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Hey Anne. This feeling is very common with hOCD. I had it too a few times in my life. And listen to me now: you are NOT going to solve this by obsessively trying to fight or disprove the thoughts and feelings you have. The only thing that will help is to continue life like your OCD isn't there. It's hard. Very hard at first. But after one day of (mostly) ignoring the OCD you will already feel better!! Take back your life! You are really not alone and this disease is just what it is: a disease that can not and will not ever have any impact on your sexual orientation or interests!
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But I’m scared it’s not ocd even tho I have been diagnosed by a doctor ?
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@annehatesocd Yes Anne this is exactly what OCD does. When you threathen it, it says 'but what if it isn't ocd?' This is also a very common thing so again you're not alone :) You KNOW it's OCD, otherwise you wouldn't be on this forum. It might feel like it's real, but it really, really isn't.
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@annehatesocd It will also say things like 'But what if you're happier with OCD influencing your life?' and 'But what if you will get bored without OCD?' These are all scare tactics your mind makes up to keep you in this bad habit. And once you start to get free of your OCD, you will see that you are way happier and way more productive without it! :)
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@blenderboi I know in a way it is but everything feels so distorted. Like idk who I am anymore. I just want to be able to be straight and not worry I’m forcing it.....I’m getting anxiety by just saying that. That I’m forcing myself to be straight and not gay, even though i want to eventually end up with a guy and have since I was a little girl, I’m still scared. It feels like I can never find who I am again:( Like I have just gotten confident in my personality and figured out what I want to do with my life. But my ocd (mainly hocd) has been giving me absolute fucking hell. I’ve had it on and off since I was 13 and it’s been so scary and now I’m 17 and it still hasn’t gone away. I just wanna go to college next year straight and not worrying and dating a guy but I guess I can’t :( Does all that sound like ocd as well?? Honestly I can’t even get reassurance anymore nothing reassures me
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@annehatesocd Also my ocd says “only gay people say they want to be straight” and so I get anxiety saying I want to be straight because I feel like that means I’m just gay and in denial. Ughhhh I hate this
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@annehatesocd Hey that's not true. Straight people think they wanna be straight too. Really, don't worry about this. Also I'm in the same boat as you are. I finally figured out who I am and what I wanted to do and then OCD hit me again and I couldn't focus on anything. I know that feeling of having lost yourself.. What helps for me is to share these thoughts and feelings with someone I trust very much (my dad). Getting it out there in the open makes it fade away overtime for some reason
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I feel like evryone is saying yeah the worst part is not knowing what my actual sexuality is however for me its like not that but more about being another sexuality and not being able to be with my bf because "my body and my truth are stronger then my will to stay with my bf". I also have the fear of SOOCD ending up being true or for example and more specifically liking it and never going back to men... I dont know if anyone relates to that, let me know!
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I keep having this weird feeling none stop that it’s most likely not HOCD and most my feelings. Like I’ve suffered none stop distress and unwanted thoughts the past few days. But those thoughts after a bit just feel weird not the kind of discomfort but are just their and stale. When I look at a guy I don’t feel anything but my thoughts sometimes compliment his looks or personality which makes me doubt my sexuality. I’ve never felt this weirded out. Because I’ve always been straight and still believe I am but I’ve never even had an emotional connection to someone of the opposite gender in fact. My view of the female body has been ruined with none stop pornography addictions. I don’t believe I’m gay but I feel like it may just be denial instead of HOCD but all my symptoms are literally HOCD. I don’t hate the idea of gay people but I can’t imagine or see my heart going off to like someone of the same sex. I haven’t really had any meaningful real life friends besides online but that also ended a few months ago. My only friend ever online that was my friend for the longest of time was a queer but I never really cared about what he liked. Like yes at some point I did try to challenge him with his own feelings but that didn’t last long I just accepted what he liked and moved on. I’ve never even touched let alone held a long conversation with a female. I’ve always been timid and shy around them but I can just say that towards male as well. The gay feelings feel so real. The thoughts feel a bit natural to me but I don’t want this. But I hate how I can’t just move on and be myself and love women when those thoughts demand attention and an answer. It won’t quit it. If I try to do a compulsion it calms down but it quickly becomes a problem again. I’m lonely I don’t have any friends or past relationships I can even think of helping me with the emotions. I still believe I’m straight and I just can’t see myself with a guy. It just doesn’t feel right for me despite my lack of experiences. I just wanna go back to how I was happy and loving girls and not having to question if it was a real feeling or just my natural timid nature. Everytime I think these distressing thoughts I always just wanna sit down and close my eyes and sleep. Because that’s where I can have peace of self. It sucks but I’m so exhausted of having to deal with emotional distress and I can’t even focus on my job as much. I want to meet new people discover my love for women again but I’m scared in the process I may discover I may be gay. Because deep down I know I wouldn’t ever be happy with myself if my greatest fears where confirmed. My dream of always being a father with a loving women and kids would be torn away by something I never asked for. Yes I’m religious, yes I come from a place that homosexuals are usually seen in a bad light. I just hate feeling this emotion that I may not be what I thought and having my dreams torn apart maybe true. I’ve read MUTIPLE articles about HOCD and seen MUTIPLE videos. I’ve come to the realization that I most likely have it. But it’s still hard when the feelings of maybe being gay maybe true you know? I hope I get better I hope I don’t suffer. I just wanna be happy with myself and loving females and I don’t wanna hate myself for feeling an emotion that never occurred to me more then a few times.
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So i started to feel like a lesbian again and that i have to be one. I dont want to be one. I just dont. But being straight feel like a lie now. I question my whole life, my feelings and everything. The biggest indicator of this must be that i will be slowly 21 year old and ive never dated anyone and i dont really find anyone attractive and i dont even know if i truly was attracted to someone and im scared of relationships i might have trauma or have anxious avoidant attachment. Help me. I do feel lost. Really lost. I dont know who am I anymore. I feel like that i must have been gay my whole life now. I feel like an alien. I sometimes feel like 2 people are living inside of me.😞😞😞
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