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Feeling the Same at the moment. Hocd since march 21.
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Glad I'm not alone
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I dealt with this for some months as well! Although this obsession seemed easier to let go of, it still did a really good job at tricking me and stressing me out š¤ you arenāt alone
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- 18w
Hi everyone, Iāve been really anxious lately, and I just need to get this out of my head. Someone recently told me that maybe Iām bisexual ā that I might be more sexually attracted to women, but more romantically attracted to men. That bisexuality is not 50/50. And ever since I heard that, Iāve been spiraling. The thing is: I donāt want this to be true. It scares me. I donāt feel romantic attraction to women, Iāve never wanted to be in a relationship with one. But yes, I get aroused by fantasies involving women ā and that makes me feel broken or like Iāve been lying to myself. I love my boyfriend deeply, I donāt want to lose him. I want to feel fully connected to him, physically and emotionally. But now Iām stuck in this obsessive loop of questioning: āWhat if Iām just in denial?ā āWhat if Iām not really straight?ā āWhat if this is why my libido is low?ā Itās exhausting, and I donāt know if this is OCD, anxiety, or if something is fundamentally wrong. Has anyone else felt this split ā romantic feelings for one gender, sexual feelings for another? I feel so alone and scared. Thanks for listening.
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Hey everyone, Iām reaching out because Iāve been going through one of the hardest mental spirals of my life, and Iām hoping someone can relate or shed light on whatās happening to me. About 4 months ago, I accidentally came across a trans porn scene. It didnāt do much at the time, but later it triggered this overwhelming intrusive thought: āWhat if Iām gay?ā Since then, itās been absolute hell. Iāve always been into womenāemotionally, sexually, everything. Iāve been in a long-term relationship with a girl I love deeply. But after that moment, my brain started spiraling into nonstop analysis. I began checking how I felt around men, whether I felt attraction, whether I was in denial, whether I was lying to myself. Literally everything became a test. I got stuck in this loop: ⢠A thought pops in ā panic ⢠Try to solve it ā brief relief ⢠Another thought ā worse panic ⢠Repeat. At times, it got so bad I couldnāt feel anything at allātoward my girlfriend, toward women, toward myself. I started doubting everything. Some days, I feel emotionally flat, like Iāve lost my personality. Other days, I wake up with a full-body jolt of ātruthā like āIām definitely gayāāonly for it to fade into numbness again. Iāve also noticed that I get short bursts of peace when I stop reacting, but then the fear comes back louder, like āSee? Now youāre accepting it. That means itās true.ā Therapy hasnāt helped much so farāit felt more like general counseling. They told me to sit with the thoughts, but didnāt clarify if this was OCD, identity questioning, or trauma. That just made it worse because now Iām back to thinking āWhat if Iām just rejecting my truth?ā Iām exhausted. Iāve lost connection to everything I used to love. ⢠I want to love my girl again the way I used to ⢠I want to feel desire without overthinking ⢠I want to trust myself again Iām not looking for reassuranceāI just want to know if anyone else has gone through something like this, and if this sounds like HOCD or identity OCD. Thanks for reading.
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- 12w
Anyone experiencing loss of attraction to opposite sex (what you had before any of this)� I get the feeling that I like what I see in the opposite sex but then hit with what feels like depression or numb with makes me feel sad.
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