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This is one of the biggest triggers for me. It always makes me feel lonely bc Iāve seen no one talking about it. Iām trying to learn how to not give into the compulsions because I feel like Iām always trying to āfigure it outā until I āfeel rightā ???
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Yes!!
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This is literally my biggest trigger! I mean is ot okay to say that they are attractive in a way but not want to be with them romantically or sexually?
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@Tan??? Iām scared about giving reassurance but I also know that as humans it is completely normal regardless of your sexual orientation to find people of not your preferred SO attractive. Like I think women are beautiful but that doesnāt mean I want to be romantically involved with oneā¦.even though SOOCD lovessssssss to latch onto that. I still struggle with this too, everyday is difficult. Iām learning alongside you:)
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@lindsš (Like saying that women are beautiful is really triggering and messes with me, but Iām trying to lean into the uncomfortableness and uncertainty!)
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@lindsš Like with me I can say girl women are beautiful but when I see a masc lesbian I mean I am a girly girl so Iām not thinking they are attractive because I admire or want to be them so it makes me like I really find them attractive
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@Tan??? I understand that so much. Honestly, I donāt know why. Attraction is broad,and it doesnāt mean you want to be with them. But with SOOCD it feels so so real, like right now talking about it I feel a lot of resistance and like I want to avoid talking about it because itās so triggering. But we just have to learn to lean into the uncertainty. Like when these feelings pop up being like ā maybe, maybe notā and doing our best to just let the thought and anxiety (or not) be there. I understand your struggle deeply. This has been my biggest ruminating thought recently. And every time I see a masc lesbian I spiral and get super triggered. It makes it feel so incredibly real. But you arenāt alone, we got this:) Also Iām not a specialist but this is just what Iāve learned (and am still practicing)
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This is the biggest issue with my hocd? Does it feel like real attraction to you?
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@Tan??? Yes
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@cc97 I need some advice on how to cope with this I know I donāt want to be with them but if I even think they are attractive I think omg Iām lesbian and have to leave my husband
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@Tan??? Iām so sorry Iām still struggling with this as well so I donāt have much advice to give. The most advice I can give is too remember that thoughts donāt equal truth. Try to sit with anxiety. Youāre stronger than this!
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Have any other experienced mentally going through your past, and finding proof that you once looked at that masculine woman and thought she looked good or something, and now that is a total trigger for you. I mean, i have always been romantacally and saxual into men, and never have i ever wanted to be in a sexual relationship with a girl, that thought is really distressing to me, and actually makes me so sad. But these mentally reviewings has me finding episodes where i have looked at a masculine woman, and found her pretty, attractive or something. But they all looked like men .. and again, i could never see myself being sexual or haven a romantically relationsship with a woman, even thought she look like a man .. Have any other in here find themself in this endless tourturing loop, where you find proof of things ⦠I mean, i have one thousands proofs that im into men, i have been in a relationship for 8 years new, but still these other pictures make me doubt everything about myself, and i am really sad .. Please tell me, that anyone else in here have experienced this, and know that it is normal for HOCD ..
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Can hocd create mental feelings or things that resemble inclinations Without a physical response?, but such as arousal and mental attraction, for example, I have so ocd and I'm afraid that I might like women.So, in the last period, when I look at photos of girls, especially beautiful ones, I feel something strange or attracted,sometimes their bodies.And I'm confused as to what that might mean, it's like sexual orientation, is this from me or OCD produced by it?'The feeling is like the feeling of discovering new inclinations and this breaks me, I just want to reconcile with myself in any sexual orientation or identity, but I just can't feel comfortable and reconcile with the fact that I may like women or it may happen in the future.And I have these feelings that telling me messing around the girls would be fun, and I feel something like desire, but I never come to terms with this.. I'm going to be 15 years old, I know, I'm not supposed to think like that, I don't have the right to determine who I am now because im young, and I shouldn't continue to dream of marrying a man..My mind keeps reminding me of the fact that I'm a teenager and the likelihood that everything will change is high, but right now, I'm not asking for anything but rest.I want to love myself and reconcile with her.
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I really need help understanding what Iām going through. For a long time now, Iāve been struggling with thoughts and feelings about women that confuse and scare me. Sometimes I feel this strange emotional or mental āpullā toward certain women ā itās 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 canāt explain ā sometimes I think itās just admiration or aesthetic appreciation, but OCD keeps telling me: āYou felt something, so you must be gay,ā or āYouāre hiding something.ā I get stuck in endless loops, trying to analyze these moments and label them. Even when I feel physical or emotional reactions, they donāt 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 ā I even told a friend I might be bisexual at some point, just to test if that felt more comfortable. But it didnāt. It made things worse, and I felt like I lost touch with who I am. I donāt want to lie to myself or live in denial, but Iām exhausted. It feels like Iām being mentally forced to feel something that isnāt mine. Iām 14, and I understand that things might still be developing, but I canāt help feeling like Iāve 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? Iām so scared that Iāll lose myself, or find out something I never wanted. I just want peace and to feel like myself again.
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