Anonymous
- Date posted
- 2y
Question
Did anyone just say yeah I’m definitely gay and have their anxiety disappear? Kind of like making your ocd chicken out like a coward? Now I’m honestly not sure if this is ocd anymore
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 2y
Yeah my anxiety came back full force cuz I was like wait I don’t wanna be that
aretousa aretousa
- Date posted
- 2y
Actually this is what happened to me, I accepted the possibility of me being gay and my socd just faded away like it was never there, but after it was over my ocd changed its theme to something even worse 🧍🏼♀️
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 2y
@What up Mine is starting to evolve to intrusive feelings. I’ve even had clarity moments of being straight but now I just don’t know anymore. It’s not something I’ve ever wanted and still don’t I was always wanting a husband but now my mind says that was all comphet
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 2y
@Anonymous And then last week when I was visiting my boyfriend I was playing COD with his friend and for some reason got intrusive thoughts of developing a crush on him so that makes it even more confusing
KayPiKayPi
- Date posted
- 2y
Had the same thing happen with my existential ocd. Said yeah everyone else is a simulation with no emotions and it made it fade a bit
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 2y
@KayPi Thanks for replying! It’s just scary because I don’t want to be in denial. I got a boyfriend right before all of this and then my depression hit and that’s when this all started. I’ve always had a hard time making friends that were girls and now I’m convinced that this was because I was actually attracted to them (even though I’ve had multiple crushes in my life, my first one being at 7 years old and my last boyfriend I could see a future with-house and kids and would daydream about that)
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 2y
@Anonymous Sorry for the long post I’ve just been dealing with it for the last 6 months and am tired of it
KayPiKayPi
- Date posted
- 2y
@Anonymous That's okay! 6 months of dealing with the same issue is awful, I know it all too well. Perhaps an ERP exercise could be wondering if you're bi, seeing as it's more uncertain than gay/straight?(sorry if that thought alarms you)
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 2y
I’m not able to afford therapy right now since my insurance doesn’t cover it. It’s okay Im at a point where I just don’t care anymore and my antidepressants are causing emotional blunting so normally something I’d be sad about I feel nothing. This tried to latch onto my friend and as soon as I said okay im bi, the thoughts and “feelings” went away and I was like yeah no I definitely don’t have feelings for her
ssethi48ssethi48
- Date posted
- 2y
yeah i told myself that but when i think about it I get anxiety so clearly it’s not right.
Lukej91Lukej91
- Date posted
- 2y
It comes from the emotional part of the brain so you truly have to except it. We're stuck in the logical part of the brain. You can't say I accept it you truly have to except it and be ok with it. This is the step I'm falling down on. I have to except that I like the thoughts and the feelings without caring. The hard part is I like the thoughts and then that scares me and that's why I'm still stuck https://youtu.be/WhAQ8C02D-M
Lukej91Lukej91
- Date posted
- 2y
So it's an emotional shift that comes from the emotional brain not the logical part. The emotional part has no understanding of words it only reacts with emotions and behavior
ssethi48ssethi48
- Date posted
- 2y
@Lukej91 yeah I keep telling myself I have truly accepted it but it gives me anxiety so
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