This might be a dumb question but is it normal for women to be a trigger for someone who has sexual orientation OCD?

Thank you! Gosh I hate this

@Fruitsbasket Same here. 😔 Hang in there, bud. Things get better. :)

@OCDumb >:( Thank you 😭

@Fruitsbasket Of course. SO-OCD is a bully. :(

@OCDumb >:( Yeah I like totally broke down about it today. It feels so real and that I’m just in denial. Or like I’m the exception. I’ve only been dealing with this for 2 months but it feels like it’s been forever. It wasn’t this bad until I started doing ERP. I was avoiding a lot so things were so much easier. But now that I’m being triggered so much I’m just having even more thoughts and images and now I feel confused. Idk it’s just crazy how much of a roller coaster this is. Because I know some days are better than others but idk if I’ll ever truly get over it because of how much it has mentally and physically affected me.

@Fruitsbasket Ugh, I feel. I’m going into my eighth month in the next few weeks, and while I’ve drastically improved, I still have a long way to go. It definitely feels like it’ll last an eternity.

@OCDumb >:( I’m glad you’ve improved!!! I hope it continues to 😭✨

@Fruitsbasket You as well. I know what the worst days of this are like, and I can assure that it’s not like this forever. Stay strong 💛

@OCDumb >:( Thank you!!! 💛

@OCDumb >:( Did you ever go through a phase where you actually felt like you were gay and just in denial?

@Fruitsbasket Yeeeeeeep. The worst.

@OCDumb >:( Have you gotten past that?

@Fruitsbasket Sort of? Not fully. But it’s better.

@OCDumb >:( I’m glad it’s better!!!

@Fruitsbasket I hope it gets better for you too :)

Yeah exactly 😭 do you still feel confused?

Did you ever get groinal responses or ever have images come into your head?

Yeah boobs is unfortunately a mental image that will randomly come to my head during the day. Especially when I see a woman and sometimes I’ll get groinal responses. I think that’s what honestly made me spiral

Yeah it’s definitely confusing 😭 but we can get through it!!!

@Fruitsbasket yes I believe that we can, it’s easier said than done but we just have to be patient and keep trying 😋

Right now I am but literally just this morning I was panicking bad. Too many thoughts and worries. It’s hard to get use to the thoughts and be okay with them (or accept them). Like it just makes me feel like there is something wrong with me

Ohhhh okay that definitely makes sense! I feel kind of confused. Some days are better than others and vise versa. Like for me, it’s hard to get passed that the thoughts and images and mostly the groinal responses don’t mean anything. It’s only been 2 months though so hopefully things will get better :)