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- OCD Conqueror
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- 4y
My HOCD was pretty well under control today, I went out with my girl friends and was not worried about being attracted to them the majority of the time, and I was attracted to some cute guys hehe. I feel you on the TOCD though. In my opinion, TOCD is probably one of the worst subtypes you can have-- it kicks in from time to time, I know how hard that can be. Like I know that I want to be feminine and girly, I love makeup, nails, dressing up--but the TOCD tells me I "look or feel too manly" sometimes. Its rough, but I remind myself that its just an intrusive feeling, mainly based on insecurities and BDD. This feeling will pass, you are very strong!:)
@Ope Oh for sure SOOCD has been the hardest for me over the years, mainly because I didnt even know there was such a thing. I just thought had a stabbing "you might be lesbian" voice in the back of my head while only wanting to date men. Really confusing š¤£. But yeah TOCD causes you to rethink your entire gender. My heart goes out to people who are actually trans, they must go through a lot. Thank you for your kind words Ope!:)
@alexisrae1999 I'm so scared I'm actually trans. I've never been girly. I'm now in this spot where everything is either too feminine and I hate it or too masculine and I feel like I'm not a girl. It's awful
@Kaylaaaa I tried mentioning the TOCD to my therapist and she started mentioning the whole non binary thing to me, that made me ruminate for hours š. But what I think she was trying to say was that society's standards of "what a girl is supposed to be, do, or act like" is more like what's "expected." If you don't typically follow the norm, that does not mean that you have to identify as something you don't identify with. You don't HAVE to do anything your OCD tells you to do. The best thing for TOCD I'd say is to lean into what makes your OCD uncomfortable as an exposure.
@alexisrae1999 It just scares me so much. No one ever mentions feelings of dysphoria as transOCD and since developing this I've had moments that have felt like dysphoria and I don't know what to do. Moments where I'm so uncomfortable in myself and my body
@Ope Yeah. Ugh. I'm so scared it's just denial. I hate this
@Kaylaaaa I get feelings of dysphoria, but I think it's because of my BDD and lingering anoxeria. And bad self esteem of course. I think if you can identify the core issue as to why your TOCD is bothering you so much, you can work on that issue and hopefully the TOCD will then be easier to manage? Ope is very right when it comes to the "realization" moment too, I've had a few aha moments with SOOCD that I did not identify with, and then I was feeling relaxed and completely different within a few hours or the next day.
@alexisrae1999 Yeah dysphoria makes me think i have to be trans and I'm actually just too scared to accept it And after I typed that earlier today, I typed that I'm trans for sure, definitely, instead of horror I felt relief and all my anxiety washed away and I don't know what to do. My life would be over, my family would reject me. But I felt peace. That feels like proof.
@Kaylaaaa And like, I tell myself that maybe it's just the certainty of something that made the anxiety go away rather than it actually being correct. But then I get anxious again, because that feels like denial, like what any scared trans person would tell themself. I'm so convinced my therapist is going to tell me I'm trans.
@Kaylaaaa Your anxiety and everything mightve went away because you "agreed" with the thought instead of resisting it and saying something like "nonono i cant be a boy i am a girl i love being a girl.ā That's actually ERP! Your OCD is probably screaming at you right now because you're not feeling the anxiety, get ready for a back door spike
@alexisrae1999 Or as Ope said that could definitely be a compulsion, just depends on how you're reacting to it and what your motives are lol
@Ope Why are you apologizing? Girl, you've literally helped me so much tonight it's unreal. I owe you big time.
@alexisrae1999 Intriguing. This also calmed me down? My brain hurts lol. Jt was the thing about discomfort with gender that got me. Since this started, I've felt that big time. And I project it obto all women. Idk if a trans person would do that but basically I've gone from being a raging feminist to hugely sexist
@Kaylaaaa I can relate to the projecting but with SOOCD. When I was dating my ex, my SOOCD was really really bad (and ROCD of course). It was so bad that once his step dad joked that he used to think that my ex was gay, my SOOCD went "huuuuuhhh" and then I started to analyze everything he did that could be perceived as gay. Really confusing š
@alexisrae1999 Yeah, it's so foolish because other people have no effect on me. But I'll see other women and think "how can they live with themselves" if they're feminine or "how can she like being referred to as female" if she's masc. It's so annoying. It makes me feel like I wouldn't want to be referred to as female. It stinks because my queer woman community is now a trigger for me and I no longer feel found or like I belong.
@Ope The fact that you and your husband have stayed strong during this process shows me that you've got a pretty unbreakable bond. You'll both get through this!
@Kaylaaaa That sounds really rough, im sorry that you're dealing with this subtype this intensely. Well we are all here in the OCD community and unfortunately and fortunately you belong here :). Everyone here makes me feel more found because before I knew ocd was more than hand washing I just thought I was severely troubled and crazy š. I hope you can continue to lean on us here while battling tocd!
@alexisrae1999 You too! I can't help but compare myself to the description and feel like I don't have it. It stinks. I'm here for you if you ever need anyone!
@alexisrae1999 AHHH i had that!! When i was younger i thought i was a lesbian bc my mind would just randomly tell me i was.
@alexisrae1999 Yeah no i hate ever looking like a guy, and it doesnāt help that i am also a girl with lots of bodyhair.
I get feelings of dysphoria too. That makes me feel like i have to be trans and just scared.
@kaylaaaa I feel the exact same as you do and I also project my feelings and thoughts on other women :(
Same!
Hi all itās been a bit since Iāve posted. Iāve been doing ok ish Today has been weird, idk if itās cuz I upped my vyvanse to 20mg and itās making me anxious or if everything is just colliding rn It feels like idk myself anymore. Iāve been flipping between ROCD, soocd and tocd the last couple of days/weeks. Rn I just feel horrible and idk why but Iāve been on my period for 11 days now. My period usually lasts 7. When Iām not on birth control. Iāve been on birth control since October of last year and hadnāt had a period till coming home end of April/early may and now itās back again. Iāve been ranting to chat gpt (Ik itās bad, I just didnāt know who to turn to) Rn Iām just really in my head about my gender and Iām anxious and crying and I just donāt feel good. Context for tonightās thought I was doing my skincare, Iāve been trying to develop a routine cuz Iām bothered by the texture on my face and how it makes my makeup look. Iāve always felt less pretty than other girls tbh. Anywyas. As I was doing my skincare I had this thought just happen across my mind of āwhat if I dislike my skin and face so much cuz Iām trans? What if the reason Iāve been depressed lately is cuz Iām slowly becoming dysphoric and hating myself?ā When in fact I think the issue is: I havenāt seen my bf in a month and a bjt. Iāve been bleeding for 11 days. Iām in summer classes and stressed about the comjng semester and how much work I have to do to catch up cuz Iām in pre med and Iāve been fucking slacking lately and I truly hate myself for it. I miss being hugged by my bf. Iāll admit I need a good dicking down tbh. My brother is a whole other story while Iām home. I just feel. Gross and bad. And Iām worried Iām trans. Iām worried Iām a lesbian or smthn. Iām worried I donāt love my bf deeply enough and itās all just circling in my head a lot and I just feel like curling into a ball. Iāve always been a tomboy, I mostly hung out with boys cuz the girls never liked me. I was weird. I loved dragons. I had imaginary friends. At one point as a kid I tried a different name, I think it just didnāt fit and I grew out of that and just went back to my normal name. But now Iām worried I just repressed that. But I see a lot of girls who also went through the same thing and are also just women. But Iām so scared that Iām ānot letting the TV glowā like that trend (that shit made me so anxious. I have trans friends and I love them but im scared of it for myself) I feel still sorta tomboyish but dress feminine, once in a blue moon ill dress semi masculine and now Iām worried that means im either trans or a lesbian who wants to be masc. but Iām not. I donāt think I am Idk who I am anymore. Idk if itās just ocd or if im actually discovering smthn Im just anxious as hell tbh. So I donāt think thatās the case. Iām just sitting here. Looping in my head. My typical ādrown out the noiseā tv shows wonāt load properly cuz of our new wifi and itās really irritating me. What if Iāve been lying every time I try to do a āare you trans/genderfluid/non binary?ā quiz. What if Iāve been lying to my bf. My friends? My family? I keep thinking to myself, if I wasnāt with my bf would I dress the same? Yes I would. Iād still wear my cardigans. My sweaters. My dresses. Iād try out new styles like I want to rn with him. Iām just worried that teying smthn would make me realize smthn about myself but I donāt think it would. Idk. Iām just in all these irrational thoughts. Jumping to conclusions Any advice would be appreciated. I mostly just needed to vent about this.
I feel like I want to be lesbian. I want to cry. I gave into compulsions and I went on lesbian TikTok. It feels like something I want to try and do and that Iād be happier. Why is it so real. I donāt want to be lesbian but I feel like Iām pushing down the truth. How do I stop giving into these compulsions and feel better, I canāt do this anymore. I donāt even remember being straight or liking men. I hate this.
Every time I say smthn I like about my body or ask myself questions (likley a compulsion) or even just being around my bf I feel like this frog in my throat/nausea feeling. Why?? I never used to feel that before all of this. I love my body and I love being a woman I have no desire to be a man, maybe to try out semi masculine/tomboyish styles for funsies but thatās it. Ex- I was saying just now I do like having smaller boobs even tho theyāre not super big or visible when I wear baggy clothes (thatās been bothering me lately. Iām wearing a sweater rn and I canāt see them ;-;). Then I end up in a loop of āif there was a button in front of you to turn you into a man would you press itā my brain jumps to yes but I donāt want that I donāt think. Idk. Iām just confused. I donāt feel like myself anymore. Certain nicknames my bf gives me make me anxious or nauseous but if I didnāt have this I donāt think they would. He reused a nickname I havenāt heard since I last saw my half siblings so maybe thatās where itās coming from? I like the nickname itās cute, especially when he says it out loud. I think Iām just weird with nicknames tbh. I like calling him nicknames but I havenāt really been called anything till we started dating. It started with honey, meu amor, meu anjo, and habibi/habibti (heās Arab, Iām Brazilian. Banger food combo. Weāve joked about opening a fusion restaurant lol) and itās kinda evolved from there. Idk the nauseous feeling has been persistent lately. Especially cuz his parents hate my guts rn šand likely will forever should be and I get married. Which I do want. But then my SOOCD comes in screaming NO YOU DONT YOURE GONNA LEAVE HIM AR THE ALTAR FOR *insert friend I have a false attraction to* (Iām pretty sure it is false attraction. I donāt like her in that way. But every time thereās a joke I get a groinal response and panic internally. Weāre not close and I donāt get excited to see her or want to be closer to her the way I do with my bf/before he and I started dating. I know what a crush feels like. But I feel like Iām going insane and that it isnāt ocd and Iām just losing my mind and I donāt love y bf). I love being back at university but also hate it at the same time cuz I live in an all girls dorm. Which is. Great. When my ocd makes me think Iām a lesbian. And all my friends are queer so this kinda doesnāt help. The friend that is specifically being targeted atm is a lesbian. Lately itās been her for a while. How long does it take for it to jump false attractions? Cuz Iām worried that if it lasts a certain amount of time itās a real feeling. I also just get groinal responses around my friends a lot and it bugs me. Why am I feeling a twitch and feeling wet? Weāre playing cards? Oh god am I turned on by an entirely different friend than the usual target cuz sheās wearing shorts? LikešššIām losing it lol I also feel generally numb? Like idc if this happens with him, idc if he canāt see me. But then when I canāt see him or if I even imagine smthn happening I start sobbing. Thereās currently restrictions on guests in the dorm so we canāt even cuddle or hang out in silence. He came to pick me up the other night to go for a drive and it was nice and wonderful but I did feel a tad bit anxious. Maybe itās cuz itās been 2 months, Iām worried about meeting his parents, he has 2 jobs and has classes, I have classes and a club presidency to deal with, Iām on vyvanse, etc. multitude of reasons but once we eased into it I felt better. We kissed a little and all I could think of was āI love his eyes and his smileā I was worried I would hate kissing him. But I loved it (idk itās like my brain wipes the memory and is like ālol do you even like kissing him or having sex with him??ā And itās putting in memories of me being uncomfortable and annoyed by his kissing which I never am. Sometimes his mustache and beard are pokey but I think thatās normal lol) even when I enjoy things my brain is like ānah youāre GAYYYYš«µAND on top of that! Youāre likely a man who is denying that he is trans. Hereās a name for you that you never asked for or conjured up!ā Idk if anyone elseās ocd does that. I like being a woman, love it some days. Neutral most days, whcih I did read is normal, cuz youāre just going about your day as you are. Not thinking about it. Not feeling anything wrong. I never did till this shit. I donāt think about it often but one night it just hit me like a freight train āwhat if I am trans and suppressed it? I mean I was a tomboy as a kid.ā But I know plenty of tomboys grow into cool girls so. ??? Idk. Ramble over. I have classš«”
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