How real and bad can hocd get?

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@blazed Hey, i am having a hard time can you help me pls.. Also this person i saw at a concert pretty and smiled at me and the thought of hooking with her?!? Came so normally without anxiety like it happens with guys and the thing is i know i am writing this cause this is an extreme thought that felt extremely okay and normal and pushed me to be on the verge if accepting that i am in denial and its not ocd cause i want to still believe its ocd which is why i am adding all these question marks and exclamation marks to make it more urgent and scary so that the person i send to sees it and sensed my desperation which will lead them into telling me that its ocd and denial and i know that will make me feel less scared and okay which is why I consciously am writing this and asking what if questions cause i know how ocd works otherwise why would i get such an extreme thought tht felt so normal and also like i want to actually do it like anyother bi person would think. How is something so extreme ocd ??

@Brave through OCD tends to fixate on what is most important to the individual. the more you do your compulsions, the worse it will probably get. feel the anxiety and distress and then accept it, without doing any compulsions, accept the uncertainty behind your fears.

@Brave through This sounds like the backdoor spike to me. You’re anxious about not being anxious to the thoughts you had. You’re questioning and doubting yourself a lot and the only thing you can do is sit with the uncertainty. I know it’s extremely difficult to do but it’ll relieve your anxiety in the long run. Tell yourself ‘maybe, maybe not’ and don’t feed into the thoughts and compulsions. I’m sorry you’re going through this :( you will get through it 🤍

@epic_OCD_sufferer Hi epic ocd sufferer could I ask a question as I have to go to an ocd clinic shortly. My therapist said Hocd means I am not gay and PoCD means I am not a pedophile. Is this true as tbis is what all the therapists have said to me

@lizzie11811 trust your therapists.

Its hard man. I feel like ive been acting on my thoughts and feelings and desires.... I just wanna be straight.

@Sp1999 yup it’s very very difficult bro, that’s something you need to accept too. accept that you have OCD and accept that HOCD is a consequence of you having this debilitating disorder.

@epic_OCD_sufferer Hey, could you help me too pls i just commented below with my problem. Any advice?

@Brave through take some deep breaths my friend, OCD is only as bad as it is for you right now because you are desperate for certainty. there is no certainty, become accustomed to that idea.

yeah it’s difficult to know which of your thoughts are real or not, why is why OCD survives due to that need for certainty, which is why accepting the uncertainty is crucial

Same boat fam

@Sp1999 Do you want to talk about it ?

@Sp1999 Privately?

@Someonepleasehelp Sure

@Someonepleasehelp Same boat:(

yes

@the_uncertainty_accepter So why are some people on here saying you can have HOcD and realised you are Gay

No , I have instagram

@Sp1999 Alright what’s your ig ?

@Someonepleasehelp 222_sp

@Sp1999 Ukiyo?

@Someonepleasehelp Yes

@Someonepleasehelp Its a Japanese meaning that kinda helps me