The brain is NOT U
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The brain is NOT U The brain is...
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It’s not just like gay thoughts and fantasies it’s bad thoughts about my religion which is Christianity and just anything
Ocd Warrior Ocd Warrior
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Just don’t fight it, don’t judge it, even if it tells you to do things and convinces you to do them, don’t do it, also sitting with it and accepting that you can’t know if the thoughts are real or not, is a staple point in recovery, and finally DO NOT JUDGE THEM, DONT THING THAT JUST BECAUSE YOU GOT A THOUGHT OR ANY TYPE OF RESPONSE IT MEANS YOUR GAY, but also understand that you can’t know if you are or are not gay, I will have you in my prayers, Amen to you
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@dylen Tbh tho i feel like I am not gay, I don’t get attraction to men at all it’s just whenever I see like good looking men It triggers the bad thoughts and I really hate it like genuinely makes so fucking uncomfortable I can’t control it and just keeps getting worse, I get completely different feelings for girls tho and I really want to have a family with a wife and kids it scares me to think I will get with a guy and the thoughts just keep spiraling and getting worse,
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@Anonymous It isn’t bad when I’m by myself but when I look at any guy no matter what like 98%’of the time I just have a trigger in my head like “what if u were with him” or what if u kissed him” and I don’t at all I just get those thoughts and it makes me feel even worse about myself because I have morals and I want to never change or experiment it’s just nasty IMO, like I don’t judge but I just don’t want to be gay ever or bi, I rlly look at girls differently but when these thoughts come in my head I doubt myself
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@dylen I pray whenever these thoughts come into play, I feel weird having the thoughts and I try to shake it off, it’s not like I look at every guy and say this it’s just certain times it happens and gets bad like at work idk why, I rlly hope they can go away cuz I want to have a beautiful sexy wife and live An amazing life with her and have kids,
marianaaamarianaaa
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Hey, I hope you're doing better now. Since you mentioned these thoughts have been troubling you for quite some time, & that they have been causing stress for you, I would suggest starting with something simple. Something as simple as noticing when these thoughts show up & being aware for a moment. Maybe you can even tell yourself, “I am having this thought again, I'm acknowledging it but I won't give it my full attention”. Something you may be doing that could lead to more distress is: giving your thoughts your full attention. Try working on NOT over-analyzing your thoughts.
marianaaamarianaaa
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Over analyzing may sound like- “what if ___?”, “what if this thought is true?”, “Why am I having this thought?” We want to stay away from these questions as much as possible so we don't strengthen the anxiety behind these thoughts. Try your best not to fight with the thought and denying it because in the long run it will only strengthen OCD. Instead maybe try telling yourself “i don't know if this is true” “so what if this is true”, “ I don't care about this thought it does not matter to me”. I wrote a lot lol I hope this helped in some way let me know! 💙
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It’s just when I ask myself “what if” the thoughts don’t go away it gets worse and worse like what if I kissed a man, or what if I was dating a guy like that, and it makes me sweat and genuinely makes me so uncomfortable I never ever want to be gay tbh, I have nothing against it but I just don’t ever want to be I really want to have a great family and wife and kids it feels wrong to me and makes me just wanna leave this earth when ever I get the thoughts it sucks and I really want it to stop
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marianaaamarianaaa
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Hey! Instead of saying what if, try using the ones I mentioned earlier, like “so what” “I don't know if that's true” etc. Exposure is supposed to make you feel anxious and uncomfortable, so don't be afraid to feel stressed when using “so what's”. The anxiety will eventually lessen as you expose yourself to this fear. It is uncomfortable at first but the best solution long term. Remember, that these thoughts are OCD sabotaging you, don't fight them 💙 I hope you feel better everything is going to get better
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Thank u I’m trying my best and I appreciate it
marianaaamarianaaa
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@Anonymous 💙 anytime
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