Hi im here to share some of my experiences with hocd in hopes that maybe this will help you.I know this might sound stupid but ive only experienced these hocd symptoms 2 weeks ago and it honestly it ruined me.It all started when i talked to a stranger on the omegle website(sounds stupid i know haha) and they asked me whether or not im gay.That sentence somehow broke me and made me wonder the whole day whether or not i might be bi.Soon after that those thoughts manifested and ended up ruining my whole week.They keep coming up by themselves at random times of the day it felt like it wasnt even me who was thinking of them.Everytime they came i can feel my anxiety and risen and to that point i ended up crying the whole week.I wasnt myself i hated those thoughts all of it didnt felt right.I kept going on online quizzez to reassure that im straight it worked on the first few hours i felt fine but when the next morning came everything got even worse.It was just an endless cycle of 'what would i feel if i kiss a girl?', 'straight people wont question about their own sexuality why are you questioning youself?' 'you felt something when u look at that girl that must meant something'. I felt like everything is so wrong and i wasnt myself.Until one day, i ended up searching for those sexuality quizzez again and i stumbled upon a article about hocd.In the midst of reading it i burst out crying.the article described all my feelings perfectly.Ive always thought something was wromg but i couldnt pin point it out.I got a sense of relieve after it idk whether its reassurance or it felt like finding a solution to a question in exam that makes you couldnt answer when your first read it, but after a while u came back and finally thought of a solution to it.After that i found this app and after that ive cut down of the times im doing compulsions.Even right now i dont feel the need to do any and theres no point to doing it.I felt better.Of course intrusive thoughts still pop up out of no where but i just accept it and let it go.I have a tip idk whether its useful or not but i tried to imagine hocd as a person.A very insecure ***** that was just trying to take away your identity and happiness.So everytime they came i would just tell them that maybe i am bi who knows and just tell them to fxxk off and mind their own business.It felt better for me.Dont let hocd fool you into thinking something you are not.You are the only one who can tell yourself what you are not hocd.And even if u are very confused right now just let it be u dont need an answer right now u already got that answer its just hocd playing tricks againts ur mind making you think that the answer you have right now isnt valid.This was so long omg but i hope it helped you. Dont let hocd take over you you will get out of it soon dont worry ok.Have a nice day :)