Having HOCD it makes it so hard to watch movies/shows sometimes. Because I can’t even simply just enjoy the movie. Cause all I do is notice the beautiful women in them. Not even just main characters, even just beautiful women in the background. Often times it even happens with movies I’ve even saw before I had HOCD and never had these thoughts when watching them before HOCD. And ofc when I notice these beautiful woman I think it must be me being attracted. And I big thing for me is like if I think the woman is more beautiful than the guy on the screen then I automatically think that means that I’m attracted to the woman. :/

What do you recommend. It’s so hard to because so many actresses are stunning so it’s impossible to not notice their beauty ya know. But like I said it’s not even just main characters it’s even characters in the background too. And I could notice literally anything from their body, their skin, hair, anything that’s “pretty” or “attractive” I notice. I miss the days that I was able to simply watch and enjoy a movie. And I was such a movie person too:(

I feel you and please know that you are not alone and we will get through this. We just need to keep pushing forward/ expose ourselves to things that makes us feel uncomfortable. More you question and try to avoid, worse it gets so just let it be.

I have the exact same problem with men. Noticing every little feature and assigning all attractive features as a sign of potential sexual attraction

Not even just that it’s the fact that the people are obviously attractive and there’s nothing around it. Like I hear women say all the time “oh wow she’s so pretty” and I always wish I could be that person again. Like before HOCD I was able to admire a woman’s beauty and not question it at allllllll.

OCD has made you hypervigilant for reminders of it's content (women). I wonder what you could do to teach your brain that the alarm bells are unwarranted

Part of me feel like that’s just weird though. I wouldn’t put a girls picture as my background

Literally I even get nervous that I’m attracted to even myself. Like my body and everything. Like if I think my body looks nice in an outfit or something I sometimes wonder if that’s just me being attracted to my female body

Sounds similar to what staring ocd does to me at the moment but I'm staring at men and notice things too much. I'm straight freaking me and them out too

Keeping watching the movie and it won't be easy

But I get what you’re saying, thank you for your input

I feel you. I’m the same, you’re not alone

I feel this pain. Its erp even watch my farvourite shows

It’s the “noticing” that feels awful

Agree with everything said here! I think its the nature of the hocd beast unfortunantly?

Yeah I’m like that too at times. So hypervigilant