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Still here buddy???
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Struggling mate. Feels as tho I'm scared of my sexuality and in my head I'm like I want to be with a man but it just upsets me 😞
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@Ihateocd83 Same. Though I can say that I'm better off and more capable of handling things than I was last August, shit still gets bad and I still get worried.
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@Ihateocd83 Have you been able to go to a gym or at least get some exercise?
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No not yet mate. I'm just tired at the moment and lack motivation
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Have a strong energy drink. Believe me you'll get motivated.
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I have thoughts when I work out and it puts me off. Like tries telling me I'm working out to look good for men etc.. 😔
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And if it does that say "ok". I've gotten thoughts while working our. It's terrible but you get through it. Plus, the happy drugs that the brain gives you for working out (endorphins) help alot.
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@Jbm421 Mate I really think Im kidding myself here why would I be saying these things. My ex thinks I'm in denial because she saw what I had been writing on here 😔
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@Ihateocd83 Dwelling on it will make it worse...
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I just want to be happy mate 😪
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I don't know what to do. Why did this have to happen I didn't even question my sexuality growing up
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It's because you have OCD. You did nothing wrong. What's one thing that you need to do is be kind to yourself. We are very hard on ourselves and as a result we feel terrible (that includes judging ourselves for involuntary thoughts or thought processes). Give yourself permission to not care and just relax for a change. Give the world the finger just do a few things that make you feel good even if it's for a day, half a day or even an hour...
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I don't believe I have ocd tho mate..... you hear these stories and I'm like that must be me 😔
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Yet everything you do and the doubt you feel including listening to those stories (STOP DOING THAT!!! You are not them) are all symptoms of SO-OCD. Not reassure you. Honestly bro. Never come on here and occupy yourself and accept your thoughts. You don't have to agree and it doesnt mean its true but you gotta accept...
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@Jbm421 Sorry for going on mate. It's nice to be single. I don't think my relationship was helping matters
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@Ihateocd83 No need to be sorry bro. You been through hell. We both have. But at the end of the day thoughts are not facts. Like I said use ur time for self care...
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@Jbm421 I've started exercising on my power tower again 👍. Just trying to do a bit everyday now
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@Jbm421 Ah...no luke Evans came on the screen and I said in my head ... so hot 😔
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@Ihateocd83 So you know what you say to ur head? "Ah, so what? Luke Evans is a beautiful man." It doesn't mean anything. So try not to assign meaning to the thoughts...
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@Jbm421 Yeah your right. Thanks mate
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You know the thoughts I have had mate they not the same as everyone else's on here. Thing is I would be happy if this just fucked off so so... 🤷
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Wouldn't we all???
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@Jbm421 Yeah I know kind of stating the obvious 🙁
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Hey mate how are you doing ?
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Not terrible. I'm still getting intrusive thoughts that kill me and I still try too hard with the loss of attraction thing. But I'm able to be ok and not fear a lot of the time.
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@Jbm421 Of course, even with all the hard work I've done, sometimes it feels like this bullshit has done irreparable damage to me.
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@Jbm421 You alright mate .... would you say going to the gym helps ?....
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@Ihateocd83 I'm OK. Still get triggered here or there but I do pretty good otherwise. Loss of attraction/desire/libido is a bitch though... He'll yeah the gym helps. It builds your confidence not only to eventually beat this bullshit but you feel better overall...
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@Jbm421 You OK mate ?
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I'm the same mate it just doesn't feel the same when I look at women it fucking kills me. It really feels like it's never going to be the same 😔
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I’ve had so many moments of clarity with my OCD that I love my boyfriend and I’m beyond willing to go through this to be better and be with him. in the back of mind I’ve in a way known I was at least somewhat sexually attracted to women (I’m a woman) since the start of the ocd it was always like “okay. Fine, but I don’t want to date a girl” I only just realized this after the ocd started, I never really argued with this. my ocd has always revolved around if I’m romantically interested in women and not men. I’ve done so many compulsions through this year and a half and 9 times out of 10 have come to the conclusion that I don’t want to be with a woman romantically. I always end up feeling like I know I love my boyfriend. But the doubts don’t stop about whether I want to spend my life with a woman instead, my heart literally breaks to think of not being with my bf and imagining him with someone else. I don’t want to be with a woman I know deep down somewhere underneath the anxiety that that’s not what I want. It doesn’t feel natural for me, unfulfilling. I want to tell my boyfriend about the possible sexual attraction to women (ik it’s still ocd related) but I’m scared that once I tell him, I’ll realize that I actually do want to be with women and not with him. Ugh I’ve spent hours today ruminating about this after being solid in my commitment with him for a little while, I’m stuck in this loop and idk how to get out right now
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Idk what else to title this. I was watching a film cooper video cuz why not and he mentioned smthn about wall paper customization and icons and stuff and I just kinda had a groinal response followed by the memory of me having my first crush on a woman (my friend at the time) that helped me figure out that I’m bi and I felt kinda intensely for her but that’s cuz a) it was new and b) we were kinda on again off again friends who haven’t spoken in a few years now and I’m over her entirely. It was toxic I think. She was too much like the person who bullied me in elementary school (they were friends as well so my mom made me cut her off which is. Fair. Made me really sad but eh that’s life) I saw her at prom cuz someone brought her. It was nice to see her but yeah that was it. And now I’m mentally comparing what I felt for women in the past (idk intense crush, listening to a lot of gay songs (think she by dodie) dressing semi masc cuz funky, we had nicknames for each other despite not dating or anything) to men (less intense crush but still big crush, I’ve only dated and kissed men so sparks rhere) and now I’m just slightly nauseous and worried that I don’t like men as much as I like women but I think that’s normal for any bi person? To have different levels of attraction to different genders? Idk I feel gross and icky now like I shouldn’t even be thinking about it or her cuz I have a bf. And I do look fondly upon it, now I’m nervous cuz I got more excited about her calling me a specific nickname than I do from my bf calling me honey even at the beginning? Honey felt more traditional and I love it but we do switch around nicknames and it’s always nice, not many butterflies anymore, and sometimes I get anxious when he does lately, if it’s a nickname in Portuguese. Or if he called me a shortened version of my name. What does that mean? I’m nervous now. I was doing half decently today now I’m nauseous again. I’m worried that cuz I liked the nicknames she and I had that means I don’t like the ones my bf and I have and that I just don’t like him or men cuz I’ve been feeling off around him. But I love when he calls me honey, it still feels good when he does it now but no butterflies. Idk what’s wrong with me. Is it even ocd at this point. Even if I do like women slightly more it doesn’t erase that I love my bf. I’m worried I’m leaning too much towards women tho and I’m a lesbian. Idk if my bi cycle is cycling or if I’m just a lesbian entirely cuz I don’t feel much when my bf takes off his shirt, sex feels different, and things feel stale and slow. But maybe that’s cuz I’m checking and comparing. Now I’m anxious fuck. I’m trying not to think about her idk why. I’m worried I still find her attractive or am attracted to her or smthn. She’s in my city. I didn’t care before but now I do. Or if I think about her I’ll think about other women and will only want to have sec with women which not really tbh. I wanna be able to enjoy sec with my bf. It just hasn’t felt right lately cuz I’ve been so depressed and obsessive. I wasn’t obsessing much last night when we had sex but it still didn’t feel passionate. It didn’t feel uncomfortable but I thought it’d be more? Idk. I know it’s normal to not feel him inside me cuz the vagina isn’t very nerved up compared to the clitoris but it felt like more the motions. But tbh. I needed it. Idk I wanted to have sex and it was a nice stress relief. I just didn’t feel butterflies which kinda bummed me out but we’ve been having sex since august so that’s normal. Idk. I haven’t been able to fantasize about sex. The fact that I’m bi makes all of this so confusing. Cuz yes hypothetically I can enjoy the thought of sex with a woman. But I don’t want to rn cuz I’m dating a man. And I can’t fantasize about sex with him cuz I’m getting intrusive thoughts about my friends and I having sex. I have this urge to watch porn cuz it’s been a while but I’m not going to. I’ve cut down a lot on masturbation. Partially cuz this partially cuz I wanna do things with my bf (when I’m mentally ok) but jow my brain is saying “Oo you think all these women are so hot you’re gonna go feral blah blah blah” and yes women are hot but I don’t wanna have sex with a woman. Idk saying women are hot doesn’t bring me anxiety but the thought of sex with one or leaving my bf and saying I’m a lesbian bother me. Cuz I know it’s not true. I love him I know that. I’d be happy if we stayed together. I wouldn’t regret a thing honestly. I like having sex with him. Idc if it’s not like porn or the movies. As long as I’m being pleasured and he’s being pleasured we’re good. That’s what sex is about. I think the loss of butterflies is normal cuz the excitement of like (sorry tmi) fingering and oral eventually wears off right? But still feels good. I don’t feel as excited about intimacy anymore cuz we have done it so often but it still feels nice. But my brain perceives that as me not liking sex with men and therefore I’m gay. No I just don’t feel the need to jump his bones every single time I see him?? Idk the friend thing is bothering me. Idk if I feel any joy behind it. The groinal response really really throws my perception off
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Sorry long post. Anyone feel like now they’re just in extreme denial. Like when I was little I noticed guys more than girls in movies and was more drawn to them. I remember changing my mindset to switch that. 98%of my life has been straight until recently. I felt drawn to some guys but never thought of it sexually. Always had girl crushes dreams and porn. Now I watch porn and I feel like straight takes longer and then I go and watch gay porn and feel nothing until I tell myself it’s two attractive dudes and love is love and imagine physical sensations and then it hits like suddenly. Like I have to convince myself it’s alright. Then when I try again I can do all that but feel nothing and then straight porn works. Idk if it’s just getting a fix or the first time works with anything or what but it’s confusing. On top of that I’ve felt girl relationships including my wife maybe miss something and a guy maybe matches that feeling that but then I feel like I’d be missing something without a girl or my wife. Idk I’ve had some rough times in life with male figures in my life but idk. I feel like I have to convince myself more and more that I’m straight even more than the first time I dealt with this. Can someone relate? Please
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