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When my OCD got really bad I would use avoidance as a way to cope with my intrusive thoughts like that. I thought if I didn’t hang out with my friends that were girls then I wouldn’t have those thoughts that made me so uncomfortable. I found that actually putting myself in those uncomfortable situations, letting those thoughts be there without acknowledging them was really helpful. I found that overtime those thoughts faded and I felt more comfortable hanging out with my friends that were girls. That’s not to say that I don’t have bad moments when I want to use avoidance again, but I try my best to face my fears rather than push it away. You got this! Just know you’re not alone and all of us on this app are here to support you on your recovery journey!
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And bc I've interacted more with girls than guys makes my thoughts worse
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I totally get that. I have always talked to girls more throughout my life and my brain makes me feel like it is because I am attracted to them. I went to the mall recently and kept thinking that whenever I went into a different store
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@Mak46 The way our brain just uses anything against us 😐
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@corpse dance Right?! So annoying. It loves to use what you think/believe and throw it back in your face but makes it negative
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I’m on my period and o think my ocd feels a little worse today… I feel anxious and like something bad is about to happen, like I can’t move or talk cause I’ll freak out or snap and do something. Also I had a gronial response about an SA topic and I feel horrible, I’ve noticed that I do have these gronials as if I’m actually into that but idk if it can happen that you have the gronial and think “oh I’m horny, not about this but I am” is that possible? Idk how to say it… also I think I just want reassurance but I’m also scared…
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Does anyone else when they have the thoughts, they feel against it, but they still get arousal or tenglings sensations in the groinal area? Because this is what I experienced today and I feel like crap. This is going to be very triggering for a lot of you, but there are a lot of times that I notice things from kids. For example, there is a thirteen year old kid who looks very developed for her age, and I take notice of (and this already sounds creepy to me) her chest. Today with my thoughts, I imagined as if I were touching it, and although I usually "no no or "I don't want to do that", she is a kid, etc., I still get responses in my groinal area, and It felt very real. Even now, I feel as though I am faking it, even though I groan 😮💨 from it, and feel as though I am a fraud. Does anyone relate?
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Like I can’t think straight. This is making me doubt everything I’ve thought about myself and even makes me feel like I like the thoughts when I know I don’t. Like I would be less anxious at a time while I still have the thoughts and my mind would go “oh so you like it you must be gay” or the other one where I’m not anxious and I think of my attraction for girls that I’ve had my whole life and my mind goes “see now you’re not into them you’re gay” like it’s so stupid but so effective. I clearly remember being into girls my whole life but my mind is making me believe that all these attractions and feelings for women were all fake or “a thing of the past”. But I can still get aroused by women but I have this weird anxiety going on which brings these sensations/feelings and it’s so weird. Today I’ve spent my whole day thinking about it like I’ve been doing for 5 months now. I know that this aint normal but my mind just won’t let me live in peace. I never cared about my sexuality cuz I simply liked women my whole life but now my sexuality is a fundamental philosophy. I hate this.
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