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I too have been dealing with this and just lately I’ve been telling myself this when the thought appears “it’s possible I’m a lesbian. But if I am I can’t change the fact. It is sexuality, not something I can change no matter how much I sit and try to unravel it in my mind. What I am is what I am.” And I end it there and I have since been feeling better ?
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And I quit making sure and or I have to be exactly straight. Sometimes I make myself gay like “ooo she hot” even tho she’s just pretty so I joke about it and then I could give a damn about hocd
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@Peridottttt I can clearly remember before I dealt with OCD, I found other girls “pretty” or “hot” but I never questioned that thought because i never questioned my sexuality. Ocd makes you analyze everything thay crosses your mind
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@ruminating_redhead Omg same. I found androgynous females kind of cute but I never really questioned it much!!
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@chamomile It’s definitely normal to look at girls and think they are pretty or gorgeous, but it’s different if you would date them. Because my mom who is DEFINITELY straight talks about how cute some girls are all the time, but she knows that she is not a lesbian she is comfortable in her sexuality.
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@Afazz For me, I could not imagine actually having a relationship with another woman. But then I think “well, maybe I could” it never friggin ends ?
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@ruminating_redhead Yeah it’s nonstop, but I really could never date a girl it’s not appealing. I’m so over this hocd stuff like I finally made it out of everything thankfully?? But yeah it was really hard when I was going through it BAD
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@Afazz Yep I had these thoughts and I was even afraid to google it and I was hella bad but now I’m over it, yes I don’t have the exact answer but it’s just annoying so whatever
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@Peridottttt I dealt with it for about 9 months and I finally noticed that if I was that way would I be so worked up about it for 9 MONTHS. It’s whatever at this point
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Joking about it definitely helps. Or saying “that’s just my ocd talking” that gives it less power over you!!
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Yeppppp factzzzzzz it helps for me
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I’m scared it’s not ocd at this point. Like I really don’t know if it is. All I know is me realizing all of this is making me wanna stay in bed and cry. I hate this :(
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@annehatesocd Please don’t cry :( I really want all of you guys to get better. Please keep trying?
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@Afazz Is that normal for ocd? For it to feel almost so real it doesn’t feel like ocd anymore? :(
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@annehatesocd I hope it’s normal for ocd cuz that’s how I feel. Like it just could be true
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@annehatesocd Yes it’s very normal, it’s called pure o. It feels veryyy real, it makes you feel like all the thoughts are true and you want them even tho you don’t.
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Hocd is complex and I’ve been over focusing that I’m attracted to the same sex, it’s hard to live with not knowing the exact answer, and it takes time, do something you enjoy so your mind isn’t negative 24/7. “Day one or One day, you choose”
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I know it sucks but you have to accept the uncertainty. Understand that hocd is just going to keep telling you the same thing OVER AND OVER. It’s not going to stop if you keep fueling the thoughts. Just allow them to be there and don’t react
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Same. My mind now tells me "I should be guilty of not being a lesbian" but I don't want to be one :(
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And you don’t have to be one!! Remember you are the one who chooses your life, you make decisions not your ocd
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@Afazz Thank you for your words. I'm desperately trying to be normal and happy again but my HOCD has ruined everything :(
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@chamomile Relatable
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@chamomile That makes since. Everything will be alright I swear if I can make it through so can you❤️
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I don’t know how to cope with being in a relationship. It makes me feel guilty and so depressed because I want to love him and not worry about loving a girl or being a lesbian. Any tips on if you guys are in relationships?
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A guy told me he loved me but never actually established a relationship with but I'm glad he actually didn't or else I would have gone fucking mad
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How do you guys not give in and just go out and see if being with a girl is what you want? Because I feel like that’s the only thing I can do and I hate it ????
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Ngl I had a small crush on fictional androgynous female character before HOCD and I really thought I was heteroflexible or something. Like I dont want to try kissing a female even if I do my heart won't enjoy it
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Because I know deep down I really don’t want that. Sometimes it’s hard but you know who are it’s just confusing with hocd.
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@Afazz I feel like I know deep down I don’t want that either but the what if’s and false feelings or attraction feeling so real it makes me question if I could or not. And it feels so real. It’s scary as fuck. No matter how much deep down I don’t think that’s who I am, it still feels so real ?
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@Ocdandme123 Yeah that makes since!! I used to feel the same way, it takes time and hard work to feel better but I know you all can do it. Please keep pushing❤️
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@Afazz Also remember you can be whatever you want to be ocd is not going to decide that for you. If you don’t want to date girls who’s forcing you? You know?? It’s all going to be ok!!
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I just can’t do this shit anymore.im tired of these “arousal” sensations that feel real but when I go check my arousal to the same gender I just get anxiety. I’m tired of feeling like I can’t like girls anymore. I’m tired of my arousal getting blocked every now and then because I’m anxious. I’m tired of not knowing who I am anymore. I’m tired of having my mind putting me into an identity I never asked for. I’m tired of this life
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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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As a lesbian with SO-OCD, I feel so helpless. It's truly exhausting because no one I know understands what I'm going through. The first response is always, "You're just confused" or "You don't have to know yet." But that's not the issue, I do know. I just never see any lesbians with SO-OCD so I feel so invalidated. These thoughts flood my brain constantly, forcing me to analyze my reactions to every man I see. I feel trapped in an endless cycle of "testing" myself, trying to prove that I don't like them. But my brain fights back, telling me I do want to love a man, making it feel real even though don't want it. It's terrifying. At this point, it's hard to even hold onto my identity as a lesbian because I'm so overwhelmed. I don't know if this is what real attraction is supposed to feel like, and that fear eats away at me. The truth is, when I think about being with a man, all I feel is disgust and fear-but my brain twists that into doubt. I hate it. I'm at the point where I'm scared I'm going to have to accept something I don't want because I don't know if this will ever go away. I miss who I was before all this.
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