Medication help

Hi guys, I’m new here not sure if I have ocd yet have not been diagnosed. I have a therapy appointment on January 8th so I’ll know for sure then. Anyways for the past few months I’ve been feeling like I have so ocd. I’ve liked men my whole life and have always been attracted to them but I’ve also never had a boyfriend or any experience in that area because I got my heartbroken in highschool and have stayed away from it ever since. I’ve been constantly googling and searching on tiktok to figure out who I’m attracted to and i still can’t figure it out. This one girl on tiktok who is a lesbian said she thought she had soocd until she talked to her therapist and turned out she was acc just a lesbian with ocd so that kinda freaked me out because what if my therapist tells me that? I also saw another tiktok of a girl that said attraction doesn’t always mean sexuality so what if im not attracted to men at all? I mean it’s fine if I am lesbian or bi but I just can’t see myself being with a woman in any way. But is that just internalized homophobia? I was diagnosed with anxiety a few years back and was put on novo sertaline, does anyone know if this helps ocd? I have a party for new years in a week and would rlly like to feel better by then and stop obsessing over this all day every day and making me feel distress. Not self diagnosing myself just wondering if sertaline has helped anyone else on here.

Username: PumpkinFrappPumpkinFrapp

Date posted: 1y ago

Take my advice with a grain of salt as I am not a medical professional: if you are currently not taking the medication, I would wait til after the new year. SSRIs are often effective for OCD, but note that medication for anxiety disorders isn’t an immediate fix. It can take 3-6 months for your brain to adapt, and it can get worse before it gets better. In my experience, my first month or so on medication was rough, but I’m about 4 months in and seeing improvement 👍 In the meantime, I recommend working on coping strategies and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). Try not to compare your experience to the experience of people on TikTok. Your experience may be similar. It may be totally different.

Username: Unknown user101Unknown user101

Date posted: 1y ago

@PumpkinFrapp Ok thank you, I am currently signed up for erp therapy should I mention act therapy when I am there?

Username: PumpkinFrappPumpkinFrapp

Date posted: 1y ago

@Unknown user101 It doesn’t hurt to ask. Your therapist can work with you to find the best strategy to recovery.

Username: Unknown user101Unknown user101

Date posted: 1y ago

Psa: to the lgbtq+ community I hope I didn’t come off as homophobic plz trust I was not trying to just very confused and trying to figure out stuff.

Username: AyseTetikAyseTetik

Date posted: 1y ago

Hey, I’ve also seen TikTok’s of women who ended up being lesbian even after having hocd. Scared the hell outta me. Just remember that hocd cannot make you gay, those girls must have known that and been happy with it. Yours and my experiences must not be the same as theirs. You’re not alone with this. ❤️

Username: Unknown user101Unknown user101

Date posted: 1y ago

@AyseTetik Thank you so much!! That’s good to know

Username: JenniesOCDBrainJenniesOCDBrain

Date posted: 1y ago

hey there, it sounds like you're going through a really tough time with all the uncertainty and the waiting for your therapy appointment. it's super exhausting to have those thoughts on loop, especially when you're trying to figure out your feelings and identity. hang in there, and remember you're not alone in this. 🌈 i've been in your shoes with the whole questioning and googling spiral, and what a relief it was when my ocd therapist introduced me to "unstuck" (unstuckmyocd.com/try). it's this free AI OCD tool that's like having a therapist in your pocket, offering personalized, step-by-step support when your OCD flares up. it'll be especially helpful for you because it can guide you through managing your thoughts without seeking reassurance or overanalyzing your identity. i hate when people promote stuff, but i really think it can help you because it's changed my life. lmk if you have Qs or just want to talk more! <3

Username: Unknown user101Unknown user101

Date posted: 1y ago

@JenniesOCDBrain Great I’ll check it out thank you so much

Username: hihey

Date posted: 4y ago

I’m new to this app and just wanted to share my story. As a young girl I definitely had compulsions. My mom always told me she would take me to a psychiatrist (I would cry when people sat on my bed). Anyways, as I got older I definitely grew out of a lot of things. I’ve never been diagnosed with OCD but I have GAD. I know I definitely have OCD because I have done a lot of research. Recently I have really, really been struggling with HOCD. I’ve never experienced this before, and that’s why it’s making it more scary. I’m a young adult woman and have been in a very serious relationship with a male for many years. I love him so much. I am also very athletic and not very girly. I always loved the fact that I was a guys gal, but lately it has made me super insecure. A lot of people at school assume I’m bisexual because I’m super pro LGBTQ rights and idk? Idk why I give off that “vibe”. It never bothered me, I always thought it was funny, and I have no issue with being gay, but I’m definitely not?! During this quarantine my guy friends have said I have way way more guy friends than girl friends, someone asked my teammate if I was bisexual, and I have never had an orgasm from my boyfriend. It started really getting in my head and I keep being like “am I gay and that’s why I don’t orgasm”. This seems so pathetic and writing this actually helps and makes me realize there is no way I like women. But anyways THE THOUGHTS DO NOT STOP. I keep worrying that I do not know myself, and maybe I don’t love my bf, and maybe other people see something I don’t. Anyways, how can I help myself? I am noticing I’m reassuring and checking and starting compulsions

Username: luizamrebelo

Date posted: 1y ago

Do I really have OCD?

Hey guys! I'm Brazilian, so forgive me for the google translator! I've had some pretty bad days. But I got better over time. I still have obsessive thoughts, but I don't have that anxiety anymore. I researched and identified myself a lot with the OCD of thoughts. I think I've had this disease since I was 7 years old, I just never went back to check. But since my condition got worse, I decided that I needed to know what I had. I started therapy, it's not cognitive behavioral therapy, but I trust it a lot, so I'm keeping it! But today I felt really bad. I went to the doctor for the first time. And even though I talked about OCD, he talked to me and told me that he treated it like normal anxiety. He also spoke in a way that it would be okay for me to be attracted to women, and that I needed to take medicine to see what my internal problem really was. But I don't think I have an internal problem. I actually moved out of my parents' house recently and that's why I started having obsessive thoughts again. I happen to have on several topics, but some are stronger than others. I've never liked a girl and I don't want to either. But when my doctor asked me if I was attracted to girls I said "I don't think so" I can't be sure. I know I don't want and I don't feel like dating them. Finally, a rant. Here in my country, it is a disease that is difficult to treat. I'm starting the medication today, taking Sertraline. If you have words of comfort, I appreciate it! Hug everyone and stay well!

Username: luisegu

Date posted: 44w ago

HOCD

Hey guys, I think/hope that this is just ocd and not me but I can’t differentiate. I m dealing with uncertainty „am I a lesbian ?“ since 3 years and it comes with so many anxiety. I have to say that I like lesb cOrN and exactly this stresses me out !!! I ve been dating men for my whole life and one day the thought comes up that I could be lesbian. It comes and goes month to month. When I m in this „episode“ where I m questioning my sexuality i m googling the whole day if this thought could be true. Also I m checking my feelings by visualising myself with a women and it causes so much anxiety. I just don’t know what to do I try to meditate or to calm down but I can’t go on without having this answer :/ Also I m so anxious to „heal“ myself because then the truth will came out ( my brain says it to me). When I m with men I get aroused and everything works but then my brain says to me that it is just because of the fact of having sex yk? Like it tries to convince me that I m a lesbian… Last month I believed in this and outed myself as Bi in front of my friends although I m not really sure that I m into women. I ve never dated a women or felt any kind of attraction that I felt to men, but what if I m just trying to suppress the attraction to them ? Is anyone dealing with the same shit ? Tik tok triggers me everytime that’s why I deleted this app because everyday I get these videos about people coming out as gay after their relationship.

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