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??? I love OCD it makes us all crazy about things that don't matter! I'm laughing with you because it's outrageous and I'm laughing at myself for the same reasons! Laugh with me at ocd
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- 6y ago
@deputydean Glad to hear you’re doing okay. I’ve been in a rut. Sometimes I’m right on top of not letting my thoughts control me and, yet other times I just feel so low. I’ve been disappointed today and my chest has also been tighter than it has in a while today. You know what it’s like. I have to hold onto God. He’s gotten me through some pretty miserable days and saved me just when I thought it couldn’t get any worse. That gives me great hope. I will get through this no matter how this feels right now and I’ve felt much worse than this. I know that you’re on this forum because of something that’s hurting you, but it’s really good to hear from you again?.
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- 6y ago
You're selling reassurance. Guys get approximately 4-5 erections each night by our nature.
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- 6y ago
You're right, some things don't matter @j289l, but OCD can cling on real events and things that did happen that may or may not mean anything as well.
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Damn so it’s really all in our heads ?
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@deputydean How have you been?
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Hey, @Catlady! I'm doing ok. My stress levels have been manageable, but it's there. Doing my best. You?
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@Catlady I've been in the same situation. I keep looking at what I want out of life and the thoughts will get the better of me and it feels like I'm so far away from what I want. I've had moments in which I was able to move on and not care, and others in which I can't stop the intrusive and nihilistic thoughts and end up in a rut. I've had moments that, through His Grace I was able to keep my cool, but I'll still feel the effects of this, like headaches, chest and heart pain. We're all here bc something is hurting us. I try to help others bc I know how painful this is.
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@deputydean I completely understand feeling like you’re being pulled away from everything you want in life. But the times when I’ve felt like that have helped me relate to and sympathize with other people. That’s why I can tell people that there’s always hope. I’ve been at rock bottom before, wondering how things could ever look good for me again, but then my life changes into something even better than it was before I started suffering. It makes me wonder what amazing thing is going to come out of this nightmare I’m living in.
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@Catlady, I admire your optimism and I wish I was more like you in that regard. I just feel spent. I've put so much energy into fighting this nightmare that I don't have much energy left for anything else. I know what I want out of life and I know what I definitely don't want. My OCD keeps creating these theories or tormenting me with disturbing thoughts and memories most of which I can't tell if they're real. I see others getting the life I want and it feels like I'll never break free and make myself my dream come true. I know that God will help, but I just feel... Spent. I used to have such a drive and wanted to go out there and date, and I actually did. But now, after and during this, I fear all that I used to think about and want. My mind goes on these tangents and I try to think positively, but it's so hard. I have definitely developed a certain sensitivity to people going through OCD and especially what I'm going through. However, I wish and pray I could get my life back on track.
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BTW, is there another way we can reach each other, bc this app is a little weird?
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@deputydean Thank you so much. I’m not positive all the time, but it’s encouraging to hear someone say that. I know you feel spent now, but you’re going to get through this. I’ve learned that when we have God, what is on the other side of our troubles is so much more beautiful than what we ever could’ve imagined while we were suffering. I know it’s easy to lose hope, but hang on. Have you ever heard Lauren Daigle’s song “Trust in You”? I like my privacy, so I’m not really on any other social media platforms. Do you know of any platforms or apps that are anonymous like this one?
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Hi @Catlady. I've never heard of that song. I'll look it up. As for alternative apps with relative privacy, Reddit is the one I use. You basically just create an account and start browsing
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Idk what else to title this. I was watching a film cooper video cuz why not and he mentioned smthn about wall paper customization and icons and stuff and I just kinda had a groinal response followed by the memory of me having my first crush on a woman (my friend at the time) that helped me figure out that I’m bi and I felt kinda intensely for her but that’s cuz a) it was new and b) we were kinda on again off again friends who haven’t spoken in a few years now and I’m over her entirely. It was toxic I think. She was too much like the person who bullied me in elementary school (they were friends as well so my mom made me cut her off which is. Fair. Made me really sad but eh that’s life) I saw her at prom cuz someone brought her. It was nice to see her but yeah that was it. And now I’m mentally comparing what I felt for women in the past (idk intense crush, listening to a lot of gay songs (think she by dodie) dressing semi masc cuz funky, we had nicknames for each other despite not dating or anything) to men (less intense crush but still big crush, I’ve only dated and kissed men so sparks rhere) and now I’m just slightly nauseous and worried that I don’t like men as much as I like women but I think that’s normal for any bi person? To have different levels of attraction to different genders? Idk I feel gross and icky now like I shouldn’t even be thinking about it or her cuz I have a bf. And I do look fondly upon it, now I’m nervous cuz I got more excited about her calling me a specific nickname than I do from my bf calling me honey even at the beginning? Honey felt more traditional and I love it but we do switch around nicknames and it’s always nice, not many butterflies anymore, and sometimes I get anxious when he does lately, if it’s a nickname in Portuguese. Or if he called me a shortened version of my name. What does that mean? I’m nervous now. I was doing half decently today now I’m nauseous again. I’m worried that cuz I liked the nicknames she and I had that means I don’t like the ones my bf and I have and that I just don’t like him or men cuz I’ve been feeling off around him. But I love when he calls me honey, it still feels good when he does it now but no butterflies. Idk what’s wrong with me. Is it even ocd at this point. Even if I do like women slightly more it doesn’t erase that I love my bf. I’m worried I’m leaning too much towards women tho and I’m a lesbian. Idk if my bi cycle is cycling or if I’m just a lesbian entirely cuz I don’t feel much when my bf takes off his shirt, sex feels different, and things feel stale and slow. But maybe that’s cuz I’m checking and comparing. Now I’m anxious fuck. I’m trying not to think about her idk why. I’m worried I still find her attractive or am attracted to her or smthn. She’s in my city. I didn’t care before but now I do. Or if I think about her I’ll think about other women and will only want to have sec with women which not really tbh. I wanna be able to enjoy sec with my bf. It just hasn’t felt right lately cuz I’ve been so depressed and obsessive. I wasn’t obsessing much last night when we had sex but it still didn’t feel passionate. It didn’t feel uncomfortable but I thought it’d be more? Idk. I know it’s normal to not feel him inside me cuz the vagina isn’t very nerved up compared to the clitoris but it felt like more the motions. But tbh. I needed it. Idk I wanted to have sex and it was a nice stress relief. I just didn’t feel butterflies which kinda bummed me out but we’ve been having sex since august so that’s normal. Idk. I haven’t been able to fantasize about sex. The fact that I’m bi makes all of this so confusing. Cuz yes hypothetically I can enjoy the thought of sex with a woman. But I don’t want to rn cuz I’m dating a man. And I can’t fantasize about sex with him cuz I’m getting intrusive thoughts about my friends and I having sex. I have this urge to watch porn cuz it’s been a while but I’m not going to. I’ve cut down a lot on masturbation. Partially cuz this partially cuz I wanna do things with my bf (when I’m mentally ok) but jow my brain is saying “Oo you think all these women are so hot you’re gonna go feral blah blah blah” and yes women are hot but I don’t wanna have sex with a woman. Idk saying women are hot doesn’t bring me anxiety but the thought of sex with one or leaving my bf and saying I’m a lesbian bother me. Cuz I know it’s not true. I love him I know that. I’d be happy if we stayed together. I wouldn’t regret a thing honestly. I like having sex with him. Idc if it’s not like porn or the movies. As long as I’m being pleasured and he’s being pleasured we’re good. That’s what sex is about. I think the loss of butterflies is normal cuz the excitement of like (sorry tmi) fingering and oral eventually wears off right? But still feels good. I don’t feel as excited about intimacy anymore cuz we have done it so often but it still feels nice. But my brain perceives that as me not liking sex with men and therefore I’m gay. No I just don’t feel the need to jump his bones every single time I see him?? Idk the friend thing is bothering me. Idk if I feel any joy behind it. The groinal response really really throws my perception off
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- 27d ago
There’s something that happens that keeps me stuck in a thought, it’s when I can see some part of myself agreeing with or relating to it in some way. That’s when the doubt creeps in. If I can understand *why* the thought is there, doesn’t that mean it’s not just random? Doesn’t that mean it actually reflects something about me? For example **(TMI/TW)**: I had the thought, *“I wonder what other people’s kinks are (including friends, family, even teenagers).”* And then I caught myself thinking, *“Well, I guess that could be interesting information… maybe I wouldn’t even stop someone from sharing it with me. Does that mean I actually want to know? Wait—does that make me perverted or incestuous for even having this curiosity?”* The same thing has happened with other thoughts, like wondering what someone’s privates might look like. I recognize that, on some level, that could be interesting—but does that mean the thought is truly mine? Maybe the answer is super obvious and I just can’t see through my OCD smoke. This was a bit embarrassing for me to write 🥲, but can anyone provide some insight?
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(20f) I have been dealing with severe OCD symptoms for as long as I can remember. I recently got diagnosed about a year ago, and even though I know that these thoughts are probably my ocd, I still cant shake them. Growing up I was always very sexually curious. I was sheltered from a lot of things, as I went to a private school and things like sexuality and sex were never talked about. I remember doing some weird sexual things growing up (never affecting another person), looking up taboo sexual things, etc. I always seemed to become aroused no matter what the situation was, even if I just saw someone getting changed. I have no recollection of being SA'd, so i'm wondering where this all came from? Was I just curious and wanted to experiment and try different things? Or am I really a pervert, pedophile, etc. I have all these thoughts racing through my head and it's killing me. Everything I did as a kid I look back on and am disgusted, as those don't align with my views at all today. I never thought growing up thinking these things were wrong, or actually realize what they were until I got older. I'd like to think it was just my curiosity, but i'm not sure. What if i'm in denial and actually do like these things? I just need to know if theres something wrong w me, I cant keep going on like this. Could really use some advice.
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