pinkscdz
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- 7y
ocdwarriorocdwarrior
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- 7y
@kelce87 it’s only an obsession if it takes a lot of time from you and you deep down know you don’t feel attraction. If you can joke about it and it doesn’t create you anxiety, let me tell you that it’s not an obsession.☺️
pinkscdzpinkscdz
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- 7y
thank you all so much for your replies I’m so happy to know that I’m not the only one struggling with this theme of ocd
ocdwarriorocdwarrior
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- 7y
Yaaasss do you refer to not-crushes or false ocd girl-crushes?
pinkscdzpinkscdz
- Date posted
- 7y
false ocd crushes , do u have them too
inkblackinkblack
- Date posted
- 7y
Sounds like pretty classic OCD
ocdwarriorocdwarrior
- Date posted
- 7y
Yesss I do have them and they have nothing of reality☺️
Kelce87Kelce87
- Date posted
- 7y
Interesting question. I am married to a woman been with her for 15 years so tech “gay” but find men very attractive and even joke about it with my best friend. I have always liked people for their souls yet lately have been very attracted to men. I love my spouse dearly and it could be an obsession but not really sure. People think because I’m “gay” that I am in love w my best friend, which I find unfair. She is just someone I care about and trust dearly. I think in the aforementioned question above, sounds like ocd to me.
SpecterSpecter
- Date posted
- 7y
When I was in my sophomore year there was this guy at first I kept looking at the guy and saying is he a girl or a guy cause he had really pale skin and long hair then it started to feel like I like the guy every time I looked at him I got worried and scared and the only thing that is freaking me out about that was one time we were in pe and I had the feeling to impress him and I was like wtf the only people I wanted to impress were girls and people I thought were better then like a basketball couch.this is how I know it was hocd because as the anxiety was going completely away I felt nothing towards the guy I wasn’t scared anymore I just looked him and said who cares I’m starting to think that you’re mind can play with your feelings and make you miss interpret them hell you can get the groinal response too.its weird how before this if I ever saw a guy I wouldn’t care I wouldn’t even if he was the most attractive guy ever I still would just look at him and not care but once they get hocd then people start saying they feel like their attracted to the same sex
Kelce87Kelce87
- Date posted
- 7y
@ocd333 good point. I use humor and sarcasm a lot to try and deflect or minimize my ocd. I guess it’s a coping mechanism that has evolved over the years.
BrookenoelBrookenoel
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- 7y
HOCD is awful with false crushes. My brain kept buzzing and I had weird sensations throughout my body but I know I only fancy men bc of the intrusive part, I actually love and enjoy men. Hope that helped ❤️
OlwynOlwyn
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- 7y
That’s really interesting
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