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i think you are confusing admiration to attraction!! There is a slight difference, and you can still be attracted to somebody without being the opposite sexual orientation it’s completely normal for humans to be attracted to others. everybodies story is different you can’t apply everyone’s story to yourself, I’ve learned that the hard way, whenever I see somebody else’s story I kind of bring it to myself and say what if I’m like that when in reality deep down you know you’re not like that and if it scares you then you know you’re not like that!! stay positive and keep your head up
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Thank you such much for your kind response! I agree I hear anyone’s coming out story and my brain immediately goes “well that must be the exact same for you then” when in reality it’s not haha! I unfortunately made the mistake of reading the Master Doc thing a few months back and it’s totally ruined me :(
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@MelodyOCD I’ve always loved my crushes on make celebs and dreamed about being with them/ having a boyfriend like that, so to read that having crushes on male celebs might mean I’m not straight really freaked me out, as the master doc said the same :(
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@MelodyOCD Male*
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@MelodyOCD Omg I feel exactly the same!! I always compare myself to other people and think this is me and I also made the mistake of reading the masterdoc and it ruined me too. Now I’m just trying to resist compulsions as much as I can but it’s hard.
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i really love this comment bc it’s lowkey an eye opener!
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@Lara_S The master doc has effected so many people with this theme from what I’ve heard, I honestly wouldn’t have relapsed into my old ocd ways if I hadn’t of discovered it! I wish I could wipe my memory of it
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@MelodyOCD I’ve read the master doc and felt like I related to so many points, then if I didn’t I would do something or think something up that could count for it. I then used the master doc as an exposure and it doesn’t phase me now. What I’ve noticed with the master doc is that even most straight women could still relate to those bullet points, but it would t bother them or stick with them because they choose and want to be with men. Same with coming out stories, we can have similarities or relate someway or another, but at the end of the day we can choose who we want to be with/who we are! Not to give any reassurance, I know ocd will always come up with a “but” as it normally does even as I type it is for me.
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@Corie Yes very true! That’s amazing that the master doc doesn’t effect you anymore, honestly I admire you so much! That’s a 10 suds for me atm and I know eventually I’ll have to read it again for exposure which I’m dreading, and yes you’re completely right there’s always a “but” haha it’s horrible in like damn brain lemme resttt hahha
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like you said your self, if you were not straight, these thoughts would give you relief not anxiety!!
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but i know how troubling it can feel like, i’ve been there and it is absolutely horrible
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It does suck haha! However remembering how far I’ve come and how much better I feel now compared to earlier this year helps so much, keeps me motivated haha! Do you do erp may I ask? :)
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@MelodyOCD i do not i don’t have a therapist but i do have a christian counselor
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I was trying not to think abt it and honestly inwas doing a great job until a woman came on my fyp on tiktok and said “if u think women are objectively more attractive u re not straight” and now i’m so anxious and distressed and am scared i might be comphet. When i was little i remember being obsessed with the “i cant remember to forget u” mv so i rewatched it and thought it was sensual but nothing more. Idk. She also said that if u use a fantasy to get arroused around men u might not like them. Idk anything anymore Im so tired
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So I identify as a lesbian and I am in a committed relationship with a wonderful girl. But i’m stressing that I have crushes on boys I go to school with. I get anxious around them, which I think I mistake for excitement. I obsess over it in my head which confuses me a lot. Idk I also never think about them sexually or romantically but I think about them often which is scaring me. Any advice?
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hi guys i added to list. i’m freaking out i just need some help. signs of comphet (comphet is when lesbians who don’t know it and just follow norms and believe there straight) ive felt: “I never felt anything when kissing boys and totally thought that was normal… I talk to men, go on dates, but I think it’s to keep my life ‘interesting’ and have something to talk about with friends.” • lack of deep, natural emotional connection • • talking about my boyfriend to other people made me feel “cool”, “worthy”, “interesting” and felt like a way to prove myself • being able to clearly articulate all the reasons I liked a guy crush/my boyfriend (he’s smart, funny, kind, handsome, etc) whereas with a girl crush I can’t exactly put my finger on why I like them but I’m just naturally drawn to them • never missing my exes or feeling heartbroken about them (i would feel sad from being lonely and no longer having that daily routine of having someone to talk to, but didn’t necessarily miss that specific person) • i was always very hesitant about “becoming official” with a guy i would be seeing and would make him wait before deciding to date because i “didn’t know if i really liked him or not” only being aroused by their the man’s desire for me • Thinking I was cooler than other girls because I didn't spend any time thinking about how cute boys were or being "boy-crazy". I was under the impression for a while that I must just be less shallow than other people because I didn't really take looks into account when I had a crush on a boy, I only factored in their personality. chasing the ego boost more than emotional closeness agreed with friends or mom about someone being attractive even if you didn’t feel it—another big flag being bored, ditching serious commitment, chasing the drama again it also feels like i’m acting a lot of the time to make it more romantic cause i cringe When you fantasize about men, it is mostly just enacting a kind of narrative. More focused on movement than features- the men in your fantasies might be faceless or blank-featured or their bodies might symbolize some emotion. you might not even be in the in the fantasy, but instead another faceless woman might be. You might even imagine yourself as the man. The narrative follows the sexual script, but the details are more vague and abstract and might even shift and change throughout the fantasy. i dont care about like what guys looks like. like my sister saw a video of a guy working out and was like got damn omg gotta like that. if i saw that i would prob be like damn to try and prove something to myself but i don’t really understand what i should feel it feels like i relate to so much comphet after i read it on reddit and it doesn’t even make me want to cry and die anymore. it feels like i tolerate men or have done it for attention or because i thought it was going to happen at some point cause it was what was happening around me like sister and friends. i’m scared ill never find someone i want to marry that’s a man it feels like it’s all just comphet and i don’t want to actually be with a man the more my meds work and anxiety lessens the more the fear feels real because i can’t get myself anxious about it anymore. i can about other stuff but not this. i always told myself i don’t chase i attract. maybe thats cause i never wanted a big badly enough. maybe what im missing is a girl what if that ends up feeling more real Straight people don’t need to talk themselves into what’s hot. like during the hocd break i would try and like see what was “hot” and and be like yeah that’s hot. i also i refused to masturbate to women and not think about it because i didn’t want it to prove that i still liked it but i mean idk if that was left over hocd
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