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Well said. I’m starting to slowly realize that through my journey of HOCD. I noticed the more I mature and get better at managing my OCD through practice and help of a specialist, that there is a very slight downward trend in the emphasis that I used to put on certain thoughts and situations. My brain will always be my brain, but with effort, time and growth I believe OCD can be tamed and that mental space becomes more readily available for other things in life ✊?
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I think when i was maybe 12 i remember my friend kissed me in the cheek and I get really anxious about it. After that I started having intrusive thoughst were she kissed me and I hate it. It made me cry and so depressed. Then something happened and it did go away but in this year it came back and it has been never this bad :( I get literally so many intrusive thoughst and that’s why I am anxious almost all the time and I hate it so much. I was social but not anymore. I just hope I get my attraction boys back
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It usually does get better, for me it started this may, 4 months before my 16th birthday because I realised that I hadn’t had a crush in 2years so I thought it might mean I’m gay. But now after only 8 months I’m already starting to feel a lot better, I finally got a female crush and I’m starting to remember all the things already in my childhood that suggested I’m straight (that are a LOT more than the ones that suggested I’m gay) and I’m starting to realise I have nothing to worry and obsess about. Intrusive thoughts still come but they have sensibly reduced in both number and intensity
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After couple years ago, I went to a bowling tournament that I was particapating in and I saw a person who I thought was a boy have really pretty, curly, short hair. I thought it was cute, and then I realized later that the ‘boy’ was actually a girl. I felt really confused because I still thought the hair was pretty, but I wasn’t interested in dating or liking a girl. My cheeks flushed red and I’ve been suffering every since. I haven’t had a scenario like that since and I know that I’m straight, but it’s so confusing and scary.
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Shoot I have kinda same experience I saw cute “boy” but she was girl and that make me feel so shamed
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Well it’s in human nature to recognize “cuteness” or even “attractiveness” in people of both sexes. But this also applies for animals, flowers, or pretty much anything. This doesn’t mean you want to fuck anything that is good looking ?
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I think maybe when I was 20 and didn’t take it seriously as OCD until 8 years later
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Mine first started when I was 23 , I was battling rocd at that time and I was so on edge my mind convinced me I was gay. I got over it and was HOCD free for 7 years then I relapsed when my ex wife left me
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I’m now 34
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I haven’t been diagnosed with it, but I feel like nothing else describes me better. If you do have this feeling and thoughts, what are some ways to lower your anxiety ?
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Anyone else with HOCD get thoughts of like "people in denial try to distract themselves" or anything along those lines when just trying to move on from the thoughts. Having a pretty bad episode this morning at least anxiety wise.
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For me it was a weird intrusive thought and after that I slowly started developing anxiety and I felt a weird thing like I was losing my attraction to girls. Then I woke up one day in complete panic cuz it felt like I had lost feelings for girls suddenly and I started searching online how to know if you’re gay if sexuality changes suddenly and I took some gay tests or sexuality tests online. Chat gpt was a big thing back then too. That was before therapy and before I knew what ocd is.Can anyone relate?
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