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Youre okay, I used to worry that I meant it too. That's part of the obsession. If you feel a compulsion to do something like you mentioned, you have to refuse to do it. Like in your case you should purposefully wait until after six to send the message. It's going to be uncomfortable but really it can't be worse than what you're already feeling. You basically need to retrain your brain. The less you do the compulsions (avoiding all sex related things) the more it teaches your brain that nothing bad actually happens as a result of not following through with the compulsion, so the obsession will lessen I PROMISE you
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Thank you. This actually helped.
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@not_me Yw!! So glad I could help. Give it time, nothing comes overnight, especially not with OCD đĄ
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That's a classic ocd thing - sexualized thoughts. I used to have them about family and animals. The best course of action is to stop ruminating when you get these intrusive thoughts. Say you hug your brother, then your brain asks you did you feel attracted to him? Don't even answer the question. Allow the thought to pop up and then move on. Don't sit there and think about all the things you've said and done, just shrug and say whatever and then actively engage in a different activity. The thoughts come back but the more you refuse to engage, the less they come back
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It doesn't end. I literally have ocd related to numbers and I was writing this post by making sure I finsih it before number 6 because it sound lime the word *sex* and 3. Then it was 10.16 and I wanted to open a girl's story that I hate because my crush likes her. So I thought I'll open her story this time and I think purposely had a thought about her and God. I didn't open the story but I made a disgusted reaction what if I believed my thought or wanted it to be true? I'm seriously panicking.
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These are literally just thoughts. They mean absolutely nothing. Tons of people have intrusive sexual thoughts. Just because you have one doesnât mean you will do it or want to do it. And just because it gives you anxiety doesnât mean itâs true. And we convince ourselves that it is because we check over and over again to see how we feel or if itâs true and itâs just showing our brain we think it may be true or important and we start to believe it. You need to not do any compulsions to move past these thoughts. And having a thought, or even wanting to do something, hurts nobody. Itâs just a thought or a want. Also I have no idea how scratching someone could be sexual lol.
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- 21w
Why are things so real the first time theyâre in my mind and then when I think about it later itâs easier for me to be like wtf?? I was watching a movie earlier and the young girl had developed more in the chest area than the last movie and I felt the desire to check her out so I did. Then later I let myself imagine her having sex and I liked it. But now looking back Iâm like ew. The boys in the movie have also developed as the movie went on and I couldnât help but think that in their real life theyâve probably woken up to boners and s*men and stuff. And looking back itâs just ugh. Idk if itâs sexual relevance but I genuinely let myself indulge in these thoughts and groinal responses and I remember thinking to myself I donât want to be attracted to little kids and how do I stop myself (everyone has attractive qualities so in younger boys I see man like qualities). Idk I need help. I wouldnât type this out if I truly believe I was messed up but Iâm still scared
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