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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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I don’t know what to do with this bs anymore. I’m crying again and again and again and again. I cannot describe how painful this is. I’ve recovered from every single OCD subtype expect this one. HOCD is so scary and it’s so incredibly scary how it feels so real. The issue with this subtype is how intertwined it is with feelings and sensations. I hate how it keeps latching onto the past and uses the past as proof. I don’t want it to be the truth. I don’t want to accept any possibility.
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I never read someone talk about this so I wanted to know if it applies to anyone as well. For context: I deal with ROCD and SOCD but I do identify as straight and am in a (happy) relationship with a man. What often triggers me is memories about childhood and adolescences about having the groinal toward nudity in porn or music videos. Because I can’t deny having watched other things than straight porn and experimenting with porn I simply can’t stop trying to figure out what that might have meant and if i deep down have actually a other sexual orientation than the one that I feel comfortable identifying with. I only hear people talking about random triggers but never the REAL memory of arousal to pornography and so on.
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i had recently been triggered to have so-ocd. its been on my mind non-stop. (i am a heterosexual female) and my mind has been all over the place questioning if i have been in denial the entire time. ive always had people tell me they sort of got that vibe it it never really affected me until my own mother had her suspicions. so i would constantly get triggered un public around the same gender, while knowing my true sexuality. ive always been attracted to men but as of recently ive been having super bad anxiety to where i cannot eat or sleep and feel weak all the time. it was like that for a week or so. now im in the calm where i have been trying accept the uncertainty but it still isnt fair as im getting triggered. im a little worried because it feels like i have been lying to my parents the entire time although ive never had the desire to be with the same gender. and i keep getting intrusive thoguhts that make me feel anxious and uncomfortable. its all starting to affect my friendships as im constantly getting triggered with the intrusive thoguhts. i feel a little less anxious compared to how i was a couple days ago. im really scared on why im having these thoughts now when i have been having romantic feelings for a guy the past year or so. ive also been struggling with false attraction and loss attraction to men. it makes me feel uncertain of my life the entire time
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