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I'm on a very strong road to recovery of hocd and I can tell you I've never really been confused about what I liked. It's always been women. I wasn't able to get nocd treatment but I've gotten treatment plans from other sources. For me the road is still going but i can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
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I’m a little different, I had TOCD (transgender themed OCD) and I recovered. I don’t really think about my gender identity all that much, but I’m still not 100% certain about it which doesn’t bother me at all. It just doesn’t cross my mind most of the time and the thought is never intrusive. I know it’s not a bad thing now
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You see for me it's kinda the same way. I never thought about my sexuality till hocd and it took some time to really understand what was going on. Like i didn't know straight guys can find other dudes attractive. Like that was a huge struggle for me but once I got passed it, it doesn't affect me.
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@tobious Glover I’m so happy you got past it!! More power to you! I was the same - I didn’t really realise that women could have masculine traits without being transgender! I’m so comfortable with my gender now and am comfortable acting in ways I want and wearing whatever I want :)
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This is killing me slowly day by day, im a straight female 20 years old, i started getting hocd after a break up with an ex and coming off intense use of 🍁🍃 for a few years on and off, i think it has messed up my brain so bad… my hocd is weird because ive been with men my whole life always wanted to be with men.. i also used to always question every relationship “do i love him? Does he love me? Am I with the right person?” Anyways after my hocd triggered my tocd due to researching hocd and finding they can often be linked, I started getting tocd and it’s worse then ever because it’s not who I want to be and I’m going back to situations where my abusive ex partner called me a “man” during a fight. I’ve always been a tomboy but never had same sex attraction. Help. This is killing me. I haven’t been able to study or leave the house most days, and work! I’ve lost motivation for everything and I’m in a dark hole. I need some success stories please
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I’ve recovered from HOCD before and got my attraction and my usual actual identity back. I was recovered from end 2022- start 2025 until I got triggered UGHHH😭 My HOCD is REALLY trying to convince me and it’s SO annoying cause I genuinely don’t want these thoughts. I know I naturally like men and always have done so. I can’t wait for my first therapy session in two days Omg! I need your advice, not necessarily reassurance, but more advice? My HOCD is throwing random “proof” I did/ saw as a child in my face, which back then had no meaning in my life and I continued to live a perfectly heterosexual life. I’ve educated myself about arousal non concordance / child’s play, but it still doesn’t remove the HOCD. I’ve read therapists great explanations on how it’s not a sexuality issue, BUT ITS AN OCD BRAIN ISSUE. So basically I’ve been straight and i will die as straight. But my ocd is still continuing with the intrusive thoughts/flashbacks. I’ve had some moments where I haven’t done as many compulsions and had less anxiety but still had those damn thoughts and I DO NOT want those damn thoughts. I have so much proof and factual/logical explanations but HOCD is still continuing to thrive. I absolutely hate this and I feel so alone. I wish there was a reset button cause I don’t want these thoughts to happen. I want a man and I stand by that. How do y’all deal with these situations? Cause sitting with the thoughts is clearly not helping.
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- 21w
I have some question, so if there is someone pls tell me
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