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Whoa, whoa, whoa. . . I am sorry if you live in a world where people would ignore you because you're gay. You are seen, you are welcome (I mean, I don't run the place or nothing), you are on a message board set up to bury older posts under the newer ones and aren't necessarily read by a ton of people. Also, keep in mind that none of us are therapists and, speaking for myself, I feel ill-equipped to dole out advice, especially since my therapist has access to what I write. All I can do is share experience and, sometimes, cat pictures. I think what I'm doing right now is reassurance, which I shouldn't be doing, but I wanted you to know how these boards work.
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Its not because of that I meant do they think Im gay bc of my posts or is it solely bc I post too much
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I think sometimes we get no replies to our posts on here because people are either too drained due to their own OCD or they have a different theme and don't know how to help. Heck, it could even be that their OCD convinced them not to reply. Don't take it personal though. Many times I want to reply to posts on here but end up getting intrusive thoughts about replying.š¤¦š½āāļø
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It probably has more to do with the absolute chaos that is early January than anything to do with you. I'm not saying January is a nightmare month BUTTTT
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you're financially and emotionally and sometimes physically recovering from Christmas (which, even if you don't celebrate, is exhausting) and New Year as well as dealing with a J-month Birthday Storm, resolutions, and expectations and anxiety that comes with the new year.
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Lol Ive posted multiple times everyday since I joined
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Same no one sees mine I feel ta
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I think itās because youāre so adamant that youāre gay. Youāre not asking for reassurance or anything, so I think people donāt feel compelled to reply.
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That too but thats bc I think its true so I dont know what else to ask for and say when my anxiety is through the roof. Reassurance hasnt worked in several months, just think what all I went through was a a discovery process mixed with hocd symptoms and Id probably give in to these thoughts but because Im suppresing my conditon keeps getting worse and worse and until I act on them it wont go away.
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@Imaan7 - To be honest, I am not sure what you are looking for people to say in response to your posts.
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@Minde - I feel really bad that you are going through this, and I want you to feel some kind of hope. It breaks my heart that you feel like you should die. That is certainly not the case! I know you started therapy and I really hope that you can find some peace through the process.
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- 23w
since february i have "POcd". Initial symptoms were thoughts, but then I did a testing compulsion during an intimate time, and I spiraled ever since. I struggle with addiction to smut. I'm cutting that out, but I feel as if it is too late. Ive never experienced this much mental, and emotional anguish in my life. On my time on this application I have given advice to others, and helped around, but I wonder if that even applies to me. Millions of times I wish I could turn back time and be more careful. I want to prevent many things, including what led me to spiral into OCD in the first place. I'm surely having an OCD episode. I have gotten a diagnosis, but I'm still not sure. I feel evil, cause unlike many here, I tested on my body sensations and it backfired (twice) I know I'm not supposed to figure out why that is the case, but now I have to live with it for the rest of my life even if its something I don't desire. This is disgusting for me, it is abhorrent. I could've never seen this coming. Day by day I've become more fearful of living with this, "OCD". I was a normal person before this, I knew what I was attracted to, I know my preferences, so why did this come about? This is singlehandedly the most painful thing that has happened to me and I have nobody but myself to blame. I am scared of death but I also would'nt mind sleeping for years on end. My parents and brother were understanding of my situation, but I failed them regardless. I don't want them to see me this way, nor do I want them to learn more of my predicament. I'm cooked. I know it, Fin, thats all folks. I'm only 20 and I already have other diagnosed mental illness so I recklessly brought upon myself another one. Its agonizing to live through, I wish this on nobody, not even my worst enemy. I can't even identify myself at this point. Its tearing me apart.
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- 19w
I know this isnāt healthy but Iām in a really bad place. If I actually did something so disgusting I donāt deserve to live. I know me dying would just cause more pain but I feel itās what I deserve. I confessed on here, which I know I shouldnāt have, but being ignored is making me worry that my actions were actually unacceptable
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- 17w
Iām so tired. Iām so tired. Iāve lost so much weight due to this mental illness. I sleep 18 hours a day to escape these thoughts. I grieve my old self so much. I miss crushing on men, I miss loving men, I miss dressing up nice and get compliments from men, I miss listening to music and daydream about my dream man. I miss wanting to get married and have my own kids with my dream husband. All of those things⦠Iāve desired them so much and Iāve daydreamed about them so much. My OCD is telling me that itās all fake. I miss my old desire and love for men. Iām so tired of being alive. Iām so tired of seeing multiple posts where people who apparently suffered from SOOCD became their fears. Iām so tired. Cause yāall probably didnāt even have ocd in the first place idc. I will say it again, has it been someone with pocd or harm ocd and their obsessions/fears became true NONE of yāall wouldāve had the same reaction. Stop normalizing soocd obsessions becoming true. It is someoneās worst nightmare. People are out here attempting because of it.
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