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yes! the discourse about nate’s sexuality can be soo triggering for me bc the idea of people speculating about my sexuality is terrifying. it’s a good exposure tho!
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I’m spiraling . Idk if I should stop or what
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and ofc the plot line of jules and rue going from friends to lovers is triggering cause i always worry if my platonic love for friends is really just romantic/sexual and i don’t know it/am suppressing it. but i still use it as exposure and try to resist the need to know. you got this!
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Definitely a good exposure just so triggered ahh
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@cc97 you’re valid
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@Anonymous What did u do when you were triggered from it?
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@cc97 it was hard, but i’d get thoughts and i will sometimes engage in reassurance-seeking out of fear/discomfort. but i’ve really been trying to just see the thoughts as is, and maybe take a break from watching. or sometimes i’ll say to myself “it doesn’t matter. i only care about the plot line”
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@Anonymous after all, they are just characters in a show. i feel like i’m making it sound so simple, but it is truly so hard for me to do. i understand! but it’s the effort that counts.
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@Anonymous Yes I noticed I googled, posted on here and Reddit . So just need to get better at not doing that when triggered by the show! That’s good advice thank u
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I never read someone talk about this so I wanted to know if it applies to anyone as well. For context: I deal with ROCD and SOCD but I do identify as straight and am in a (happy) relationship with a man. What often triggers me is memories about childhood and adolescences about having the groinal toward nudity in porn or music videos. Because I can’t deny having watched other things than straight porn and experimenting with porn I simply can’t stop trying to figure out what that might have meant and if i deep down have actually a other sexual orientation than the one that I feel comfortable identifying with. I only hear people talking about random triggers but never the REAL memory of arousal to pornography and so on.
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I’ve recovered from HOCD before and got my attraction and my usual actual identity back. I was recovered from end 2022- start 2025 until I got triggered UGHHH😭 My HOCD is REALLY trying to convince me and it’s SO annoying cause I genuinely don’t want these thoughts. I know I naturally like men and always have done so. I can’t wait for my first therapy session in two days Omg! I need your advice, not necessarily reassurance, but more advice? My HOCD is throwing random “proof” I did/ saw as a child in my face, which back then had no meaning in my life and I continued to live a perfectly heterosexual life. I’ve educated myself about arousal non concordance / child’s play, but it still doesn’t remove the HOCD. I’ve read therapists great explanations on how it’s not a sexuality issue, BUT ITS AN OCD BRAIN ISSUE. So basically I’ve been straight and i will die as straight. But my ocd is still continuing with the intrusive thoughts/flashbacks. I’ve had some moments where I haven’t done as many compulsions and had less anxiety but still had those damn thoughts and I DO NOT want those damn thoughts. I have so much proof and factual/logical explanations but HOCD is still continuing to thrive. I absolutely hate this and I feel so alone. I wish there was a reset button cause I don’t want these thoughts to happen. I want a man and I stand by that. How do y’all deal with these situations? Cause sitting with the thoughts is clearly not helping.
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