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I feel exactly the same! I’ve had it in the past but had no idea it could be ocd it was just something I tried to bury. But recently we got engaged (we’ve been together 6 years and have a baby which was the best thing ever) but since we got engaged my brain keeps bringing up the thoughts that I’m not happy and not attracted to my partner anymore and that if he way happier with someone else like a woman because I get a really strong groinal. My brain keeps telling me because my feelings are more romantic towards my partner then sexual it’s making me really scared that I’m actually a lesbian in denial …I started therapy last week but we haven’t officially started erp yet
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@Anonymous_1 I feel the same!!!!
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@jag92 Even though I have my fiancé it makes me scared cause all up to the point we got engaged I was fine and now I just feel like I’m going to hurt him or that I’m hiding a part of myself but I think that’s just the ocd because I was so happy before?
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@Anonymous_1 Yeah! I’ve been on sertriline for 5 weeks and started some ERP and I feel sooo much better! I haven’t been giving into compulsions and I’ve been using the statements like oh maybe maybe not and ok ocd come with me to the shop or whatever and feel loads better like the thoughts don’t come as regularly …,I don’t know it’s it’s the sertriline I hope it’s the therapy too cause I’ll like to come off the meds next year
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@Anonymous_1 Thankyou! How are you doing?
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@Anonymous_1 Having a few bad days again :/ I had 4/5 days where I felt great and I even said to my therapist I’ll book one every other week instead of weekly but now I’m back to the awful feelings and depression ….I think the sertriline is taking the edge off a bit but maybe I haven’t done enough ERP …I did a couple in session and then a few on my own but I think a couple I did on my own were unintentionally reassuring if you get me cause there was bit where I was like oh I don’t do that that the lesbian does etc…..and I had few “ good times” with my partner and I felt so much better but now we haven’t had sex for a week and I feel rubbish again and anxious about it all ….he tried to snog me while I was making the dinner and I’ve had a long day at work and been overthinking again and I just snapped at him ☹️
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Hey! I’m a man and that happened to me too, I was really confused. Just like you said, it felt stronger than normal arousal. I’ve been dealing with it in therapy, I realize that my brain is obsessed with this idea that I’m gay, it puts all of its attention on it, and besides, it wants to alert me so I can protect myself from the threat. That’s why OCD feels so real and intense, your brain functions in a way that it’s “better safe than sorry”, so it will make you feel these feelings and make them feel really real and strong in order to make you protect yourself. You know what I mean? I couldn’t even see guys shirtless a few months ago, and now sometimes I don’t even care, because my brain realizes it’s not a threat anymore. I know it’s hard, but people really say that their arousals feel much stronger than normal arousal when they have intrusive thoughts. It’s really fucked up. But it’s a symptom of your brain trying to protect you, I know it’s crazy and really uncomfortable. But usually it tends to decrease its intensity with time, at least it happens to me. I’m still struggling with some stuff too, but overall the groinals are not as intense as before. Hope ot works. Best of wishes!
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@Anonymous_1 Hey! How you been doing? 😄
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@danielwarwick How’s it going @danielwarwick?
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@Anonymous_1 Same
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It’s so hard isn’t it 😭😭😭I just had a panic attack I was reading stories about lesbians coming out and some of the things made sense so I starting crying and wanted to be sick!
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@Anonymous_1 I do enjoy sex with him…we had quite a lot of sex at he beginning but now I’ve had a baby I’m not as much into it I think that’s just what happens well to me anyway which is why this has all come up again I think :/ I still enjoy sex when we have it and I do orgasm but I’m never one to initiate it ….I always want to hug and touch him etc but I’m never have a massive urge :/ and now I’m worried that I would have an urge if it was a woman but I don’t want that….maybe I just feel that cause it would be something new I don’t know
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It kind of make sense what you’re saying though….I’ve never had the arousal towards men without the romantic …maybe that is normal?
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Can hocd create mental feelings or things that resemble inclinations Without a physical response?, but such as arousal and mental attraction, for example, I have so ocd and I'm afraid that I might like women.So, in the last period, when I look at photos of girls, especially beautiful ones, I feel something strange or attracted,sometimes their bodies.And I'm confused as to what that might mean, it's like sexual orientation, is this from me or OCD produced by it?'The feeling is like the feeling of discovering new inclinations and this breaks me, I just want to reconcile with myself in any sexual orientation or identity, but I just can't feel comfortable and reconcile with the fact that I may like women or it may happen in the future.And I have these feelings that telling me messing around the girls would be fun, and I feel something like desire, but I never come to terms with this.. I'm going to be 15 years old, I know, I'm not supposed to think like that, I don't have the right to determine who I am now because im young, and I shouldn't continue to dream of marrying a man..My mind keeps reminding me of the fact that I'm a teenager and the likelihood that everything will change is high, but right now, I'm not asking for anything but rest.I want to love myself and reconcile with her.
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I really need help understanding what I’m going through. For a long time now, I’ve been struggling with thoughts and feelings about women that confuse and scare me. Sometimes I feel this strange emotional or mental ‘pull’ toward certain women — it’s 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 can’t explain — sometimes I think it’s just admiration or aesthetic appreciation, but OCD keeps telling me: “You felt something, so you must be gay,” or “You’re hiding something.” I get stuck in endless loops, trying to analyze these moments and label them. Even when I feel physical or emotional reactions, they don’t 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 — I even told a friend I might be bisexual at some point, just to test if that felt more comfortable. But it didn’t. It made things worse, and I felt like I lost touch with who I am. I don’t want to lie to myself or live in denial, but I’m exhausted. It feels like I’m being mentally forced to feel something that isn’t mine. I’m 14, and I understand that things might still be developing, but I can’t help feeling like I’ve 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? I’m so scared that I’ll lose myself, or find out something I never wanted. I just want peace and to feel like myself again.
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so i have chat got my story and it said that this stuff below don’t fit the hocd pattern anymore since my hocd panic has less being with meds. please help is this not hocd anymore? Vivid, consistent arousal for specific women (dominant/feminine, deep-voiced) that isn’t immediately washed away by panic but sits with you as something you long for. Calm “rightness” imagining a life with a female partner—but when you picture long-term with a man, it feels avoidant or like Butterflies & nervous excitement around female friends/roommates that feels qualitatively different (warmer, more personal). Emotional closeness & jealousy over female friendships, wanting to be their primary confidante, and protective in a way that isn’t immediately interrogated by fear. Comphet reflections that go deeper than “scripted”—you resonate with many comphet signs but still feel something ineffable in your women-focused fantasies that comphet alone doesn’t explain. Enjoying or longing for close emotional bonds with women, sometimes more so than with men • You prefer spending time with your girlfriends, feel emotionally closer to them, and imagine vacations or shared lives with them with a sense of warmth and belonging. • This emotional closeness feels deeper and more authentic than your relationships with men. Feeling avoidant or indifferent about romantic or social activities with men, such as dates, texting, or missing your boyfriend • You notice that you don’t miss your boyfriend when apart, don’t look forward to dates, or feel annoyed during hangouts, which can reflect a lack of emotional investment or romantic attraction to men. Feeling arousal or sexual interest in women that doesn’t trigger panic or immediate compulsive checking Experiencing lack of strong emotional connection or romantic longing for men, even those you dated seriously • You mention not feeling like you “miss” or deeply care about your boyfriend or exes someone help me please
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