I am doing fine , but I had a trigger I posted a photo and one of my male friends complimented me and I started having these doubts like “ do I like that he thinks that I’m good looking ? “ like , I’m not trying to use reassurance , but it is normal for people to be happy that someone thinks they are beautiful , whatever being their gender and sexual orientation , right ?

Sexual Orientation OCD

2022Recovery

Date posted: 3y

I just had this weird feeling of not knowing if it was fear or something else , like I totally freaked out , when a girl called me good looking , I would be the whole day thinking , but in a good sense , this is just rumination

Bookworm91

Date posted: 3y

I think it’s normal to be flattered by a complement. I think OCD is just trying to turn something nice into something shitty like it always does. like I said I don’t know when I was arguing with myself and I don’t want to feel better saying I don’t know I supposed in knowing I am hetero and I get mad almost and I act like it’s gross and I said just now when I’m not I am hetero I’m not Homo that’s for sure so I know how you feel when simple things turn into something really not simple. I mean look at me why would I be disgusted and shake my head and the negative even now I’m doing it saying not when I am very hetero I do know that why would I be more comfortable saying I don’t know. And instead of treating it as a simple mixup I’m freaking out. So I know how you feel I hope my case is OCD it’s just I’ve never done that I’ve never acted grossed out and offended saying not when I’m definitely hetero . I hope your day gets better

2022Recovery

Date posted: 3y

I truly hope that your next year will be better than this was , I was having a good day but I had this trigger right now , I understand that it’s normal to be flattered by any comment and I’m glad that my homies think I’m good looking but it’s just that OCD is making me ruminate , it sucks , but I still believe that I will be in a way towards recovery

Bookworm91

Date posted: 3y

@2022Recovery Can I ask you something? I tried asking someone else but they kept saying that they couldn’t see it and I really need to talk about it has been bugging me but I don’t wanna make your day worse

2022Recovery

Date posted: 3y

@Bookworm91 Ok , you can say it , I have this trigger right now but if you print the screen and post here as a response , I will check out later

Bookworm91

Date posted: 3y

@2022Recovery How do you do that? Sorry this app confuses me sometimes

2022Recovery

Date posted: 3y

@Bookworm91 You just screenshot with your phone naturally the post where you said that thing that was bugging you

Bookworm91

Date posted: 3y

@2022Recovery Oooh. Ok well it’s really long and won’t fit in a screen shot. What should I do?

Bookworm91

Date posted: 3y

@2022Recovery I am really sorry. I really hope you don’t hate me and block me although that would be right. I couldn’t figure out the screenshot thing. Otherwise I would’ve just taken pictures instead of that really really long comment.

2022Recovery

Date posted: 3y

@Bookworm91 That’s okay , I won’t block you , just tell we where was your post and I can find it

Bookworm91

Date posted: 3y

@2022Recovery Dang it has happened to me on another conversation too. I put the post here in the comments it’s really long and right above my last one you can’t see it?

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