I can’t stop crying. I can’t stop ruminating. I can’t get over the false attraction. It is all so painful. I just want to feel like myself again. Are there any other lesbians on here who have ocd???
I imagine this experience must be uniquely hard for people who are LGBT since pride in one’s identity seems like an important part of the community. A coping strategy I use is to embrace uncertainty is to remind myself that I don’t have to be certain to pursue what makes me feel comfortable or “like myself”. Something you could say to yourself is, “I may not feel sure of my sexuality and I may change my mind, but right now, being a lesbian makes me feel more comfortable so that’s the identity I’ll use.”
I’m a lesbian with OCD, and while my type is a bit different, I do want to let you know that it’s okay to not be okay. It took me a long time to find someone who made me feel grounded and okay with the person I am, mental illness and all. I wish you warm and comforting thoughts this holiday. ❤️🫂
@NajikaSun Thank you so much 🥹 I really do hope I find my person soon. It’s so hard going through this alone because I’ve explained it to others and all I’ve gotten was “sexuality is fluid” and I’m like… no. But I wish you a really beautiful holiday! ❤️
We are in the same boat, Everything that I was little by little has been lost, my head does whatever it wants, support for you, you are not alone
@Carlos A You re gay guy ?
@star1232 Nop, straight
Hey! I’m a bisexual woman and I have sexual orientation and relationship ocd. I just wanted to let you know that you’re not alone, you’re valid and your intrusive thoughts do not take away from your queerness! An erp phrase that I love to use is “i’m allowed to experience my sexuality without an agenda”. Hope this helps!
Can we have a talk please ?
@star1232 Ofc
@Vee <3 Where please ?
Baby just be strong, I know it hard to be around people, but find someone to talk to whenever you feel anxiety and stress. It help. But trust me I understand,be strong. It's really a mind thing. Zyprexa and Zoloft help me a lot, look in to it.
having so-ocd has to be the hardest thing ever, and having different sub types pop out after is even harder. i want these thoughts to stop, when i think about ending up with a man i feel like it’s the end of the world, when a sexual or romantic thought about a man pops up i feel like throwing and my stomach hurts. i don’t want to be straight or end up with a man. i know my body knows what it wants and that’s why it’s making me anxious and stressed but i just want this ocd to stop, i miss who i was before this. are there any tips on how to battle SO-OCD and be back to who you were? i was in remission for almost a month and the thoughts that did come i didn’t care for, but it’s back harder this time.
I’ve been dealing with SOOCD for over a year now, and I have been having a very hard day today. I feel like I just need someone to talk too, my whole life I’ve always had girl crushes and always wanted to be romantic with women . Ever since I posted this picture on instagram and one person said I looked “zesty” in it , which is when I started obsessing about being gay . I feel like I put so much meaning to these thoughts where now I’m always checking how I feeling around men. I had a really bad porn addiction for a long time and bad anxiety which fucked up my sex drive. I feel like I doubt if I’m attracted to women when I know I am , but the doubt is so overbearing where I start to believe it . I never was interested in men sexually, and my ocd makes me feel like I like the thoughts even though I feel no pleasure out of it. I feel like I lost who I am as a person . It feels like I don’t even know what my sexuality is and it’s really upsetting to me . I meant this girl the other day and she is the most beautiful woman I’ve ever met and I just feel like ocd is getting in the way😭😭😭 please any advice or comments
hiya, it's been a while because i was finally getting better.im a straight girl and i've been dealing with so-ocd severely for about a year now. i originally used to obsess over this one girl at my school and it was so bad and literally interfered with everything. after lots and lots of patience and avoiding compulsions i got over that false attraction and i felt myself be okay again. this year i have developed another attachment to someone, and im struggling all over again. also i thought id share that i experience friend crushes which is where you just wanna become closer to someone if that makes sense. anyways originally i was experiencing that and then my ocd keeps telling me what if its more and what if i am gay? i've completely forgot what it felt like but the thing is, it feels so real!!! i feel excited to see her and wanna be around her but everytime i freak out and obsess about the thought i could like her as more then a friend. deep down i know i don't because i don't feel any romantic feelings and i shouldn't feel such negative emotions and anxiety if it wasn't my ocd. i am so sorry for the rant but im back to square one. 😭😭
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