- Username
- OCDwontownme
- Date posted
- 1y ago
New subtype for me?
I had the fleeting thought of what it would be like to be a woman, and now I'm overthinking about being possibly transgender.
- Username
- Someone99Someone99
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Been there myself, way more than a fleeting thought at times. Epr techniques work for this as well
- Username
- OCDwontownmeOCDwontownme
- Date posted
- 1y ago
I haven't been able to talk to my therapist for months. She's been heavily booked. So I'm kinda on my own with this theme
- Username
- Someone99Someone99
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@OCDwontownme This and soocd and other "taboo" themes seem to freak us out more than others. But, the same ERP tools work. Accept uncertainty. Just let it there, maybe I do, maybe I don't. I was obsessed I was gay, and am past that now by just allowing it for some time. That doesn't mean agreeing with it, just allow it. It'll pass. Trust the tools
- Username
- Confused Confused
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@Someone99 How do you do that
- Username
- Someone99Someone99
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@Confused Are you familiar with ERP, exposure, response, prevention at all?
- Username
- TBdiz89TBdiz89
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@Someone99 I aspire to be like you. I struggled with POCD for a while but was able to get over that and with health ocd. However soocd is the one that has been stuck for years!
- Username
- Someone99Someone99
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@TBdiz89 Thank you for the kind words. It's a daily walk for all of us. So many on here are hot hard with soocd because it seems to be tied to our hormones, desires, drive, etc. For me it was difficult but it did ease up as I remained consistent with the tools. Didn't feel right for a little while but I thought I have nothing to lose, so here goes ... And it helped. Trust the tools you used with the other themes. One may not always work, or ever work, so alternating helped me, and maybe you can even discover a new tool that may help you through this one?
- Username
- OCDwontownmeOCDwontownme
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@TBdiz89 Pocd is the scariest for me lol. Soocd lasts longer but yipe it's scary
- Username
- Someone99Someone99
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@Someone99 *hit hard with soocd ...
- Username
- Confused Confused
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@Someone99 No am not
- Username
- AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Dealing with this as well, it definitely is freaking me out. Come after a thought during a soocd panic attack which lead me to think what if I turn trans. I have never thought this is my life or never felt different. I got ocd this year and started with harm/soocd/now I guess the new taboo theme tocd. It’s crazy how it ties in together but damn can’t believe my thoughts put me in such a hole. I haven’t started erp just yet, but open to ideas how to get myself back to knowing I’ll be ok and I can conquer this.
- Username
- JenniesOCDBrainJenniesOCDBrain
- Date posted
- 1y ago
hey there, i totally get how those intrusive thoughts can send you down a spiraling overthinking path, especially with something as personal as gender identity. i've got my own set of obsessions from pure o, so i know how tough it can be to shake off those thoughts. just remember, you're not alone in this, and i'm here to listen if you need to vent or talk it out. 🌟 speaking of which, my therapist mentioned this free AI OCD therapy tool called "unstuck" - www.AIOCDtool.com - and it might be a good fit for what you're going through. since your thoughts are making you question your identity, this tool could help you work through the anxiety without getting stuck in a loop. it's like having an OCD therapist in your pocket, guiding you through steps to manage those overwhelming feelings. i was skeptical about apps too, but this one's been a game-changer for me, and i just wanna share that with you. hit me up if you've got questions, okay? no pressure at all, just a fellow OCD fighter passing on something that's helped. ✌️
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- Username
- Manuel Coria
- Date posted
- 6y ago
I’m a gay guy and I always felt different, but in a gay way, you know. I’ve never questioned my gender identity and I always felt in the right body. But since I saw the instagram profile of a trans girl, I can’t stop thinking “what if I’m trans?”. Literally I think about this the HOLE DAY and I always look for evidence that I’m or not trans. And the worse thing is that as a gay guy I’ve done things or liked things which are stereotypically for girls. This thought gave me panic attacks, anxiety and stress during all the day. I’m scared and confused because my mind keeps telling me that there’s should be something and for some reason I thought about it. It’s like my brain has been replaced during this month. I just want to go back in time and be the happy guy that I was before, I miss my life.
- Username
- MissLovely
- Date posted
- 5y ago
I've had every ocd there is, even transgender ocd. I thought to myself, maybe I want to be a guy, cause I thought I was a lesbian and thought being a man would be easier. But I'm really really feminine ? I also worried people would think I'm a hermaphrodite, has anyone else had this? I worry that some people think I'm a man secretely, and again I'm a really feminine woman. I don't wear thrilly dresses but I wear makeup and tight fitting clothes. I like perfume. I'm not even remotely the opposite sex ?
- Username
- idont241
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Have I always been suppressing my actual gender? I have in no way desire to be a guy. But am I a girl tho? I am honestly not sure. Like all of the sudden I don’t want to be anything? I loved being a girl. But do I want to still be one? I honestly don’t know. I am too anxious. I guess my tocd isn’t really about having thoughts of being a guy, but just about not being a woman.
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