If my OCD is trying to convince me I’m gay due to past compulsions. Every time I have that through I now repeat in my head that I’m straight several times to battle it. If I continue to do that am I just creating a compulsion??
I would say it is creating a new compulsion. It is super uncomfortable, but any counter to ocd thoughts can be a compulsion. When ocd makes you question if you are gay, the better option would be to say maybe I am and maybe I am not. Gaining comfort in the uncertainty is extremely hard and you can do it! Just because ocd needs a definitive answer doesn’t mean that you owe ocd that.
It sounds like you may be engaging in self-reassurance, which will only continue to feed your OCD. Here is a helpful article explaining some ways to respond to that obsession in a way that may aid your recovery: https://iocdf.org/expert-opinions/how-do-i-stop-thinking-about-this-what-to-do-when-youre-stuck-playing-mental-ping-pong/
You may have heard it already, but these are what we often refer to add "Non-engagement responses" or NERs
Also, if you're able to attend the Sexual and Harm Content group on Tuesdays, I highly recommend it! Traci is great at walking you through stuff like this, and she's hilarious too. No lie, it's not even my main theme but sometimes I go for the (dark) comedy hour as a pick-me-up. 😅
@SDV1418 Thank you, Im still new to this app and OCD all together. I appreciate the advice. I’ll checking out the group too.
@NotMyStick You're welcome!
I need help I think I have homosexual OCD, I know I’m not but I can’t get it out of my mind...
Do you think that me saying to myself, “these are ocd thoughts, they aren’t true at all” a compulsion??? It makes me feel better like more relaxed but I am worried that maybe it is just a compulsion...But it can’t be I don’t think, bc it is the absolute truth. That is what ocd is. Intrusive thoughts that aren’t real or true about yourself. Thoughts??
Beyond the what ifs - Does anyone else feel like their OCD tells them they have to be gay... I don’t want to be with a woman but it feels like I have to be gay. I’m trying to tell myself it’s OCD and that it’s a lie...but what if it isn’t? What if I’m lying to myself that I don’t want to be with a woman but I actually do?
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