- Date posted
- 3y
SOOCD vs Repression?
Was watching TV. The dad's a dentist and had a celebrity visit so he was happy and the wife jokingly asked "who's the woman?" joking about him seeing another woman. The dad answers, "it's a man actually." The son overhears and says "I knew he was repressed all these years." This triggered me and scared me because I had a bad dream earlier where I "accepted" that I'm gay (I'm not I identify as straight) and in the dream it feels relieving as it meant not being scared anymore because I "accepted" what ocd wants me to believe. I woke up and felt I'm straight deep down so the dream really scared me. Then hearing the joke above on the TV show triggered that question "is it really ocd or am I repressed?" So of course I googled to know the difference and people in forums were saying how they denied they were gay and eventually came out. I'm not bi or gay. I have nothing against anyone that is - I simply don't identify that way. I've been with my boyfriend for almost 9 years. I've suffered with ocd for just over 1 year now. I'm not attracted to women but I notice how attractive they are, more so then men (never used to though), get insecure so easily, and have dreams about where I "realise" I'm gay (which always wake me up in a panic). I also struggle with validation when I logically know that I shouldn't need it from other people. I'm not asking for reassurance or anything. I don't really know what I'm asking for. I guess it's to know if anyone else has the same issues.