OCDwontownme
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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.
noone9noone9
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- OCD Conqueror
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Been there myself, way more than a fleeting thought at times. Epr techniques work for this as well
OCDwontownmeOCDwontownme
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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
noone9noone9
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- OCD Conqueror
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@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
Confused Confused
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@Someone99 How do you do that
noone9noone9
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@Confused Are you familiar with ERP, exposure, response, prevention at all?
TBdiz89TBdiz89
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@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!
noone9noone9
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- OCD Conqueror
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@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?
OCDwontownmeOCDwontownme
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@TBdiz89 Pocd is the scariest for me lol. Soocd lasts longer but yipe it's scary
noone9noone9
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@Someone99 *hit hard with soocd ...
Confused Confused
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@Someone99 No am not
AnonymousAnonymous
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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.
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