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I'm a dude and I think we are all hideous compared to women. :) I'm surprised women get into relationships with any of us
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Noooo lol, you guys are great! And handsome!!!
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yes!!!! I feel like women are just prettier? idk maybe because when I’ve liked guys in the past it’s more about personality and connecting with them (I’m hoping lol). maybe media and stuff have made us sexualize women too that may be part of the problem. but I totallyyyy feel this!
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Yess exactly omg!!! I thought this made me lesbian. But okay I’m not the only one. But same, I’d find boys cute but it was always when we’d talk and they pay attention to me when I’d crush on them. But definitely agree with you if the sexualize women part. It’s always about women, if you notice they’re everywhere, like in Carl’s Jr. commercials (fast food restaurant) and all that.
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@advice? The attraction to boys is like....different and heavy. For girls, we’re expected to put more into our appearance hence why we are more “attractive.” I always thought this too, but I never desired them if you know what I mean. It’s like....girls are pretty and everything, but boys are HOT
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@Esosa Yeah I never desired to be with a girl or to touch one, but I think we’re really pretty. I guess it’s because we look at ourselves and what we want, and then we see it on other girls and just think they’re pretty. Or it’s like that in my case.
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@Esosa Btw, how are you doing with hocd? You seem so much better.
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@advice? It’s a slippery slope. I still get the repetitive thoughts and other stuff that comes with it but the key to getting a grip with it, is to not. Just pretend that your thoughts and anxiety is just a song that you hate playing on the radio. Whenever you’re “driving your car,” it’s best to turn the “music” down and keep in the present.
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@Esosa Oh so your thoughts are still present?
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@advice? Yep. I just gave up on trying to get rid of them and accept them as JUST thoughts. Your thoughts don’t define you. The more you pay attention to them or try to fight them, the worse they become. I’m also dealing with other themes regarding harm and incest so it’s a killer to move past them. But if I want to get better, then I have to. It won’t go away for you all at once, but you have to figure out a way to live your life regardless.
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@Esosa Do you also get false attraction but just ignore it?
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@advice? Mostly
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hideous...simply hideous...ive seen how we look. chicks are waaay better. but then again I have sexual OCD so theres that.
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I think a lot of guys are gorgeous.
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@hateocd123 and rlr. fully agree on personality. same goes for attractiveness of women. thanks for perspectives.
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I find it confusing what women find as physically attractive in a man. most men do. we anticipate that women respond more to "ultra masculine" features but in reality I've been told it's a turn off and guys who are more softer- featured are more attractive.
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I agree that softer guys are more attractive but honestly it’s just up to the woman’s preference. I think a lot of women are more attracted to personality and stuff like that as well
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I don't like big bulky guys, but I appreciate long lean muscle. I think guys arms are really attractive. This is weird but the veins in their arms? Lmao. Wide shoulders are hot too. Mens necks and jaw lines. Even men's hands are attractive. Angular attributes are generally masculine and I personally think they're extremely atttractive.
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Personality absolutely tops everything though.
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@hateocd123 okay yes I always get anxious because I don’t have the same things to sexualize on men that I do on women (boobs, butts). and I always like guys’ arms and shoulders but I’m like is that enough? like is that as sexy as boobs and stuff but I think again that media has made us sexualize women in that way. it’s just stuff we have to unlearn I guess
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I agree media and society flood us with images of sexualized women, but...from a natural biological perspective men are visually attracted to boobs and butt and its what's driven our species to successfully evolve. what's really interesting though is to look at ancient Greece and Rome where males were sexualized as well. do arms and shoulders equate to boobs and butt. I think not because boobs and butt are to me intrinsically sexual but arms and shoulders are not.
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yeah I feel like men are sexualized through abs and masculinity but for girls who aren’t really attracted to that kind of thing it can get confusing ?? and just having hocd and rocd is the cherry on top lol
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Well what does a female in any other species seek out in a mate? I'm not too familiar on the sex/gender roles of early humans, but looking at Primates females tend to go for larger males. Why do males have more muscle mass than females in the first place? I think strong arms and wide shoulders could be seen as attractive from an evolutionary standpoint, just as boobs are attractive to men. Being able to produce healthy strong offspring means a better chance at survival. Makes for beneficial selective breeding=sexually attractive as far as the primitive mind goes.
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You ever just get concerned that when you acknowledge your family members beauty or body beauty standards that you are somehow attracted to them? I often brush it off and say deep down I’m probably jealous cause I’m not good looking. But honestly I’m a bit frightened by these thoughts. As many would be.
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I wouldn’t really say I have SO-OCD, but it manifests in some areas of my TOCD. Like if I see a woman for example my thoughts will go “what if I like her but as a man?” like my thoughts say I’m a straight man instead of a straight woman. And it’s really bothering me. If I see an attractive woman my brain will re-wire and imagine myself as a man looking at an attraction woman and it gets super uncomfortable that I have to like shake my head and say “no no no no no” multiple times to get the thought out. I know that counts as a compulsion but it’s hard to not do it because it’s so triggering. Now I don’t mind if I like women, however I’m really scared that I’m actually a straight man who likes women (or at least a bisexual man, considering I like men) and I hate it because I don’t want to be a man. Like I’ll think of my desired relationship as a woman dating a man but my OCD will switch it up to me being the man dating the woman, which is the opposite of what I want. I don’t want to be a man at all and I don’t want to date a woman, both of those are the opposite of my desires, but I’m still so scared. I’ll accept myself if I actually like women and am a bisexual woman, however I heard that being bisexual can mean being trans which scares me (for the record it was said in reddit by a sub which is mainly focused on a pseudoscientific phenomenon, that is still believed by the members to be true, so it’s definitely not a trustworthy statement, but my OCD will use anything to work against me) Does anyone here relate a little? 🥲
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This is more under gender identity ocd but maybe someone will find it. I’m just kinda in a googling spiral rn Questions like: What does it mean to feel being your gender If I like taking pictures of me in makeup or without (and usually sending it to my bf) and my pretty outfits is that euphoria? How do I know if like being a woman? Autistic women and gender? (Idk I think I might be autistic and I keep seeing autistic women saying they feel like gender less aliens. Idk if I get that feeling. I love being a woman but I can’t tell if I feel it? Does that make sense?) Gender euphoria meaning and examples Am I depressed cuz im meant to be a man or is it cuz im burnt out If I dress masculine does that make me a man? (I never dress masculine ever. Maybe tomboyish? But like. Feminine tomboy if that makes sense. Think like. Skater girl. But that’s once in a blue moon. I live in cardigans and jeans a lot of the time (when I have patience to dress up) or joggers and a snoopy sweater I love) Has society forced me to be a woman? Is it ok to feel neutral some days being a woman or do I have to be excited all the time (answer is I can feel neutral yes) Is it burnout/depression or am I trans I genuinely have no desire to be a man. But im worried that there’s something hidden. Im worried there’s dysphoria hidden or a trait or smthn that I haven’t noticed. Or im gonna be one of those people who transitions in 20 years time at 40. Im worried im suppressing smthn. I used to be a big tomboy, thought I was a boy for a while, but grew out of it once I got to high school, idk if that was a puberty thing or a me finally feeling good about myself being away from my bullied thing or a society forcing me to act more like a girl thing. I never wore the kilt we had (catholic high school lol. Hated the thing) I just didn’t like it. I still don’t really wear skirts cuz I don’t like having my legs out unless I’m with someone I’m close to (like my bf) I’m not a huge fan of bikinis for the same reason. But I love long dresses and maxi skirts. I do love shorter dresses too but I wear them less. My bf is Muslim so I dress modestly and honestly I prefer it to the shorts all the time thing. I still wear crop tops with him, and I feel confident and beautiful and feel like myself but most of the time I’d rather a t shirt or a long sleeve. I honestly dress more comfortably rather than like out together cuz I’m a pre med student in my now third year of uni. I don’t have time to put makeup on every day when I have 3 classes in one day. Or pick a nice outfit every single day. I only wear super cute outfits on dates, going out with friends, important meetings, with his family or going to the mall, or if I have the random energy burst I have once or twice a month lol. And I feel like me in the outfit cuz it’s actually my style, not the stuff my mother wants me to wear a lot of the time (my mom is somewhat.. critical of my outfits. I wear a lot of cardigans and large sweaters cuz they’re comfy and I feel cute in them and she says I look like a grandma. Idk. Makes me feel meh.) but my bf makes me feel pretty, as do my friends. I never really question my gender. I just feel like a woman so I live as a woman. I feel happy as one, I love purple, I love wearing sparkly dresses. I still think about the dress I wore to a dance with my friends a couple years ago. I felt gorgeous. It was form fitting and covered in sequins. I felt so pretty. But I’m worried I actually didn’t and I was faking? But in that moment that night I felt like a Princess. And when I wore a long dress in the forest with my bf (accidental hike lol. We thought it was a sitting park. It was a hiking one) I felt so pretty. My makeup was gorgeous. He didn’t even have to tell me I looked pretty, I just felt gorgeous. Idk. I think I solved my problem. It’s 2am. I’m tired and I have class in the morning
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