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Maybe because your so worried about being attracted to the wrong people that you have put up a kind of wall where you feel safer not attracted to anyone at all ? Not sure but could be that
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I think thats accurate, my ocd flares up and my anxiety spikes whenever I'm "in the mood" per se, a lot of times I figured I'd be a lot happier with just no sex drive at all :(
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@Robby34 I get you:( not as much now but couple months ago I was struggling with pocd so bad I never wanted to have intemacy because I was scared I’d end up imagining children and liking it. Now I think of it ,it sounds wild but it wasn’t back then 😅but i do hope your ocd gets better we all can do it :)
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@Captain marvel That describes my exact situation. I've been scared to be "in the mood" because I'm worried I'll have an intrusive thought about a child and like it. It makes me feel so much less alone knowing others go through this as well. Thank you. I hope the best for you and your ocd too :)
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@Robby34 Yes that’s why I downloaded the app I just want to hear others story’s so I know I’m not alone since I don’t have any irl to talk to😅but yeah no problem ahha and thanks:)
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It's ocd that gives you the false impression that you're no longer attracted to the same people, it can happen with the help of sadness and intense anxiety. Your mind will try everything to make you believe that what you think is real, most of the things you perceive are ocd-made up. This also often skyrockets when you engage to compulsions and you've found answers to previous ocd doubts which instead of giving you relief only gives ocd more powers and new ways to make you believe that what it wants you to believe is real. It's a master at illusional proof. Sometimes i wonder if our brain just want us to self destruct.
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I struggle with rocd, and a big intrusive thought that I have is that I’m no longer in love with my partner. I am going through a depression right now, and I am struggling to feel any kind of passion towards anything at the moment. I am withdrawing from the people I love because I just feel like I want to be alone. When I’m with people I just feel exhausted by it. I guess my question is, has anyone ever felt like this from depression? Does it take feelings of love and attraction away? I can’t tell if this is my ocd or depression or a combination of both. But it’s starting to impact my relationship which makes me panic because losing it is my worst fear.
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What’s your experience on: Losing opposite gender attraction? And, False attraction to same gender? I have both and I feel like I don’t know who I am. I can’t parent or be a husband due to the mass panic and anxiety. Just wanted to know if anyone has had both and regained theirself?
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Hi everyone, I’m a 30-year-old woman, and I’ve been in a relationship with my boyfriend for 5 years. I’ve always felt emotionally close to him — he’s caring, supportive, and we planned a future together, including having a family. I don’t want to leave him. He means so much to me. But for a while now, I’ve been obsessing over the fact that I don’t feel much sexual attraction to him anymore. It’s not like I never felt anything — when we first met, there were butterflies, excitement, emotional connection… something real. He was never “just a friend” to me. But the physical side of the relationship feels like it’s slowly faded, and I’m panicking about what that means. I keep thinking things like: – “Maybe I chose the wrong person.” – “You can’t be in love without sexual desire.” – “If I was truly in love, I would still want him.” – “What if I’ve been lying to myself this whole time?” Sometimes my body reacts — I can feel physical closeness or even arousal — but my mind shuts down and says: “no, this isn’t right.” Other times, I feel tension, resistance, or even disgust during intimacy, and I can’t tell if that’s anxiety or if something is fundamentally wrong. What makes this even more confusing is that I truly believe that real love includes sexual attraction. For me, it’s all part of one feeling — not separate. So if the attraction is gone, does that mean the love is too? Is it possible that this is still OCD — that my mind is obsessing and disconnecting me from my real feelings? Has anyone experienced something similar? Any support would mean so much. I feel so stuck between my mind and my heart.
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