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I'm not a therapist, but my thoughts about this are that the exposure shouldn't be watching videos to analyze how you feel. Instead you should say to tell yourself you're straight, and although it can feel completely different at times, you won't have to check it by watching a video f.e. Checking through video can also be a compulsion, in this case not to check and sitting with the doubt seems like the real exposure to me.
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This is what I was trying to say
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Yes that is what my therapist meant in a sense. She said act as if it's not true and I'm straight and just accept whatever thoughts or feelings I have. This exposure was really meant so I can get comfortable with having any thought or fantasy which is something I struggle with. The feelings I have is just really triggering and I think it made it way worse by compulsing too.
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Seems like a weird excercise for erp but I’m not a therapist so I wouldn’t know
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Yes, I kind of struggle with any type of fantasy so my therapist just said expose to some material and whatever I feel is ok without analyzing it. It's possible I could have taken it too far or out of context from what she meant. Wouldn't be the first time.
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Then I feel like maybe I'm gay still because I know people can feel sexual arousal from alot of stuff. So just because I feel aroused by a guy that could be just because its sex. It feels like women are more attractive to look at.
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