Does anyone else deal with false attraction surrounding POCD? If so, do you treat false attraction just like intrusive thoughts? It’s becoming so debilitating to the point where I can’t even see myself a person who isn’t a p word, I don’t want to be a p word but it’s making me feel like I want too be but omg I don’t.
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@Abuchs me too, it’s been doing this all week
You could t of described it any better, everything you have said I’ve been and going through. I am glad it’s stopped for you but sorry to hear you are going through POCD. I have moments of my attraction to opposite sex comes then goes again. The hardest part is the false attraction to same sex. Just non stop even if I’m not around them. Thank you for getting back to me really appreciate it.
@What is happening to me Yeah, I’ve been through the depths of HOCD/SO-OCD for 3 years so I get it .. I totally understand how hard it is It got to a point where it convinced me “I was gae” or “I was bi” and it was really stressful. I’ve done some crazy ERP such as saying out loud the false attraction statements .. not recommended haha .. but it’s crazy So it’s the same thing but with POCD + real event OCD + false memory OCD and it’s honestly driving me insane .. this is the worse subtype by far I’d rather go through HOCD all over again. Every subtype of OCD is worse in its own manner but POCD is just .. pure hell .. Even with POCD, it’s fucking my head up because it feels like I can’t find women my age attractive and it’s scaring the absolute shit out of me As for the HOCD false attraction, things like that will happen, when you feel like you won’t have attraction to the opposite sex and it’s some SWITCH. I used to compulse all day on Instagram but I would be so mentally tired But yeah , no problem ! Glad to help in any way :))
@Anonymous Thanks for the advice and help. Really hope you pull through POCD. It’s mental how it can pretty much make you think it’s changed your feelings. All the best!
Hey , I know this post is a little over a year old but I deal with false attraction surrounding POCD but with teens I had HOCD/SO-OCD for 3 years and it was terrible. I went through false attractions with this subtype too and it was pretty bad too. But false attraction surrounding POCD has to be 10x worse .. I’m not gonna lie to you … like I’m just fucking tired .. I get triggered a lot by certain teens who look older and I have a horrible judgement of age sometimes Sometimes I know they aren’t of age and it still drives me crazy .. false attraction statements .. groinals .. everything .. Tired of this
@Anonymous I am so sorry you’ve been and going through all this. I think I’m experiencing false attraction through HOCD,m for the last two years. If you don’t mind, just wondering how was your experience? I lost all attraction to opposite sex too. Like a switch. Hope you overcome this quickly.
@What is happening to me Hey! For context, I went through HOCD/SO-OCD from 2023 to May of 2026 (this year) and it felt like at some point, I found every dude “attractive” or like I “wanted them.” The false attractions would also latch on to dudes who looked a certain way. The false attractions were crazy too because it would be full on statements like “oh he’s sexy” .. like some crazy ass shit like that .. yeah .. At some point, it did feel like I lost all attraction to the opposite sex too. Like you said .. sort of like a switch haha It’s not as bad right now because of POCD. So the HOCD is muted right now My ERP techniques weren’t always the best .. but .. I would compulse a lot on social media and I made a lot of posts on Reddit
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