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OCD can change, it doesn’t always look the same. The thoughts are probably going to come back and you’ll miss this time, at least that’s what happened to me. I’m sorry if this worries you. If you had months of unbearable thoughts and stuff that could all be explained by OCD chances are it probably is. You should try to get diagnosed as soon as you can.
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but why aren't they there now anymore???? i don't feel like this is ocd. i used to ruminate for HOURS on end, have unbearable anxiety and it was on my mind 24/7. i couldn't stop thinking about it. but why is it this way now??? it doesn't feel like ocd anymore. i can stop myself fron ruminating over thoughts and stuff but idk anymore :(
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@Lily50 I felt the same way for a bit, I think because I was obsessing over having ocd instead of my theme. It came back once the realization and shock that it was OCD faded and I stopped over analyzing what my ocd thoughts were and I started thinking about my theme again.
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@Zoe i think i am obsessing over whether or not i have ocd too. i check myself for anxiety.
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I have HOCD/SO-OCD which are the same thing and I’ve struggle with that too I’m undiagnosed so having support from my parents is hard since they don’t believe me but ocd can shapeshift itself into many themes sensations anything basically that’s why it’s called the doubting desease everyone has different experiences take deep breaths my ocd comes and goes sometimes it feels so real sometimes it doesn’t just let it be don’t fight it it’s hard but try to
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So for a while i have been suffering of HOCD combined with a little of ROCD and had massive episodes of anxiety and panic attacks, because of that I lost my attraction and my libido while also being in a relationship and that stresses me bad. Also since the start of the severe anxiety I started to lose it gradually over time and at the moment I do not feel any anxiety anymore while having these thoughts which makes me think that I want this to happen because they don’t disgust me anymore. Any advices on how to hold on and get over my OCD? Also is the disappearing of disgust a sign of recovery or denial?
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I’ve completely lost myself. I can’t focus on my studies, I can’t go to the gym. Dang it I can’t even be around my male friends normally anymore. I got no idea why or how this happened but the only thing I know for sure is that I never questioned my sexuality neither doubted it. I never cared in general. I just liked girls. I keep testing and keep testing and keep testing my arousal but no matter how many times I see but I don’t feel the same way for guys that I do with girls my mind will always try to make me believe that I am gay. It’s like it’s forcing me into an identity I never asked for. But at the end of the day like my psychologist told me. Sexuality doesn’t change. So since I never felt anything for guys in my life it’s ocd. I’ve been up and down for 5 months now and while the last week I was feeling way better. Monday now and I’m back to zero. I just want to go back when everything was normal. I can’t keep living with this.
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I need too know that I'm not insane, really. I am 16 and for the past two weeks, this has been completely ruining my health and happiness. I only recently came out as a lesbian like 3 months ago after a lot of confusion about my attraction since I used to think I liked men. At first, I felt so sure that I liked women, but lately, I've been having these unwanted thoughts about the possibility of liking men. I never used to feel this way, but now, every time I look at a man, my brain obsessively fixates on it. It forces me to imagine kissing him, loving him, things I don’t want, and then tries to convince me that I do. It’s painful. The thought of this fills me with fear and anxiety, leading to panic attacks and breakdowns. I don’t want these thoughts. I hate them with every fiber of my being, but I’m terrified that one day I’ll act on them and somehow like it. I used to think I liked men, but back then, I was in a very unhealthy space in a time of escapism and something deeply parasocial. I’ve only ever liked the attention and validation a man could give me, but these experiences are somehow treated as further proof that I’m "bisexual." I’ve never been in a real relationship with anyone, which makes my brain constantly challenge me—telling me, “You don’t even know what love feels like.” It won’t shut up. It keeps obsessively trying to make me prove that I’m a lesbian, testing my reactions and questioning my certainty. Is this normal?
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