I can’t even go on YouTube or any other type of media without my mind telling me to look for “hot guys” and then me preceding to look for them, it just feels like everywhere I look I expect some guy to be there and if not then I get that feeling of being disappointed. Anyone else ?
Yes! I’ve had this happen to me and with so much access to social media, it’s even more of a struggle. It’s like your brain doesn’t care who it is it just wants to find someone and fixate on them. It’s very antagonizing! Remember you aren’t alone and many other people experience this:)
@malsaipe Hey I know it’s been a while since this post but how did you get over this, because it’s evolved into me not being able to go out because of these thoughts
First of all, I had a lot of help and guidance from my therapist. They helped me “accept” these thoughts and allow them to pass through my brain without attaching meaning to them. The biggest thing is to say to those thoughts “yep, those guys are hot” or “yeah, I’m looking for guys”. It’s like telling OCD, “what are you going to do about it”. You’re showing OCD it can say or make you feel whatever but you just let it go so it has no meaning. I hope this helps!
@malsaipe Thank you so much 🙏🏾