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- 5y ago
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- 5y ago
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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- 5y ago
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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- 5y ago
Same here
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- 5y ago
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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- 5y ago
Trust me, this works
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- 5y ago
If I do this it genuinely feels I’m gay. Though I know I’m not. This sucks so bad.
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- 5y ago
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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- 25w ago
Does anyone with so ocd get scared or feel like they r just going to suddenly realise they r gay. Like all of a sudden you’ll be like omg I’m gay and then I get scared like ong it’s happening to me Can any relate to this
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- 23w ago
Anyone else will just be doing anything normal and I’m gay comes in? It’s so distressing and I try and say ok sure ocd but the anxiety over takes me and my mind won’t let me believe I’m straight when I am. I love men I’m Not attracted to women but when I ask myself the doubt is for sure there which sounds like Casebook ocd. I’m just sick of this I don’t want to have to laugh at things in my head that don’t make any sense it’s so hard and unfair
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