can false attractions be triggered by specific people only? this might come off as reassurance-seeking (and to an extent, it might be) but i’m getting so worried that this might not be SOOCD and i’m genuinely attracted to these specific people.
YO same it triggered only by specific people ion why I thought I was the only one and I don’t know if it hocd or na so let me know if you figured it out
I think So, just gotta push threw. For me when my soocd was bad when I first got it. I ended up like staring at con-workers just like extra. Not checking them out but somewhat my brain was staring at them more then usual. To see if I was gonna feel something, which led to eventually getting triggered by those people. It’s strange and I hate it, but I guess ocd wants you to believe that you want to be with them etc. it’s wild, but I just try to tell myself, push threw it’s just your mind pulling tricks. Just ignore and know one day things will get better.
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hey there, i totally get where you're coming from. the mind can be a tricky place, and ocd loves to latch onto our deepest fears and uncertainties. i've got my own battles with pure o, different obsessions, but the struggle is all too familiar. just remember, you're not alone in this, and i'm here if you need someone to just listen. 🌟 so, my therapist mentioned this free ai tool called "unstuck" (www.AIOCDtool.com) and it might be a good fit for what you're dealing with. since your worry is about these specific people triggering thoughts, this tool could help you work through those moments when your mind is spinning. it's like having an ocd therapist in your pocket, guiding you through the tough spots. you just type in what's bugging you, and it'll help you step-by-step. i promise i'm not into pushing apps, but this one's been a game-changer for me. if you have any q's about it, feel free to ask. i hope it can offer you some relief too. 🙌
@JenniesOCDBrain This is so interesting! Thank you for the link!
For the people who have SOOCD : do you guys ever wander if your false attraction to the unwanted sex is actually what true attraction feels like and what you actually felt for the "wanted sex" wasn't real and was just forced all your life because of society? This thought is currently consuming me because I feel like its true for me... like whenever I imagine a guy it feels like forced attraction but if I imagine any girl it feel true and intense??
Im just so confused about the attraction. I feel like i’ve never really felt sexual attraction towards someone, or maybe i did i just dont remember. I personally dont really think im asexual. Maybe this is reassurance seeking but how does real attraction, or sexual attraction feels like? Im scared that my admiration for woman was actually attraction?😔 even though i had no sexual or romantic fantasies or desires with them. I can tell if a woman is pretty or attractive but i’ve never had any desire to date one. And it scares me. Like what if i’ve never been attracted to a guy? I dont even remember how does it feels like. Im so fu*ked up, like im 20 years old, my last crush was when i was 13 on a guy (even that my ocd makes me doubt) and i have these thoughts since 14. It got me in this early age when everyone around me were experiencing crushes and i DID NOT.
This post will be for people 18+ and it is a topic on sexual attraction, if you are comfortable you can read but it’s completely up to you. I know I’m not the only woman that watches lesbian love for pleasure as we are all humans and our hormones go up. I’ve been watching lesbian love for years now (about 3 years) and in most of that time, not once did I question my sexuality until someone asked me a question that triggered my overthinking. Today after watching that, I was asking myself questions like what it would feel like to do this with a woman? How would it feel like to be with one? And because these thoughts came to my mind I freaked out because I keep thinking that I like females but never in my life and even till this day have I ever fallen in love with a women or even thought about marrying a women one day. I always want to have a husband one day and at least have a kid or two. But lately all this questioning has me confused to the point where I question if I’m bi or lesbian and if I even have SOOCD or if it’s generally just me tryna figure out my sexuality or if I’m just in denial. I am also talking to a man romantically and whenever I’m around him I feel happy and I’m always excited to talk to him and he also makes my heart flutter and my body burn for him. But because of these recent thoughts I’ve been having, it just confuses me and adds some stress. Any tips for how I can go about this?
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