Username: OCDwontownme

Date posted: 8w ago

Seasonal ocd

It's funny but my soocd subtype seems to pop up during fall and winter, and leaves during spring and summer. Currently it has me overanalyzing my friendship with my friend who happens to be gay. It's really frustrating. What makes this even worse is this friend and I are fairly close, (I see them as a parental type figure) and it makes it really awkward especially when they use words like honey or sweetie. They're biologically female, but identify as he/they, which again doesn't help my OCD. They're like 6 years older than me. Idk I'm just freaking out a bit lol.

Username: Zoë_84Zoë_84

Date posted: 8w ago

Depression can get worse during autumn and winter, due to the lack of sunlight. A D3 deficiancy can also impact mental health negatively. There are lamps that create artifical sunlight, without the part that can cause cancer. In a clinic I once was, patients who suffered from depression used this kind of lamp. Maybe it's worth giving that lamp a shot and getting your D3 level checked. ☺️

Username: OCDwontownmeOCDwontownme

Date posted: 8w ago

I do have low D3 levels haha. I had been taking supplements for a while but I have trouble remembering to take them most days, especially when I'm usually in a hurry to get out the door for work

Username: Zoë_84Zoë_84

Date posted: 8w ago

@OCDwontownme Hm, yeah, I also struggle taking medication/supplements daily. If the came in the form of a chocolate bar, I definitely wouldn't forget taking them.

Username: Zoë_84Zoë_84

Date posted: 8w ago

I just realized, that that's Lucy on your profile picture. Seeing that, made me smile. Thank you for that, I really needed something positive.

Username: OCDwontownmeOCDwontownme

Date posted: 8w ago

Haha ofc. Lucy is one of my comfort characters :)

Username: Zoë_84Zoë_84

Date posted: 8w ago

@OCDwontownme He's the best! A demon, that is a shit to most people, but he loves and supports his friends. ❤️

Username: OCDwontownmeOCDwontownme

Date posted: 8w ago

@Zoë_84 Exactly!

Username: Zoë_84Zoë_84

Date posted: 8w ago

Is only your SOOCD seasonal, or also your other subtypes?

Username: OCDwontownmeOCDwontownme

Date posted: 8w ago

Ive found it's typically mostly soocd but my other subtypes are still present

Username: OCDwontownmeOCDwontownme

Date posted: 8w ago

I don't typically have any large flares during the summer

Username: Zoë_84Zoë_84

Date posted: 8w ago

@OCDwontownme I'm sorry to hear. An OCD break from all your subtypes for 6 months straight would be lovely.

Username: Zoë_84Zoë_84

Date posted: 8w ago

@OCDwontownme As a child/teenager I had a two week flare up during end of spring/summer every year for years. Weird how that works.

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 8w ago

For years I've felt the same and intend to get one of those lamps. I believe my NOCD therapist said one of her patients got one on Amazon. I've heard it helps to go for a walk in the sun even it's cold out. Maybe also try to focus on some of the upsides of these seasons like coziness, hobbies, enjoying indoor things like good food, movies, get togethers. Also, even just a little exercise helps me. Shannon Shy who has a Facebook page and has healed from ocd says if you even have a small inkling thoughts may be ocd (ie when overthinking/overanalyzing) label them as ocd, let them be there but don't give ocd what it wants which is your time, energy, attention. Do something else and stay in the present moment. The thoughts will gradually lose their power over you.

Username: wanda81wanda81

Date posted: 8w ago

I really feel for you, and I’ve been there so many times with the struggles of SO-OCD. It’s so hard when OCD zeroes in on your relationships, especially with someone you care about deeply. What’s helped me in these tough moments is to use a disengagement phrase, like "This is just my OCD talking," and then try to focus back on what I was doing before the thoughts popped up. Please don’t be hard on yourself; living with OCD is incredibly challenging, and you’re doing your best in your messy mind. Remember, it’s okay to feel frustrated, and it’s okay to take things one step at a time.

Username: Going to fig...

Date posted: 49w ago

Hanging out with friends - sexual orientation ocd

The past couple of days have been torture. Last night, visuals plagued my mind, thinking I would do something sexual with my friend. I hung out with her today and was anxious the entire time. I can’t even have fun anymore. Groinals, constant thoughts, checking, getting nervous and weird when she gets close to me, eye contact is hard. Does anyone else have sexual orientation ocd and find hanging out with your girl friends to be very difficult? I was doing alright for a while and wasn’t getting terribly triggered. (I have a bf btw)

Sexual Orientation OCD

Username: kate5603

Date posted: 36w ago

SO-OCD

I haven’t really had a lot of trouble with my SO-OCD intrusive thoughts for a while, but I just got really triggered by one of my friends. I’m a straight female and I recently discovered the singer Chappell Roan, who sings primarily about LGBTQ+ and lesbian experiences. Listening to her music was a big deal for me because normally that sort of thing would trigger me, but it’s pretty catchy to me and a few of my friends (who happen to be lesbian) thought it was cool and were happy I was into the same music they were into. Well today, I sent them a text that I’ve fallen down the rabbit hole with her music and am starting to watch her interviews, which is something I usually do when I discover a new artist (I tend to hyperfixate on things a lot). After sending this text, one of my friends said “are you sure you’re not gay” which sent me into an intrusive thought spiral. In the past, she’s said I set off her “gaydar” which was also really triggering to me. My brain keeps telling me that if I come off that way, it must mean I’m lying to myself and I’m actually a lesbian. I wanted to tell her that I have SO-OCD and those types of comments trigger me, but I don’t want her to take it as me not being accepting of gay people. I felt like I finally got to a place where I’m confident I’m straight and now my brain is trying to trick me into thinking I’m lying to myself and it really sucks. I’m really just posting this because I don’t feel like anyone in my life would understand what these thoughts even feel like and it’s just awful.

Sexual Orientation OCD

Username: missbluesky

Date posted: 23w ago

SOOCD Comes and Goes

Every few months (3-4) I have a flare up of my sexual orientation OCD, but during the periods in between those flare ups I still get the thoughts every day I just don’t have horrible anxiety and I’m able to brush them off better. Is this still OCD? When it first happened it was 24/7 for around three or four months, then got a bit better, but still was there in the background. This has been the case for the last ten years— it has never fully gone away, it’s just been in the back of my head. I’ve never forgotten that I’m afraid of being a lesbian, but there are periods where I’m so anxious I consider suicide. I’m too afraid to do therapy because I think I will come out of it as a lesbian. Please, someone engage.

Sexual Orientation OCD

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