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Im exactly in the same place as you. When my boyfriend was here and we had sex, i couldnt get out of my head. I kept analyzing whether or not i actually enjoyed it, and it took me 100% out of the experience which my ocd really took hold of. For months i was genuinely in the worst place id ever been in. I feel like youre exactly where i was back when this started, just the reverse. Im not sure if ive made progress or its just started to bother me less, but youre not alone man.
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- 6y
Hocd/so-ocd is scary!! Its intrusive and mean. It latches onto whats important to you and for a lot of people (myself included) its their sexuality. I dont want to reassure you because thats not how you beat this, but i can tell you that you arent your brain, and right now your brain has you convinced because youre so wrapped up in this obsession you have no choice but to beleive its true. If you can, look into mindfulness and acceptance and commitment therapy to help you through this. You need to accept that the thoughts are there and not interact with them. Notice them, but don't engage. I know its hard, and i know it seems fucking terrifying but the less i engage with them the less power they have. If you keep pushing and pushing and spinning and saying "IM NOT GAY IM NOT GAY IM NOT GAY" Youre feeding it. Youre giving it power. Whenever my so-ocd acts up and says "youre not a gay man, youre straight" i go "thanks ocd" and move forward. Some days this works great and im in a fantastic mood. Some days it doesnt and i have an awful day. It takes time and you literally need to retrain your brain from this habit youve formed. Ive been where you are and i know how hard it is.
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- 6y
i’ve been going through the exact same thing on and off for months and some days it kills me, other days i’m like wtf that’s so stupid. i know it’s so hard to not engage and when it’s bad, it seems like nothing can fix it, but just know you’re not alone and it’s your ocd talking! u can do it
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I just can’t take this anymore. It’s too much. I swear I’m not homophobic in the slightest I’m just not comfortable with being gay. Though my mind is saying that I am and it can be so convincing. I don’t even know what’s real anymore.
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I just don’t get how this obsession can be so overwhelming. I had scrupulosity and Rocd and I swear it wasn’t as intense as this.
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Have you tried not engaging with the thoughts? Just think that you brain is puking out trash because of your disorder. See your mind as a theater, and you're a spectator
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- 18w
Hey yall, having a tough time. I’ve been struggling with intrusive thoughts while I self pleasure and it GENUIENLY feels like I enjoy them for whatever reason. And then now about half an hour later it’s like okay it’s a sexual thought but I might not actually like it. Idk I just really hate myself, because I basically genuinely liked it in the moment
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- 13w
I need too know that I'm not insane, really. I am 16 and for the past two weeks, this has been completely ruining my health and happiness. I only recently came out as a lesbian like 3 months ago after a lot of confusion about my attraction since I used to think I liked men. At first, I felt so sure that I liked women, but lately, I've been having these unwanted thoughts about the possibility of liking men. I never used to feel this way, but now, every time I look at a man, my brain obsessively fixates on it. It forces me to imagine kissing him, loving him, things I don’t want, and then tries to convince me that I do. It’s painful. The thought of this fills me with fear and anxiety, leading to panic attacks and breakdowns. I don’t want these thoughts. I hate them with every fiber of my being, but I’m terrified that one day I’ll act on them and somehow like it. I used to think I liked men, but back then, I was in a very unhealthy space in a time of escapism and something deeply parasocial. I’ve only ever liked the attention and validation a man could give me, but these experiences are somehow treated as further proof that I’m "bisexual." I’ve never been in a real relationship with anyone, which makes my brain constantly challenge me—telling me, “You don’t even know what love feels like.” It won’t shut up. It keeps obsessively trying to make me prove that I’m a lesbian, testing my reactions and questioning my certainty. Is this normal?
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- 6w
Hey guys so I have been suffering with sexual ocd due to the fact that I don’t feel that romantic spark with him anymore, I love him and I know I do but I get to much in my thoughts thinking about why can’t I feel that anymore what has changed what if I don’t wanna be with anymore I’ve been with him for 4 years and at first I think it was ROCD but now I started thinking what if I’m into girls now I’ve always been the type to say oh a girl is so pretty or I like this about her but now I feel like every time I see a girl I’m like do I see myself in a relationship with her oh she’s pretty oh I like her voice do I find it attractive and sometimes I do !!! Which is killing me I feel disgust thinking about because what if I secretly am no shame to people who are my sister herself is but I just feel wierd because I wanna be with my husband and feel happy there not with a girl and feel like a man because I see myself in the mirrior and I’m like do I myself being a man do I look lesbian? Do I act lesbian or bi? What if secretly I wanna be a man or I imagine myself being a man in a relationship with a pretty girl and idk what to think
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