Can SEXUAL ORIENTATION OCD bring false attraction and false urges PLEASE COMMENT

@pure093 You don't have complete control of your thoughts and feelings, but there are ways to calm yourself and not respond to them. Maybe try not to seek reassurance for awhile. Don't Google things. Try to focus on what your doing when you have the thought. Are you stressed out already when you start having these thoughts? You can teach yourself not to react, but it takes a lot of practice and self control and it's hard when you feel so out of control.

@pure093 Yeah, just hope that helps.

@pure093 Omg stop like honestly I’m trying to get help I don’t hear this

@pure093 I believe that they will subside with erp because of the lack of attention you’ll be giving the thoughts/feelings.. just remember that you don’t have to be anything or do anything you don’t want to do.. the thoughts would make you happy instead of nervous if you were the orientation opposite to what you identify with (don’t get that mixed up with ocd trying to convince you that you’re happy with it because those thoughts again cause distress too)

@pure093 No problem! Finding someone attractive and genuinely wanting to be with them are two different things. Anyway, I just think that you should continue living your life the way you want to live it and live it the way you feel your most authentic self, even though ocd can come in the way of that. I think the best thing to do is tell yourself that “maybe yes, maybe no”, try not to give into the fear & tell yourself that you don’t have to figure it out right now