Hi there! I really struggle with sexual orientation OCD and ROCD and am also bisexual. I’m placing a trigger warning because this could be triggering for some people I am brand new, just had my first real session today. We went over figuring out exposures and what not, and it’s been a really hard day because my OCD is super spiked right now. Over the last few years, I realized that I do have same-sex attraction, which has made my OCD so much worse. I constantly obsess about my motivations, and if I’m only with my husband because I’ve been taught that as a woman, I’m supposed to be attracted to men. However, I saw a bisexual TikTok creator say that she experiences the same thoughts. She goes back-and-forth between “ am I attracted to men because I’ve been told and taught to seek the approval and desire of men, or am I attracted to women because they’ve been over sexualized and I have been conditioned to see them as sexual objects?” This has really helped neutralize the compulsion of seeking motivation. Technology in that culture influences me, and that I’ll probably never know why I’m attracted to men or women at any given time if there are any bisexual folks out there that suffer with sexual orientation and OCD. I’m here with you, and this is really scary stuff. I’m really scared to do exposures, and I don’t know if I can do it. If anyone is able to offer some encouragement that would be super helpful. Sending you all love. Manni ❤️