I swear my life is cursed i feel like im attracted to men more than women. Sometimes i get little flashes of my attraction back. Can someone tell me some of the things they say in there head if they do ?

I have no idea what to do for erp ? 😞

@Ihateocd83 Check out those resources if you’re unsure, especially Freedom From OCD, which goes into great detail about how to construct exposure exercises.

@NOCD Advocate - Carl Cornett can i just say does ocd create feelings ?

@Ihateocd83 Maybe they do, maybe they don’t. You’re trying to figure it out, which is a compulsion.

I feel the same way man. It makes me feel like I think guys are sexy and stuff. Even my dad. Trying to just not ruminate or figure it out. It is a struggle because it feels so real and tells me that’s what would make me happy. I’m doing a little better but the feelings are still there.

@nGfloat Same here mate. Do you do erp?. I just want the lust back for women

@Ihateocd83 Same man. Yeah, I do ERP. I can give you some tips my therapist told me. For me, my anxiety dissipated a lot and I just got confused and was constantly trying to figure it out. Rumination is not good. Don’t check or analyze whether your feelings feel real. If you feel any urge to figure it out, go do something positive that will productively contribute to your life. What I’m doing now is letting it feel real. Trust me man, I want my lust for women back too. At this point it just feels like I’m gay and I am hoping that I can become attracted to women, but my past says otherwise. Doesn’t matter though. The most important thing is that we break out of this mental hell.

@nGfloat I feel like im in the same boat. Do you look at underwear models etc

@Ihateocd83 To check?

@nGfloat Yes mate

@Ihateocd83 I will look at shirtless dudes sometimes. It feels so real. I get soft though, even though my head still tells me that is sexy. I get hard to women, but it feels like the spark is gone.

Yeah man. I’m trying. I’ve had these intense urges to go try though. I just want to be happy with my gf. She is wonderful. I used to love women so much.

@nGfloat I feel exactly the same mate we have got this mate 👊

@nGfloat Sometimes when im talking to someone i start saying stuff in my head like im gay etc or i love you its fucked up

@Ihateocd83 Yeah man, I’ve had that a couple of times. For me it was more like sexy, or feeling like I wanted to have sex or some shit. Not fun man.

Does it feel like you are attracted to penises now bro?