Do I have OCD or is it real? OCD with taboo themes

Recently I have been struggling with sexual themed OCD and my main concern is that I can't help but thinking of real life situations, sexual thoughts, and feeling like I would enjoy it in real life (pocd, etc). I even have dreams in which I enjoy these sexual situations. I even feel like I like to think of these thoughts to test myself. I feel really disgusting and lost... Is is OCD or real attraction? Does it happen to anyone else? Would anyone have advice for me? Thank you so much and good luck 🫂

Username: cetsecetse

Date posted: 46w ago

It happens to me. Let me tell you why this happens. It sticks in your mind because you are terrified of becoming that. There are even categories, I mean, sexual themed OCD are sooo common that there are categories of sexual intrusive thoughts. Mines strated just like you said, nightmares where I seemed to enjoy while i was in the dream but whe i woka up I was always terrified of it. They are nightmares, not real, you ar not those thoughs and the only thing that makes them so big is that you fear them. You can be calm that you have nothing to do with thos thoughts. Consider you thoughs like nightmares while being awake. They'll pass, you have no control over them

Username: M26 ♥️M26 ♥️

Date posted: 46w ago

Thank you so much for your kind answer 🫂

Username: deadmeatdeadmeat

Date posted: 46w ago

hi! i’m going through this too, and it’s really tough for me at the moment, so i know how you feel. esp w the intentionally thinking about these subjects to try to prove to yourself that you don’t really desire them. it’s sooo common i promise. having thoughts on these things and acting on them are completely different, and since you feel so disgusted about it, it just means it’s a fear of yours! OCD knows your greatest fears and feeds off of them- sometimes it’s really hard to make OCD shut up. i know it feels so uncomfortable and wrong, but you’re really not alone in this.

Username: M26 ♥️M26 ♥️

Date posted: 46w ago

Thanks for your message 🫂🫂🫂

Username: Cori Emmett Cori Emmett

Date posted: 6w ago

I’ve dealt with that. Don’t beat yourself up. Praying for you!!!

Username: Racheljustine

Date posted: 2y ago

OCD and sex

Does anyone else have trouble weeding out thoughts of taboo sexual situations?

Username: gp

Date posted: 46w ago

SOOCD - real or not?

I’m in a really bad panic at the moment re my ocd. I’m trying so hard to accept the thoughts/feelings and accept how real and true it all feels, despite the panic and anxiety. I read somewhere that you can clearly tell the difference between a thought about your sexuality being true vs an ocd thought. It said if the thoughts/feelings/narrative makes you feel panic, anxiety and dread, like you don’t want the thoughts, then it’s ocd. If they make you feel warm, content and normal, then they’re likely not ocd. Is that how people and psychologists differentiate? My situation is that I’m a 36 year old male that never questioned or had to question my sexuality until one day at 26, I had the question pop up “are you gay”. Since then, it’s like I don’t know who I am anymore. Questioning, checking, anxious 24/7, wanting to escape myself. Help :(

Username: Weird berry

Date posted: 27w ago

SO-OCD HELP

Let me start by saying that I am not diagnosed but I suspect I have OCD. I came out as a lesbian girl 6 years ago but lately I have very often intrusive sexual thoughts about men. These thoughts make me feel disgusted, annoyed, anxious and uncomfortable but I can't help but check every time I can whether I'm attracted or not. I don't want to get married to a man, I don't want to have sex with men or even have any kind of relationship but at the slightest trigger I start to think I'm hiding something. I know everyone has noticed that I'm slowly shutting down, I'm no longer the same but I can't say what's going on in my head. Could it be OCD? and how do I stop thinking about it?

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