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Black Swan is a good ERP for it , Trust me
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Funny how you mentioned this movie because I used to watch it, multiple times. Now I can’t even get myself to watch it.. & that’s the “evidence” that my OCD has against, because I watched black swan multiple times 🤦🏻♀️
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@WhyMe? See, this is evidence that OCD twists. My evidence is real and truly gay.
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@lennygirl OCD is really a jerk! Like why does it matter now when it never did?
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Yes my future for a relationship is over forever
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100% I have been suffering for 2 and half years now feels like their is no light at the end of the tunnel am 27 now I didn’t have these thoughts or feeling early in life never was attracted to the same sex every day is a battle
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I’ve had ocd for 15 years man , you’ll recover
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How long have you had HOCD? If you don’t mind me asking
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I had HOCD for about 4 years then kept jumping themes
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I’ve had it for 8 years, off and on, but it’s my only theme.
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I feel like because it’s my only theme that it’s real.
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I’m not gonna say it is or isn’t because that’s reasuarrance but ACT and ERP is the way to go
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Please, I just need a bit of reassurance.
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Did u have this when you were 14
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12.
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Have you had days when u had no thoughts
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Not in the last year, no.
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I also have been diagnosed with OCD, just to let you know.
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Well then always remember you have OCD so whatever your obsessing over is OCD
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What would you say if I wasn’t diagnosed ?
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Because I think My diagnosis is wrong
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@lennygirl Why were you not diagnosed what did they say
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@ocdman No I was diagnosed, I just doubt my diagnosis.
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@lennygirl Which itself is a symptom of ocd
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@lennygirl I would say they are professionals that studied psychology and OCD for years , I would say trust them , ocd is known as the doubting disease and ur second guessing your diagnosis
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I have just been on you tube and been watching coming out later in life what if this is t ocd
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What’s t ocd?
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Isn’t * I meant
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Professional diagnosed you and this what ocd does make you uncertain of yourself , those people knew they were gay as a young age and it was hard to come out back then so they waited til now to come out
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The also said that sexuality is fluid and can change my mind is stuck on that
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Thank you inapanic that has put my mind at rest. you know what doesn’t help the fact that I have Aspergers so I take every thing literally,it is a bad combination for sure
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That’s the Kinsey scale , everything isn’t black or white , there’s Grey
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Yeah I know but with Aspergers normally things are black or white what making this so hard is I have a girl friend who I have been with for 5 years now and two kids I just want this to stop now just feel like my life is being wasted hoping for some kind of miracle
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Dude I know it’s hard , I’ve been there, I’ve had ocd since I was 16 I’m now 35 , I’ve had HOCD, POCD, harm ocd, Suicide ocd, health ocd , the best thing you can is accept it and say maybe I am maybe I’m not and do ERP in a week or 2 , you will start feeling your old self
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Thanks dude better try and get back on the ERP house and try again. the mind is so powerful
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It is powerful but remember our mind have 1000 thoughts a day , Good, Silly,Fun,Scary, it’s only our reaction that makes it a big deal
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Yeah it is and a lot of the time I….ocd Brian takes it personal just going to keep trying ERP and hopefully that will help
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I’ve recovered from HOCD before and got my attraction and my usual actual identity back. I was recovered from end 2022- start 2025 until I got triggered UGHHH😭 My HOCD is REALLY trying to convince me and it’s SO annoying cause I genuinely don’t want these thoughts. I know I naturally like men and always have done so. I can’t wait for my first therapy session in two days Omg! I need your advice, not necessarily reassurance, but more advice? My HOCD is throwing random “proof” I did/ saw as a child in my face, which back then had no meaning in my life and I continued to live a perfectly heterosexual life. I’ve educated myself about arousal non concordance / child’s play, but it still doesn’t remove the HOCD. I’ve read therapists great explanations on how it’s not a sexuality issue, BUT ITS AN OCD BRAIN ISSUE. So basically I’ve been straight and i will die as straight. But my ocd is still continuing with the intrusive thoughts/flashbacks. I’ve had some moments where I haven’t done as many compulsions and had less anxiety but still had those damn thoughts and I DO NOT want those damn thoughts. I have so much proof and factual/logical explanations but HOCD is still continuing to thrive. I absolutely hate this and I feel so alone. I wish there was a reset button cause I don’t want these thoughts to happen. I want a man and I stand by that. How do y’all deal with these situations? Cause sitting with the thoughts is clearly not helping.
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I really need help understanding what I’m going through. For a long time now, I’ve been struggling with thoughts and feelings about women that confuse and scare me. Sometimes I feel this strange emotional or mental ‘pull’ toward certain women — it’s not exactly sexual, and not clearly romantic either, but it feels like something, and it triggers deep anxiety. When I see a beautiful woman or a WLW (woman-loving-woman) couple, I feel something that I can’t explain — sometimes I think it’s just admiration or aesthetic appreciation, but OCD keeps telling me: “You felt something, so you must be gay,” or “You’re hiding something.” I get stuck in endless loops, trying to analyze these moments and label them. Even when I feel physical or emotional reactions, they don’t feel natural or aligned with who I am. They feel like a reaction to the idea of women, not real attraction. I try to be honest with myself — I even told a friend I might be bisexual at some point, just to test if that felt more comfortable. But it didn’t. It made things worse, and I felt like I lost touch with who I am. I don’t want to lie to myself or live in denial, but I’m exhausted. It feels like I’m being mentally forced to feel something that isn’t mine. I’m 14, and I understand that things might still be developing, but I can’t help feeling like I’ve always been drawn to men, and never naturally wanted women that way. Still, I keep doubting everything. Is this real attraction or OCD feeding false feelings and thoughts? Can OCD create emotional or mental sensations that feel like desire? I’m so scared that I’ll lose myself, or find out something I never wanted. I just want peace and to feel like myself again.
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I have a lot of trouble with my sexuality. I’ve been trying to figure out my sexuality for years. I’ve dated a man, and I wasn’t really into the whole time. And since then I’ve thought that maybe I’m a lesbian because I’m attracted to women, which I know for sure. But then my brain spirals, I constantly think back ti memories with my ex, how I felt with him, I check how it makes me feel. I often google to see if other lesbians have felt similar, I ask ChatGpt over and over again. I feel like I have to be 100% certain or that im faking for attention, or thst I’ll end up with a man. I guess im wondering has anyone else felt like this ? What’s been your experience how do you manage it?
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