Pls,answer

I know it can be kind of reassuring , but did your sexual orientation as a teenager stay with you until you became an adult or have it changed?

ryan_12

Date posted: 21w

i just got it 4 months ago and still as hard as ever :(

Mimo116

Date posted: 21w

Im just 14 years old and i have it for 7 months💔💔

Mimo116

Date posted: 21w

Im so obsessed if im just shame to be gay inside or just its not me..:((

ryan_12

Date posted: 21w

@Mimo116 did it happen from a trigger ?

ryan_12

Date posted: 21w

@Mimo116 im not sure man im 19 it’s early stages for you still

Mimo116

Date posted: 21w

@Anonymous - Yeah,from a trigger

Mimo116

Date posted: 21w

@Anonymous - I know,how many people said that,and its so trigger to me,i know what i want more than of experience a real sexuality confusing

ryan_12

Date posted: 21w

@Mimo116 what was the trigger ?

Mimo116

Date posted: 21w

@Anonymous - Someone was suffering from hocd and when she moved to a more open queer city she discovered that she was actually lesbian and got rid of all feelings of shame and fear.In the end she said that do not try to tell yourself that what you are suffering from is a mental illness and that you are not gay

ryan_12

Date posted: 21w

@Mimo116 i see but you do know that everyone experiences it different was she diagnosed?

Mimo116

Date posted: 21w

@Anonymous - I don’t know..it was just a comment,there are other people who were diagnosed and they are like her

ryan_12

Date posted: 21w

@Mimo116 stop searching online bro it’s the worst thing u can do i can’t lie

ryan_12

Date posted: 21w

@Mimo116 i think the fact ur even here and made these steps proves ur not

ryan_12

Date posted: 21w

i think we’re in the exact same boat bro i can’t lie

littleApple22

Date posted: 21w

Personally my sexuality did not change. Though I did go through SOCD and I was down BAD. crying every day, shaking, thinking about it 24/7, becoming so depressed I couldn’t eat and have to go to the doctor. You are already doing better than me because I was alone and felt isolated. I thought no one could be going through this, there’s no way, I am def just Gay/Bi and rejecting it. Then I found out more about OCD, I did research about the thoughts and everything and realized that, they’re thoughts! They’re not you, they’re not worth thee hassle of fighting them, just say so what?!? Maybe I am and maybe I’m not, I don’t really care any! Take your power back and realize they’re making you scared because you allow it to because you fear them because it’s a conflicting thought with who you are, and because you had the thought you just think that means it was your choice to think about it and let it define you. I’m sorry you’re going through it, but you must stop worrying about your sexuality changing because you’re in conflict and have ruminating thoughts, then you already know it’s probably an OCD cycle. I lived with mine for a few months, but once I got so exhausted and started the idc I’m not going to go down the rabbit hole of my mental checks, they started to fade more, and if they didn’t fade that much, it was fine because they started to lose their power! I saw you’re 14, you should see if you can ask your parents about started NOCD, you could just tell them the truth or just say that you think you exhibit tendencies and your brain feels like you get stuck in loops a a lot and it’s really hard to focus. If you can’t do therapy, I’d suggest doing some research but also looking at some posts by @_peacefromwithin and also reading these two articles about letting go of thoughts, but allowing them to stay. https://drmichaeljgreenberg.com/how-to-stop-paying-attention/ https://drmichaeljgreenberg.com/awareness-attention-distraction-and-rumination/

littleApple22

Date posted: 21w

@littleApple22 I also want to note that I am now 25 and I started with my SOCD when I was 21

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