loonatic
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- 6y
TabbykittycatTabbykittycat
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- 6y
Just remember that your end goal is not to remove the thoughts, but to be able to acknowledge that they are just thoughts and not be bothered by them - which incidentally does not mean becoming okay with the nature of the thoughts, eg, if you are scared you will murder someone, accepting the intrusive thought will NOT make you a murderer or make you okay with murder - it just means you aren’t attaching meaning or anxiety to your thoughts. Hope that made sense ?
BrookenoelBrookenoel
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- 6y
Don’t listen to the above. You do get over HOCD, but it’s more about overcoming than “getting over”. For me I just let every thought go into my head as if they were normal thoughts. Like if I thought about my daily life. And if I’m anxious I try and go about my day or if I’m home I lie down and try and calm down or I just play fortnite or something or watch YouTube. So far I’ve gotten a lot of intense feelings of attraction for men that come in for awhile and then out again. But that in itself is progress and all I need.
Mjs110160Mjs110160
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- 6y
You get over it by ERP
Mjs110160Mjs110160
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- 6y
Tons of people have gotten over it, and you can too. The best thing you can do right now is aggressively look for an ERP specialist
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geodrimilis
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How to counter hocd (in my opinion)
Think logically. Literally. Take me as an example. I have hocd and my obsession is “what if I’m gay”. I’ve liked girls my whole life, I can still get aroused by them and I can’t get the same instinctive reaction from a guy. So I can’t be gay. Sometimes ocd will go to something else once you prove it wrong. Maybe like. “What if I’m bi” again I can only get aroused by girls. Sometimes when I’m not thinking about it I can even get aroused when sitting next to a girl or when I’m sitting next to one or even when I’m touching one in a non sexual way. Something that never happens or has happened with a guy in my life. Don’t start panicking. Just “realise” who you are and who you’ve been.
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