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I really relate to comphet i just feel defeated
I really need support from someone preferably a woman ☹️
I really need support from someone preferably a woman ☹️
Hey, used to struggle with this theme but i only experience it occasionally. It can get better. I don’t know how you feel right now but it’s definitely valid because soocd is extremely brutal. Are you on meds? Meds totally help a lot combined with erp
I have been at this same point with soocd where I got scared I may be a comphet. Sit with the uncomfortable feeling, it’ll pass. The only way to get over this is accept that the worst case scenario can be true (I know this sounds scary but that’s what I did) i am not saying what you fear would happen, no but this mindset helps your brain to not treat any related to your sexuality as a threat. Keep saying maybe, maybe not and detach yourself from your ocd(you could give it a name and go “ocd thank you, you can leave now”)
Hi! Can I say something to you that I said to someone else who was struggling with comphet? You might find it helpful.
@anonymous00001 Yes any words of encouragement please, i have so much evidence that would led me to be a lesbian but i dont want to be. And i just feel any attraction ive felt to men is fake or forced.
@O.C.D 123 The whole comphet conversation online in my opinion has completely gone out of control. As social creatures, we ABSOLUTELY are products of our environment. We absolutely get influenced by the kind of hetero-normative relationships we see around us. But, the nuance here is that even if a small part of a relationship began or is sustained by a societal expectation, it does not make it “fake”. Those are very black and white terms and I see a lot of people struggle with this, and I have also struggled with it. Here’s the other side of the coin: as queerness becomes more mainstream and accepted and dissected, we as humans are also going to be influenced by that societal concept. We try to cram our feelings and relationships into black and white boxes like “lesbian” “straight” “bisexual” “comphet” “straight-passing”, etc because of these societal concepts. Don’t get me wrong, it’s been helpful and progressive as a society to name these things and try to categorize them because before, these kinds of feelings and relationships were punished and destroyed. But…it is my experience and belief that a large majority of humans just don’t fit into clean categories. And it creates a lot of anxiety when we try to do this. It might sound like “oh no…I felt <insert feeling here>, that must negate this entire other human experience I had!” Or “If I’m <this category of person>, that means I CAN’T have <this kind of feeling>.” To me, this is very limiting. If trying on a different label, or exploring a new kind of partner or experience feels empowering to you, maybe try it out. But, if those ideas feel too scary or limiting, the very least you can do is just give yourself some compassion and maybe saying “Hey, I don’t need to punish myself for having these feelings.” Or “I can hold my love for this person AND my feelings or fantasies, one does not have to negate the other” That kind of compassion for yourself will lead you wherever you need to go. You’re a human being having a human experience. ❤️
@anonymous00001 This applied to someone in a relationship, but I just thought I’d share related to Comphet. I feel pretty strongly that humans go through periods where we are exploring things for ourselves, especially as young people. It can be easy to fall into the trap of trying to remember perfectly what happened, or to apply a past action to your current self, or to over-analyze our present reactions and feelings. These are all OCD patterns. BUT, it is also my opinion that the more space we make for the gray areas, the more compassion we give ourselves when we were young and trying to understand the world, the less OCD will be able to grab onto evidence. We can accept these parts of ourselves basically without allowing it to change our whole identity. Does that make sense?
@anonymous00001 That makes sense thank you! Im trying hard to sit with uncertainty just alot of stuff in the past that in my brain wont allow me to get past in terms of being a lesbian. Thanks for the words hopefully i will be able to tackle this once and for all. I have had this theme on and off since i was 15 im 21 and honestly had glimpses earlier in life too.
Chat GPT told me its more likely comphet than ocd Idk im scared Im scared that if i accept the uncertainty to know the truth once and for all 1) i end up actually turning out to be lesbian 2) I lose the guy i love (or i think i love idk atp) I’m remembering so many moments of same sex attractions from when i was little Im so scared im so scared Its too much
I am very depressed right now. I really feel like maybe I’ve always been a lesbian and never knew. I never questioned my sexuality when I was young, never wanted to explore, I just was straight and didn’t think anything about it, that’s just what it was. I had my first soocd spiral in late high school but didn’t have a name for it, just that I was having intrusive thoughts and it was killing me that maybe I was gay. I can’t exactly remember how I got out of that but I continued to have crushes, talking stages, and dated. It went away and that was that I guess. Looking back now I definitely was still avoiding content and certain people, and still had intrusive thoughts but didn’t think I was gay. I guess they were less sticky. Something about me is that I’ve never had a boyfriend and I’m a virgin. I’m very shy and romanticize things like I love the relationships and scenarios I read about or that I see in movies or the thirst traps online haha. So I want that irl but am disappointed when that doesn’t happen. I have a very interactive daydream (started when I was 13 and still continued that fantasy world now too) with a boyfriend, friends, and a prettier version of me. I enjoyed making up scenarios about sex or romance in those daydreams and fantasies, but when it came to real life, I would get shy or scared when things were starting to get serious with men. I thought maybe this was an avoidant attachment style but now I’m not sure. I never considered female fantasies and I still don’t want to right now. I want to test and see which one I like better, but I’m afraid I’ll find that I’m a lesbian and I really don’t want that. Ive always imagined myself with a man but now I’m worried about comphet. I’m really depressed and I can’t tell because yes, I find some women attractive whether it’s their makeup, face, body, aesthetic, but I never thought that meant I was attracted to them in a sexual or romantic way until this spiral. Now I’m afraid of masc lesbians and pretty women because it triggers me. But I’m also afraid because I feel like I can look at attractive men, but I don’t feel the same way anymore. I can’t even daydream about them bc then my brain inserts a woman. I’m really scared that I’ve lost myself, because I truly feel like I have, but I don’t want to explore with women, I just want to like men, I’ve always liked that idea. But so many lesbians talk about liking celebrities, fantasy men, or just attractive men. Sorry for the rant but I’m struggling a lot right now. I feel like all my memories, even the ones that directly contradict being a lesbian, can be explained away by comphet, internal homophobia, denial, suppression, etc. When I do try and accept uncertainty, sometimes it feels ok, but then something will trigger me and I’m back at square one. I’m afraid if I take my meds I’ll discover something about myself that I don’t want to because I’ve always been depressed and avoidant of life because it never lives up to my expectations. My sexuality is on my mind 24/7! I can’t take it!
signs of comphet (comphet is when lesbians who don’t know it and just follow norms and believe there straight) ive felt: “I never really felt anything when kissing boys and totally thought that was normal… I talk to men, go on dates, but I think it’s to keep my life ‘interesting’ and have something to talk about with friends.” • lack of deep, natural emotional connection • trying to replay moments where i “felt” something with my boyfriend (probably arousal or excitement from being wanted, not actual sexual/romantic attraction) to again remind myself of my “attraction” towards them• talking about my boyfriend to other people made me feel “cool”, “worthy”, “interesting” and felt like a way to prove myself • being able to clearly articulate all the reasons I liked a guy crush/my boyfriend (he’s smart, funny, kind, handsome, etc) whereas with a girl crush I can’t exactly put my finger on why I like them but I’m just naturally drawn to them • never missing my exes or feeling heartbroken about them (i would feel sad from being lonely and no longer having that daily routine of having someone to talk to, but didn’t necessarily miss that specific person) • i was always very hesitant about “becoming official” with a guy i would be seeing and would make him wait before deciding to date because i “didn’t know if i really liked him or not” (i didn’t!) only being aroused by their desire for me (this is what made me figure out I was a lesbian). • Thinking I was cooler than other girls because I didn't spend any time thinking about how cute boys were or being "boy-crazy". I was under the impression for a while that I must just be less shallow than other people because I didn't really take looks into account when I had a crush on a boy, I only factored in their personality. Turns out this is called not being attracted to men and just wanting to be their friend! XD i’m scared my experiences with men have been only comphet because they all align with this. like when i had my hocd break for two years and went back to men it aligns with comphet so now im like was me going back to men not genuine and im actually lesbian. but it’s like have i been emotionally or romantically actually attracted to a man or has it been comphet and i haven’t and i just did it because i thought i should like my sister or friends
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