There is HOPE

I started treatment about a month and a half ago. I have learned SO MUCH and gotten so much better! OCD no longer has power over me! I still experience the symptoms, the unwanted thoughts, but they don’t control my life anymore and they come waaay fewer and far between. My anxiety and depression is at an all-time low and I’ve faced fears that my OCD was keeping me from. Aka I’M ENGAGED! I’m so grateful for NOCD, for all I’ve learned, for my wonderful therapist, and for this community. Here’s to a lifetime of kicking OCD in the butt 😏 There is hope. It’s so possible to live a great life with OCD. Keep going everyone! Much love to you all, especially those still in the depths. Have hope and know you’ll get there ❤️

Anonymous109

Date posted: 3y

Is it normal for HOCD to keep telling you you’re in denial

Uffda77

Date posted: 3y

Absolutely 100%. I have experienced that/still experience it all the time. What I’ve learned is to tell your OCD that you don’t care, say “hm maybe I am in denial, maybe I totally am gay” to your OCD (even if/especially if you’re terrified to say that and completely disagree with what you’re saying). OCD is the bully. The only way to get the bully to go away is to become indifferent and act like you don’t care. By doing that, you’re no longer fun to bully. You’re boring to the bully. The bully will think “gosh, he/she doesn’t care about what I have to say to him/her anymore. That’s no fun. I’m gonna move on.”

Anonymous109

Date posted: 3y

@Rabbit77 I’ve been attracted to women my entire life and am not attracted to males in the slightest and it makes me uncomfortable and to an extent disgusts me when my mind makes up scenarios. If I don’t like it and want it to go why does it keep happening. It’s all that’s on my mind everyday “what if I am gay/bi” eventhough I am fully attracted to females.

Anonymous109

Date posted: 3y

@Anonymous109 My mind also keeps telling me it’s not HOCD that’s just an excuse is that normal also?

Uffda77

Date posted: 3y

@Anonymous109 I experience that too! Except I’m female and my brain constantly tries to convince me that I’m attracted to females. Gah it sucks. This podcast helped me so much. Maybe it’ll help you 😊 https://theocdstories.com/podcast/elvis-gomes-switzerlands-got-talent-and-sexual-orientation-ocd/

Uffda77

Date posted: 3y

@Anonymous109 Yes! Your OCD will do everything to convince you that you’re gay. Stop fighting it because my therapist told me you will never disprove your OCD. The only way to stop the thoughts or slow them down is to become indifferent to them. Start saying back to your OCD “hm maybe I am gay.” Become indifferent to the thoughts. That doesn’t mean you’re agreeing with them. But the moment you stop fighting them and saying things like that to your OCD is when it will begin to lose power.

Anonymous109

Date posted: 3y

@Rabbit77 I’ll make sure to check it out thank you hopefully it helps me like it has helped you👍 I’ve done many HOCD tests and they’ve all come back saying I have a high posiballity that I have HOCD but my mind refuses to accept it. It’s like my mind wants me to suffer.

Anonymous109

Date posted: 3y

@Rabbit77 I agreed with my brain the last time I had these thoughts which was around 2 months ago however now it’s much more powerful and I don’t know what to do.

Anonymous109

Date posted: 3y

@Anonymous109 It’s on my mind every minute of the day and I fear that it is going to ruin my life in the future.

Nica

Date posted: 3y

Congrats and keep it up! 👏🏻❤️

Zoë_84

Date posted: 3y

Congrats on getting engaged!!!

Uffda77

Date posted: 3y

Thank you so much 🥰

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