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I need some help guys.....hocd I think
I feel like I want this. I have so much junk in my head. I get these weird feelings in my head. Because it's such a mess ๐
I feel like I want this. I have so much junk in my head. I get these weird feelings in my head. Because it's such a mess ๐
I can't feel shit for women sometimes and feel like I'm forcing it. It used to be so natural
In my mind I try and think of women and my minds like eww. Its so depressing. And thinking that I'm not going to feel the same again sucks
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Iโm so sorry this has been such a battle for you. Try not to attach meaning to the feelings, just let them be there. Are you practicing ERP with a therapist?
No but I did have therapy with specialist. Didn't help. I don't know if these are real feelings or not. And I think if it's real I'm going to feel like this forever
Hang in there buddy, my suggestion is if the thoughts don't align to who you are or what you feel but only create a lot of doubt and questioning - chuck it, you not trying to deal with the junk is the key here. Let it give whatever it can, but you're stronger than that. Sending positive thoughts your way!
That's the problem I don't know if they align with me or not. i don't recognise myself in the mirror anymore it's horrible. Thanks for your support buddy ๐
So play a game with yourself, everyime your brain is demanding an answer- don't give it absolutely. Just start with a 5 mins, then to an hour and keep practicing it. Trust me, you're gonna kill it buddy
I just get guys popping into my head like celebrity's or people I've seen etc. Just let then be there?
Just it be there, ask it for more, tell it what else you got? Give me every thought, imma not give ans answer. Again, not giving the answer is the key!
Thanks mate ๐
I'm finding it hard not to give in. Ie reacting to the thoughts and feelings. I feel so pissed off and stressed ๐
No worries. You gotta keep practise it. It's so long for me now. But still I lose to few thoughts and that's okay
I get angry also and short with family members and get annoyed with myself. Which makes me feel like it's denial
Hey buddy I need help. I keep trying to figure out if the thoughts are true or not. This is true torture
Hey buddy, sorry couldn't get back to you. Yes it does happen. Your brain is anxious all the time it could be the reason. Just believe in yourself and don't respond to every thought of it
No worries mate. It feels as tho I want to be with a man. With these feelings etc.....its horrible ๐
I know right. It feels and you don't embrace it so you don't have to pursue it, try practicing to figure out who you like.
Try to figure it out ? Or don't?
Don't try to figure it out. Figuring out means you looking for certainty and it the core flaw of ocd
I feel like I just want to shout out ok I'm gay. It's been this way for nearly 2 years. I just hope to god this is hocd?
It may be or may be not. It could be hocd or you could really be it. You're supposed to resist to know the answer. Btw, I feel that too, out of nowhere, I have this voice shouting I'm gay and it feels so scary
Stay strong mate. I'm here for you too even tho I'm struggling. I have the same shit in in the head as soon as I open my eyes
I can't concentrate on anything films or anything. My life literally sucks. I get angry and short with people and it's not fair on them ๐
@Ihateocd83 How r u feeling now
Yeah you cannot concentrate because you're not present in the moment. When you're watching a movie, try to get back to watching a movie you don't have to figure out your sexuality during that time
It doesn't leave my mind๐
You there mate ?
Believe in yourself buddy. Challenge yourself. Be like, imma sit out this movie no matter how distress I'm feeling
It's the negative thinking in your brain is doing and you are mentally checking. Try to resist that, if you're consciously have preference, that is what you are
What do you mean preference buddy
Preference means you know you like a cerrain gender right ? That's your preference? If your brain is giving you other gender thoughts and you don't like it, those are intrusive thoughts
Yeah....but I definitely can't feel what I used to for the opposite sex. Because I'm anxious all the time and have these feelings of being with a man. But no I don't want it at all. But my mind tells me otherwise ๐
That's the hocd trick my friend. Please explore about it alot. You might get an idea about it.
I have watched so many videos etc....do you have any recommendations?
Watch they call me Jesse videos
Why does it feel like I want it. Its just to real ? ๐
I just think how can I have a relationship with a woman again. With this going on ?. It makes my feel so sad
Iโve been dealing with SOOCD for over a year now, and I have been having a very hard day today. I feel like I just need someone to talk too, my whole life Iโve always had girl crushes and always wanted to be romantic with women . Ever since I posted this picture on instagram and one person said I looked โzestyโ in it , which is when I started obsessing about being gay . I feel like I put so much meaning to these thoughts where now Iโm always checking how I feeling around men. I had a really bad porn addiction for a long time and bad anxiety which fucked up my sex drive. I feel like I doubt if Iโm attracted to women when I know I am , but the doubt is so overbearing where I start to believe it . I never was interested in men sexually, and my ocd makes me feel like I like the thoughts even though I feel no pleasure out of it. I feel like I lost who I am as a person . It feels like I donโt even know what my sexuality is and itโs really upsetting to me . I meant this girl the other day and she is the most beautiful woman Iโve ever met and I just feel like ocd is getting in the way๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ please any advice or comments
I feel like I'm lying to myself, like I just don't accept that I'm gay, I don't want to be gay, I don't want to feel any kind of attraction anymore, I want to go to a psychologist to find out if I really have hocd or if it's just an excuse, because it feels like I really am gay, but nothing was authentic, it all started with thoughts that made me panic extremely hard and I felt like crying and I had delusions, I don't understand why this is happening to me, I didn't like any boys before the thoughts appeared, but exactly one day after they appeared, all the boys were attractive, of all ages, I want to recover :( I'm only 17 years old, for about 2 months I've been having thoughts, I don't know what to do, I can't go to a psychologist, I need help :(
I really need help understanding what Iโm going through. For a long time now, Iโve been struggling with thoughts and feelings about women that confuse and scare me. Sometimes I feel this strange emotional or mental โpullโ toward certain women โ itโs not exactly sexual, and not clearly romantic either, but it feels like something, and it triggers deep anxiety. When I see a beautiful woman or a WLW (woman-loving-woman) couple, I feel something that I canโt explain โ sometimes I think itโs just admiration or aesthetic appreciation, but OCD keeps telling me: โYou felt something, so you must be gay,โ or โYouโre hiding something.โ I get stuck in endless loops, trying to analyze these moments and label them. Even when I feel physical or emotional reactions, they donโt feel natural or aligned with who I am. They feel like a reaction to the idea of women, not real attraction. I try to be honest with myself โ I even told a friend I might be bisexual at some point, just to test if that felt more comfortable. But it didnโt. It made things worse, and I felt like I lost touch with who I am. I donโt want to lie to myself or live in denial, but Iโm exhausted. It feels like Iโm being mentally forced to feel something that isnโt mine. Iโm 14, and I understand that things might still be developing, but I canโt help feeling like Iโve always been drawn to men, and never naturally wanted women that way. Still, I keep doubting everything. Is this real attraction or OCD feeding false feelings and thoughts? Can OCD create emotional or mental sensations that feel like desire? Iโm so scared that Iโll lose myself, or find out something I never wanted. I just want peace and to feel like myself again.
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