IhateOCD99
- Date posted
- 4y
Faye JuneFaye June
- Date posted
- 4y
Hey! I understand you probably feel so beyond anxious right now, but this is such a common byproduct of this theme - if it didn’t feel real, there wouldn’t be thousands of people across the world crippled with it. OCD will latch onto things that you value. For you, I can only assume that’s your attraction and feelings for the opposite sex. Now, all of a sudden they’re ‘gone’. This is what OCD does. We live in a modern age where sexual freedom is a huge part of the human experience, which is brilliant, but for people with OCD, it threatens our need for certainty. OCD distorts your mind to the point where people can create completely false memories from their obsessions. Don’t doubt the power of OCD, it is extremely powerful. I don’t know whether this is an amazing analogy, but think about dreams - in the dream, a lot of the time things feel completely real - is that to say that the dream is real? Answer that yourself. Hopefully this helped a little bit. I know how it feels. I’m in a good place in my recovery, although I’m not completely free from it yet, but I’m getting there. Where you are now, is not where you’re gonna be in a month if you’re persistent and avoid compulsions like these. Compulsions reinforce the fear!!
IhateOCD99IhateOCD99
- Date posted
- 4y
Hi Bella, Thank you so much for your encouraging words. It really means a lot. I completely agree with you that sexual freedom is brilliant. But the thing is that I dont want to be gay. I always dreamt of having a relationship with a girl. But since OCD played up, it's gone. I tried to do ERP alone, but after 1 day I failed miserably. I think I need a professional to coach me because otherwise I'll be stuck forever. Im very glad you're doing good. OCD takes so much away frome me. I feel exhausted because this theme has been going on for over 3 years now :( There was not a single day where there was no crippling and debilitating anxiety. And you're right, my attraction to girls means a lot to me. I had some very dark times in my childhood where I had terrible social anxiety and thought I was an outcast. Therefore I was not able to simply ask a girl out. But the crushes I got for girls felt amazing. I miss these days so much. I really hope it does come back and I can finally live how I want to live.. Thanks again, your words really do mean a lot🙏
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- Date posted
- 4y
omg same it’s okay but i’m a girl. before i used to LOVE boys but now my attraction for them has completely gone. ngl the girls crying over boys are kinda lucky i wish i had that problem rn :(
ColinColin
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 4y
Feelings and thoughts are all just data - don’t try to read too much into either.
IhateOCD99IhateOCD99
- Date posted
- 4y
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