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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.
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Remember, OCD is a liar. It doesn’t know you. It latches onto whatever you are afraid of and exploits it.
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Same here
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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.
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Trust me, this works
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If I do this it genuinely feels I’m gay. Though I know I’m not. This sucks so bad.
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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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