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I just had to keep reminding myself that the thoughts I was having were just from my OCD and they were thoughts that didn’t mean anything about me. It never fully went away but now I’m at a point where it doesn’t bother me as much anymore because I’ve been working to separate myself from my OCD.
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Also, this sounds funny but if you give your OCD a name then it’s easier to separate it from yourself. So you can say that the thoughts are just from your OCD and not from you.
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I think once I stopped telling myself to read into it and stop making my self any excuse or reasoning or compulsion that I was attracted to men, I just understood that was that however I felt I felt and if the ocd was making me anxious as fuck well I’ll feel that too. It was also summer time so I made sure to stay preoccupied by exorcising and swimming and being around people who’d love me no matter who I was. Funny enough I even realized that I was extra confused because a part of me was healthily and naturally curious of the opposite sex, I never went anywhere with it but I got a laugh out of it when I saw a man that was attractive and I might be attractive too and no HOCD thoughts came. It just dissolved, there’s always a difference because ocd will make you feel so much confusion anxiety and guilt. But I’ve also gotten over other themes like POCD and harm ocd. I still have a lot to learn on bettering myself I have other themes now
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Yes! When I started doing exposures for contamination OCD, my other forms got much worse.
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Yes! Me right now. I haven’t had this theme in months and I finally felt like I beat it but then randomly it hit me. I’m feeling anxious over it again, after not feeling anxious for awhile. Hoping it’s just a little set back. I worked so hard to be back a square one. It’s ok though, we will make it through. We just have days that are harder then others. OCD tendencies are always gonna be a part of us. It’s how our brains are wired, we just have to learn the tools to help ourselves. Sending you positive vibes❤️
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How’d you overcome hocd and how long did it take?
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- 17w
So with my theme of ocd, ( hocd ) I get persistent intrusive images, and thoughts. It’s not like one or two a day. Like if I’m out for the whole day they’re constant. I feel I can’t even look at a girl now without her intrusive thoughts about her or about me fancying her and even sexual intrusive thoughts.. It’s awful. It’s everywhere I look. Is this common with ocd with any themes? Like is it constant for you guys too?
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For me it was a weird intrusive thought and after that I slowly started developing anxiety and I felt a weird thing like I was losing my attraction to girls. Then I woke up one day in complete panic cuz it felt like I had lost feelings for girls suddenly and I started searching online how to know if you’re gay if sexuality changes suddenly and I took some gay tests or sexuality tests online. Chat gpt was a big thing back then too. That was before therapy and before I knew what ocd is.Can anyone relate?
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I struggle with HOCD or SOOCD. I’m a married young woman to an amazing husband. I’ve had this since I was 16 but it only came in flair ups. However this round started in October, and it’s been really rough and I would just break down all the time. I went up on my medication and I actually noticed a difference! My thoughts were still very present but I wasn’t really paying attention to them or giving them power. HOWEVER right when I thought I was getting better, my brain started feeling and saying to myself that I just know I am bi but you want to make excuses for it like “oh it’s normal to find someone hot since we as a society have an interpretation of what that looks like” or “I see the girl as myself and that’s what ‘turns’ me on” or “well I mean that girl looks kind of like a man” and it’s it’s making me spiral. I won’t ever come out as Bi as deep in my soul I don’t feel I am. I have always wanted to be with men sexually and romantically and that has not changed but my brain is making me believe I am and I just don’t want to admit it. Please help me, what has helped you?
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