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well in my case, i think I somehow enjoy the thoughts but then get anxiety ? But it’s not about how i’ll be perceived
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for me, no not at all
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Can I ask some personal questions? Like have you always only had feelings for the same sex?
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@advice? yeah sure :), and yes I always have
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@SofiiaClarke Thank you! & When it came to the Opposite sex, did you ever crush on them or like the idea of being with them? Or did it just make you feel uncomfortable?
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@advice? i’ve never had a crush on someone who was a guy ever, I have no desire whatsoever to be with a guy so yes, I can say it would make me feel uncomfortable
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@SofiiaClarke Okay, thank you for replying!
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@advice? no problem :)
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I question my sexuality some but it's never been an obsession. I'm always sure I'm queer.
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Can I ask why you question it ? In what way?
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@advice? Sexuality changes, and that's natural. Sometimes I just have to think if it's changed enough that I think a new label applies. I've identified as straight, pan, bi, lesbian, and queer. All were valid at one point.
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@Sparrowpraxis So your saying your brain has physically changed on a dime and lost and gained grey matter on a whim? Hmmmm sounds awfully fishy to me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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@TheReptileCyka I don't know what you're on about but that's not how that works. As it happens your brain does change, but not on a dime. But I doubt that's the issue here with you.
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@Sparrowpraxis Can you give me a non-biased scientific paper on sexual orientation changing please?
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@TheReptileCyka No, I don't want to
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@Sparrowpraxis Why not? Because there’s no such thing?
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@TheReptileCyka No, because I have better things to do than provide homophobes with resources that don't exist because the money needed for such a study would never be given to an LGBT study. And even if I did give you such resources, it wouldn't be enough. You'd find holes in the study, or say it's not biased, or whatever. My account should be enough, along with the countless other people who have echoed my words. Don't darken my notifications again.
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@Sparrowpraxis So because I’m disagreeing with you I’m quoted as being a homophobe when I personally think you more homophobic because you imply people “turn gay” when that in itself is implying homosexuality is a illness that can be spread? When it’s a completely natural thing in the animal kingdom and isn’t changeable. And just because you have an account is stupid, I can say I’m a dragon, where’s your proof I’m not a dragon? Your personal account could be completely fabricated for all anyone knows, or could’ve been altered. You have absolutely no proof at all. Oh and there have been studies on this, and it’s not in your favor.
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@Sparrowpraxis Honestly I don’t think he was being homobic. He basically doesn’t believe that sexuality changes. And maybe it’s just not for all people, just for some. Sexuality isn’t fluid or everyone and I’m sure everyone is aware of that. So please just respect everyone’s decisions, opinions, and personal experiences.
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So my ocd theme changed to sexual orientation ocd last December after I heard a popular video "hi, I'm Gibby" and I went like the Gibby sounds like "gay", then I started saying the phrase and over days, I started getting intrusive thoughts "I'm gay" .(I have had other ocd themes: (magical thinking ocd, symmetry ocd, health concern ocd, religious and spirituality ocd and harm ocd ever since I was 12, they just come and go)....I struggle with other conditions(ASD and bipolar disorder). I have never struggled with sexuality or questioned it because I have only liked males right from when I was in grade 1🥲...I still like them. SO-OCD is very frustrating because deep down I know I'm straight and there's no evidence I'm not but the intrusive thoughts and compulsions to get relief (the cycle) won't stop. I'm on fluoxetine(Prozac) and it did help my symptoms but lately I realised I'm more consumed with compulsions and idk but I think it's reducing the effects of the drugs?.. I see an attractive female and my mind goes like you found her attractive you must be gay or I want to go out and do sumn"what if you discover you like them or are gay" ...idk it's frustrating, very and I'm tired. I don't even get turned on by same sex or any😭that what even makes it more confusing.+ It's almost like I'm now hypervigilant when Watching videos or Instagram reels...it making me forget that finding someone physically attractive≠sexual attraction...idk if anyone gets me...(Rn my ocd themes are SO-OCD and religious and spirituality ocd) SO-OCD is frustrating, I'm tireddd...how can I never have struggled with sexuality for almost a decade and half but I'm having it now(it's started two months ago)...who has had/have this theme??
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So basically I didn’t know till my hocd started. But looking back at my life I had ocd since I was a kid. Like 6-7 years old. First time happening I remember that when I was doing stuff many times I had to say something like a little poem in my head to stop it. Then I had this thing were if I felt my left foot touch the floor 5 times I had to do the touch the floor with my right foot too. Then I had something I guess contamination??? Basically after washing my hands I had a sensation on my hand like I could still “feel” the germs and I had to wash them again. Then I started having thoughts of my family members getting hurt. I had intrusive thoughts about me hurting my dog. Then I had this obsession that a guy who used to be in my school is looking for me to beat me up. And how it’s this obsession about my sexuality even tho I never doubted or questioned it before. Is that possible??? Like can you be born with it? I’m pretty sure both my parents have it too. At least at some level. Take my father for example he had an obsession that he was going to die the moment he turned 30.
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I need too know that I'm not insane, really. I am 16 and for the past two weeks, this has been completely ruining my health and happiness. I only recently came out as a lesbian like 3 months ago after a lot of confusion about my attraction since I used to think I liked men. At first, I felt so sure that I liked women, but lately, I've been having these unwanted thoughts about the possibility of liking men. I never used to feel this way, but now, every time I look at a man, my brain obsessively fixates on it. It forces me to imagine kissing him, loving him, things I don’t want, and then tries to convince me that I do. It’s painful. The thought of this fills me with fear and anxiety, leading to panic attacks and breakdowns. I don’t want these thoughts. I hate them with every fiber of my being, but I’m terrified that one day I’ll act on them and somehow like it. I used to think I liked men, but back then, I was in a very unhealthy space in a time of escapism and something deeply parasocial. I’ve only ever liked the attention and validation a man could give me, but these experiences are somehow treated as further proof that I’m "bisexual." I’ve never been in a real relationship with anyone, which makes my brain constantly challenge me—telling me, “You don’t even know what love feels like.” It won’t shut up. It keeps obsessively trying to make me prove that I’m a lesbian, testing my reactions and questioning my certainty. Is this normal?
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