Anonymous
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feethebeefeethebee
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for real man i thought i was the only one who noticed. thank you for speaking up on it
Tisha12Tisha12
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Oh no. What homophobia may I ask? I don't really see them.
Ihateocd83Ihateocd83
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@soup I agree and im probably one of them people who has said that stuff in the past and im sorry.
Tisha12Tisha12
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@soup I definitely agree that saying the thoughts are disgusting is homophobic. But I don't see how being triggered by people coming out is? I don't have HOCD but transOCD and I get triggered when people come out or when there is a trans character in a TV show. I can't really control those reaction can I? Trust me I wish I didnt have these thoughts either.
Tisha12Tisha12
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@soup I definitely see where you are coming from. I think in the future it is better to not take them to heart. I think all of us wish that the first reaction to someone coming out is happiness for them, but it's not and we can't really control these reaction. Believe me I wish my first reaction to someone coming out is "Wow I am happy for them!" , But it is generally fear and anxiety about how this could be a sign that I am trans (It's stupid I know) .While I agree that Homophobia and HOCD can go hand in hand it is not always the case!! Have a good day/night!
Carl CornettCarl Cornett
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Stephen SmithStephen Smith
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- OCD Conqueror
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It’s a subtype of OCD... people with sexual orientation OCD fear that their sexual orientation all of a sudden changed.. straighten people fear that they’ve become gay, and gay people fear that they’ve become straight.. does that make sense? It’s not homophobia
feethebeefeethebee
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@soup i agree with what you said, im not lgbtq+ myself and ive never had soocd but in fact many hocd sufferers have had fears of having internalized homophobia, and saying that "people get hocd because they're homophobic" sort of perpetuates the idea that intrusive thoughts have hidden meaning,, when they really don't?? MAYBE their reactions have some meaning behind them, but still what u said may be triggering for some. also people cannot control their triggers so them seeing other people coming out isn't something that they see as a problem obviously it just so happens that it triggers them.
Carl CornettCarl Cornett
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@soup I agree, Soup. I am totally empathetic to any sufferer of OCD, but because they’re so distressed the manner in which they talk about their symptoms can sometimes cross the line into what could be considered homophobia. In a couple situations I’ve had to bring it up to someone via their posts, and thankfully most have responded positively.
feethebeefeethebee
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yeah it would make sense, but there is no need to analyze ocd that way, especially intrusive thoughts because it perpetuates the idea that intrusive thoughts have meaning. i don't entirely disagree with your point, i just think that it's not a good idea to put this out here where people with hocd might see it, get triggered, ruminate and start fearing that they're homophobes in disguise. and yes i totally agree with the second part, i get how, for example, seeing gay couples kissing can be a trigger for someone with hocd but damn saying that it's disgusting just sounds hella homophobic no matter what the initial intention was. it's vital that we word some things correctly
feethebeefeethebee
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@soup i don't know if you can delete it because then you'd have to delete most of your comments, so no i think it's fine. do whatever you want tho
AnonymousAnonymous
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I think if you understand OCD it isn't offensive. I'm a lesbian and feel terrible for anyone who suffers any variant of OCD. Some religions teach homosexuality is a sin, I know of a woman who is a lesbian but is so fearful of sinning that she remains alone.
AnonymousAnonymous
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homosexuality is not a sin. i understand what ocd is, and the things people say are horrible. there is no way to act or look gay. there is no way that someone coming out is triggering.
Tisha12Tisha12
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@e I disagree that someone coming out can't be triggering. I assume you don't suffer from HOCD/TransOCD so you don't know what it is like for us. We are reminded off aur uncertainty when someone comes out. Trust me we all wish we didn't suffer from this. But this is how our brains are. We can't control it.
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