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For me, it was the day I gave in to my thoughts and literally said, oh well if this thing is then it is or if I’m that then so be it...that set me free! I’m telling you I’m a huge believer that this is the key to healing the everyone with OCD! It does work! When OCD creeps up now I simply just say this to myself and it almost instantly goes away. There are times the OCD bully keeps trying to come on stronger but by the time I know it I’m on with my day I’m not ruminating and it didn’t control my day, days or week.... I am in full control now. Like the anxiety and thoughts are way more controlled.
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Yep that’s key! Excepting uncertainty has had me little to no OCD for 4 years now I never thought I’d be here. Ever!
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@loonatic well I know I’m straight now and I used common logic that I can now use finally but basically I’ve only ever loved men, fallen in love with them, enjoyed intimacy with them, before ocd would have said “what if you enjoy intimacy with them but what if you’re still gay?” Which is kinda irrational. So I started to realize my thoughts aren’t really right in nature and this is what an HOCD sufferer goes through and in the end I know I love men and my heart is with them in romantic and sexual chemistry
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Keep accepting that uncertainty!
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hey i’m really struggling with hocd too I want to know how you’ve gotten to recognize yourself again?
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@Melly Mel: that’s so refreshing to hear! what are 2 top tips you’d give for OCD recovery?
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Idk if this post is even worth it but it seemed like a normal day for me, called off work due to the weather so I get to just stay home and play games all day. Easy day besides dealing with the constant and unbearable battle with my intrusive thoughts/feelings. Took a shower and I just had constant thoughts, (heart palpitations are pretty constant) ended up breaking down and bawling my eyes out. I was diagnosed with HOCD and ROCD about 2 months ago and since it's just gotten worse. It feels as real as it can get and after talking to my girlfriend about the anxiety attack, it feels even more real. I have no desire or enjoyment from what comes from my brain, and at this point I'm on my knees begging the big man upstairs for my old life back, how do I go from being obsessed with women (sexually and emotionally) to pretty much doing a 180 overnight (with the obvious anxiety and worry behind it. No real desire obviously). I'm just at a loss, I've done a little ERP and it seemed to help with the brain fog but besides that, everything that it does to someone, I have. And again there's the doubt I even have OCD and I'm in straight denial. It just sucks.
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I’ve completely lost myself. I can’t focus on my studies, I can’t go to the gym. Dang it I can’t even be around my male friends normally anymore. I got no idea why or how this happened but the only thing I know for sure is that I never questioned my sexuality neither doubted it. I never cared in general. I just liked girls. I keep testing and keep testing and keep testing my arousal but no matter how many times I see but I don’t feel the same way for guys that I do with girls my mind will always try to make me believe that I am gay. It’s like it’s forcing me into an identity I never asked for. But at the end of the day like my psychologist told me. Sexuality doesn’t change. So since I never felt anything for guys in my life it’s ocd. I’ve been up and down for 5 months now and while the last week I was feeling way better. Monday now and I’m back to zero. I just want to go back when everything was normal. I can’t keep living with this.
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I don’t know if it’s SOOCD. I no longer feel anxious in the moment when I think about women, and it’s like my imagination wants me to think about it and get aroused. I don’t want to be gay, but maybe I am after all. In my life I haven’t been so sexually driven before (when I was living with a man, or when being single) but now all I can think about is having sex with a woman. I don’t want to, but somehow my body does and it feels like my mind have changed to accept it to.. feel so sad This all started around 4 weeks ago..
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