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If you are going to tell your parents that you aren’t straight in hopes that it’ll take away the discomfort and provide relief, you’ll find that if there is any relief it’ll be temporary and the OCD will come back torment you. If you are thinking about telling your parents about your Sexual Orientation OCD and informing them of your mental struggles for support, by all means do so. Be careful though because your parents might provide you unintentional reassurance about sexuality and in turn make the OCD worse. Your goal should be learn to deal with the uncertainty about your sexuality and all discomfort and distress whether it be thoughts, emotions, sensations, or what have you that bothers you.
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Well said!
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I'm just not sure who I am anymore. I keep getting thoughts like I want a boyfriend etc.... 😕. Not sure if it's real or not just feels me full of anxiety
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@Ihateocd83 It’s also ok to not always be 100% sure what your sexuality is. Always checking your sexuality is a compulsion. You get to choose to sexuality. OCD makes us think we have to know what we feel and what we feel always means something when in reality it doesn’t.
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@Jon w/ OCD My gf went down my phone and found all of the messages from me and my therapist. And she said she can't continue when I have this going on and said I've ruined her life and should have told her I had this going on. I have 2 children with her but she said I've dragged them into this mess 😔
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@Ihateocd83 That’s really hard. I can’t imagine how hard that is for you. I was fortunate enough to have learned about my OCD before my marriage and my wife is supportive, but it took her sometime to really understand. We watched tons of videos, read lots of research, etc. This sounds really hard
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@Jon w/ OCD I just don't think this is ocd anymore. Before I thought I had all the symptoms but it just feels like real feelings etc. When I think of women it feels like I don't like there virginas
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This is such a hard thing to deal with. It’s also hard because most people don’t understand what the true definition of OCD is, especially what SO-OCD is. It may be helpful to sit down with your parents and watch an informational video of what SO-OCD is and explain to them how you feel. Here is an example of a great video on SO-OCD https://www.madeofmillions.com/articles/talking-sexual-orientation-ocd-with-dr-steven-phillipson
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Thanks mate 👍
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Don't tell them. Unfortunately I have been there where (before I even knew what HOCD was), I did some confessing--multiple times lmao--and it provided temporary relief...key word being temporary. It was a compulsion, I did it purely because I couldn't sit with the discomfort. Don't be like me 😂
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I also did it after I knew what HOCD was, us obsessive compulsives have to learn to deal with anxiety and discomfort
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@alexisrae1999 But it feels so real and as if I want to be with a man. It just upsets so much. Because I loved women so much. I've had this since the age of 22 of 38 now and now it's just like I'm gay
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@Ihateocd83 You don't have to prove to anyone, or even yourself that you are straight, gay, or bi. I really feel bad that you've been suffering for so long, please do not prolong your suffering by looking for answers. We all wish we could have answers, but our brains are different from neurotypicals. I am also sad about my situation, but giving in to the compulsions, confessing, reassurance asking, etc will dig us deeper into our ocd :(
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@alexisrae1999 I don't know what to do. All I do is think of this and men all the time I can't focus on anything else 😔
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@Ihateocd83 The more you analyze it the deeper it takes you into believing it.
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@lewthompson3 My mind is telling me I want to be with a man and like penises. This is something that is new to my hocd and happened last August and has ruined my life.
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@Ihateocd83 Have you talked to a therapist and learned of ways to handle OCD?
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@lt3 I just don't think it is ocd anymore maybe I used to believe that but now I don't. My mind is telling me I want to be with a man etc...
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i did this and I felt zero relief. it actually made me feel worse, and i back-tracked almost immediately and instead just told my mom i was very confused and obsessed with figuring my sexuality out.
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Read my comment above tho mate ? 😔
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I keep having this weird feeling none stop that it’s most likely not HOCD and most my feelings. Like I’ve suffered none stop distress and unwanted thoughts the past few days. But those thoughts after a bit just feel weird not the kind of discomfort but are just their and stale. When I look at a guy I don’t feel anything but my thoughts sometimes compliment his looks or personality which makes me doubt my sexuality. I’ve never felt this weirded out. Because I’ve always been straight and still believe I am but I’ve never even had an emotional connection to someone of the opposite gender in fact. My view of the female body has been ruined with none stop pornography addictions. I don’t believe I’m gay but I feel like it may just be denial instead of HOCD but all my symptoms are literally HOCD. I don’t hate the idea of gay people but I can’t imagine or see my heart going off to like someone of the same sex. I haven’t really had any meaningful real life friends besides online but that also ended a few months ago. My only friend ever online that was my friend for the longest of time was a queer but I never really cared about what he liked. Like yes at some point I did try to challenge him with his own feelings but that didn’t last long I just accepted what he liked and moved on. I’ve never even touched let alone held a long conversation with a female. I’ve always been timid and shy around them but I can just say that towards male as well. The gay feelings feel so real. The thoughts feel a bit natural to me but I don’t want this. But I hate how I can’t just move on and be myself and love women when those thoughts demand attention and an answer. It won’t quit it. If I try to do a compulsion it calms down but it quickly becomes a problem again. I’m lonely I don’t have any friends or past relationships I can even think of helping me with the emotions. I still believe I’m straight and I just can’t see myself with a guy. It just doesn’t feel right for me despite my lack of experiences. I just wanna go back to how I was happy and loving girls and not having to question if it was a real feeling or just my natural timid nature. Everytime I think these distressing thoughts I always just wanna sit down and close my eyes and sleep. Because that’s where I can have peace of self. It sucks but I’m so exhausted of having to deal with emotional distress and I can’t even focus on my job as much. I want to meet new people discover my love for women again but I’m scared in the process I may discover I may be gay. Because deep down I know I wouldn’t ever be happy with myself if my greatest fears where confirmed. My dream of always being a father with a loving women and kids would be torn away by something I never asked for. Yes I’m religious, yes I come from a place that homosexuals are usually seen in a bad light. I just hate feeling this emotion that I may not be what I thought and having my dreams torn apart maybe true. I’ve read MUTIPLE articles about HOCD and seen MUTIPLE videos. I’ve come to the realization that I most likely have it. But it’s still hard when the feelings of maybe being gay maybe true you know? I hope I get better I hope I don’t suffer. I just wanna be happy with myself and loving females and I don’t wanna hate myself for feeling an emotion that never occurred to me more then a few times.
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I’m trying to live with uncertainty but it doesn’t feel right. The “I may or may not be bi/gay” really sucks because I can’t stop ruminating, analyzing, or checking. This especially sucks because I feel like literally EVERYTHING in my life leads to the fact that I’m a fraud which feels horrible. I can’t even talk to my friends the way I used to without feeling like I’m lying about myself. The false attraction and loss of attraction to men is literally horrible because now I feel like the life i fantasized for myself isn’t something I want.
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I had a bad rumination spiral yesterday and went to bed hoping I’d start over in the morning. I was wrong. I had dreams about liking women and not being attracted to men anymore and my entire body has been in a state of anxiety since. I genuinely feel like I’m gay and just need to accept it. I have this urge to accept it. Maybe if I do I’ll get some sort of relief because this feeling is awful. I feel like my brain is telling me that I’ll get relief if I just accept it and come out. The intrusive thoughts don’t even seem to be around sexual images anymore, just to come out.
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