Anyone know the science behind false attraction and what it means, etc.? It is absolutely ruining me and preventing me from enjoying my life. Things I normally love to do no longer appeal to me because of my Hocd. I don’t know who I am anymore. It’s terrifying. I am hopeless and my days only consist of overthinking and praying to god now. I can’t see myself ever enjoying life again and it feels as if I have somehow turned gay out of nowhere. Help.

Yeah man it’s tough I’d like to hear more about your situation as they seem similar

@Guy123456 Yeah I agree I think it’s the toughest thing I’ve been through and I’m at college rn so it’s def even worse and I’ve had my girlfriend of 4 years so it’s just so confusing to me I hate it

@Anonymous Yeah dude I’m only 16 so it’s even more confusing to me cuz I’m at that age where “you realize your true sexuality or your still realizing who you are” but I’ve always been straight and I’m almost certain that that can’t just all of a sudden change. It’s weird looking at myself a year ago cuz I had a girlfriend at the time and I was going to parties,enjoying football and now Im dealing with this and I’m scared to go to parties because if I drink I feel like I’ll act out on these horrible thoughts and things I love like lifting weights and playing sports and hanging out with my friends going to school etc. just don’t appeal to me anymore. Idk man what a confusing time. Does your girlfriend know?

@Guy123456 Yeah I’m 19 and yeah my girlfriend knows about it I told her and she’s super super supportive and gets it. She doesn’t think I’m gay in the slightest hahah but it doesn’t matter bc my mind still thinks that. But yeah man I feel the same thing u feel almost exactly. My brain just finds every little thing attractive in public which then produces a groinal response so I’m really fucking confused and don’t know what to do

@Anonymous One of my girlfriends best friends struggles with HOCD also

@Guy123456 Today for some reason my HOCD is pretty bad

@Anonymous Mine was probably the worst it’s ever been today

@Guy123456 Yeah I feel that... I though I was getting better but idk. What are like the certain things you struggle with if u don’t mind me asking?

@Anonymous The false attractions are haunting me rn. Nothing else phases me I just can’t stand the false attractions because I know there not real and in My right mind I would never think a guy is good looking

@Guy123456 I mean before this when I thought and knew I was straight I didn’t have a problem admitting a guy was good looking there’s no problem with that but now I also get scared when my mind thinks that now given what I’m going through

@Anonymous Do u suffer from groinal responses or intrusive thoughts or images?

Just hard when especially right now I’m so confused and so convinced

It’s hard man and now I feel like it’s so real and true. What do u struggle with?

Oh I definitely have those thoughts too. That’s really hard man. It’s tough because it’s not just as simple as loving your girlfriend. Even if you have a sexual thought about your girlfriend there is still constant doubt about if that thought is real. It’s just constant doubt which I feel is the worst.

@Anonymous I know man I feel that. I’m always here if your ever down to talk or shit cuz going through this alone sucks

@Anonymous I appreciate that man. As am I