w
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So with my theme of ocd, ( hocd ) I get persistent intrusive images, and thoughts. It’s not like one or two a day. Like if I’m out for the whole day they’re constant. I feel I can’t even look at a girl now without her intrusive thoughts about her or about me fancying her and even sexual intrusive thoughts.. It’s awful. It’s everywhere I look. Is this common with ocd with any themes? Like is it constant for you guys too?
geodrimilis
- Date posted
- 15w
Hocd is literally a clown in my head.
Like I can’t think straight. This is making me doubt everything I’ve thought about myself and even makes me feel like I like the thoughts when I know I don’t. Like I would be less anxious at a time while I still have the thoughts and my mind would go “oh so you like it you must be gay” or the other one where I’m not anxious and I think of my attraction for girls that I’ve had my whole life and my mind goes “see now you’re not into them you’re gay” like it’s so stupid but so effective. I clearly remember being into girls my whole life but my mind is making me believe that all these attractions and feelings for women were all fake or “a thing of the past”. But I can still get aroused by women but I have this weird anxiety going on which brings these sensations/feelings and it’s so weird. Today I’ve spent my whole day thinking about it like I’ve been doing for 5 months now. I know that this aint normal but my mind just won’t let me live in peace. I never cared about my sexuality cuz I simply liked women my whole life but now my sexuality is a fundamental philosophy. I hate this.
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